Buying Guides

Practical tile advice to help you choose, coordinate, order and care for tiles with confidence. Explore MDC Tiles buying guides for bathrooms, kitchens, outdoor areas, decorative tiles, planning, grout, installation and care.

Advice from MDC Tiles

Choosing tiles involves more than finding a colour you like. Size, finish, material, application, grout and the surrounding surfaces all influence how the finished space will look and perform. Our buying guides offer practical advice to help you compare options, coordinate your tile scheme and make informed decisions with confidence.

Helpful Tile Advice for Every Project

As our guide collection grows, you will find room-by-room design advice alongside practical help with planning, ordering, installation and care.

Bathroom Tiles

Coordinate wall, floor and feature tiles for bathrooms of every size and style.

Kitchen & Laundry

Choose splashback tiles that work with your cabinetry, benchtops and surrounding finishes.

Outdoor & Pool Tiles

Understand suitable finishes and design considerations for outdoor living and pool areas.

Styles & Finishes

Compare colours, patterns, formats, textures and materials before narrowing your selection.

Planning & Ordering

Work out quantities, understand batching and prepare the right information before ordering.

Installation & Care

Learn about grout, adhesives, sealing, cleaning and the finishing products your project needs.

Still Deciding?

Bring your plans, samples and inspiration to our Miranda showroom. Our tile and surface design specialists can help you bring the complete scheme together.

Plan Your Showroom Visit Browse All Tiles

Author: MDC Tiles   Date Posted: 8 September 2026

Decorative tiles are the details that give a room its personality. Through colour, pattern, shape...

Author: MDC Tiles   Date Posted: 15 September 2026

Choosing bathroom tiles is about more than finding a colour or style you love. The right combinat...