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Tiles shopping! 🛒 more like tiles museum hopping vibe 😆
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If you’re going tile shopping soon, here are some tips we can give you based on our experience. First thing, go to a physical store if you can. Touching the tiles is super important because some honestly feel like sandpaper 😂. We used our whole palm to feel them since we have habit of sitting or lying on the floor 😆, so we need to go for the smoothest option. 
Once you’re there, make sure to see the tiles under different lighting. Don’t paiseh to place them on the floor because tiles can look totally different when light hits them on the floor vs the wall. We were quite surprised by the difference. While doing that, it really helps to bring your laminates or wood samples along. Our furniture is mostly warm wood tones, so we chose cooler grey, marble-look tiles to balance out the overall space. Lighting plays a BIG part here too. Our ID recommended to get a cooler tone grey tiles so that it can balance out the warm tone of our beige wall and woody furniture of the house, keyword is balance not overwhelm :) Hahah btw you can see we carried a wooden chair from the store to place together with the laminates and tiles to see if they complements one another. 
Oh ya, it’s good to have a rough idea of the colour and texture you want beforehand. We didn’t and ended up spending almost the whole day at hafary and hup kiong 😅 i even went to soon bee huat the next day because i felt like the tiles we shortlisted the day before wasn’t the best yet. Texture wise, we chose a smooth honed finish—comfortable for bare feet, no shiny reflection, and easier to clean. Also, don’t forget to ask for samples. And before confirming anything, get your ID to do a 3D render. Even though the colour won’t be 100% accurate, it really helps to visualise the space and feel more assured. In the end, we went with China tiles because they made more economical sense for us. The QC might not be as strict, but we’re okay with it as long as the tiles look nice and feel smooth. FYI, we visited Hafary, Hup Kiong, and Soon Bee Huat. Oh, just to share my friend’s experience, she actually chose vinyl instead of tiles after hearing a really sad incident from a colleague, where a toddler slipped on a wet tiled floor and was seriously injured. That made her more cautious, since vinyl is softer and generally reduces impact if a child falls. For us though, we still decided on tiles for the living area because we prefer the cooler feel, especially in our climate, which vinyl can’t really provide. Most importantly, enjoy the process—tile hunting can actually be quite fun! 😄
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