Kimberly Walsh x Wickes Tile Collection: affordable and luxe

Kimberley Walsh in front of Mosaic tiles in the Kimberley Walsh x Wickes Mosaic Tile Collection as well as the tiles in her ensuite bathroom — (Image credit: Wickes)

Recreating the luxurious look of Kimberley Walsh's home is surprisingly easy. In a new, affordable collaboration with Wickes, the singer and presenter has revealed her style tips for giving your home a fresh look on a budget - and she's shared some specific buys that she recommends.

The centrepiece is a trio of marble mosaic tilesthat Kimberley has launched with the retailer. Showcased throughout her own home, she champions these high-quality, natural stone tiles as an "effective and simple way to make your home feel instantly more luxe and chic."

Below, she shares simple ways to elevate your space and fall back in love with your home, including real life examples straight from her own bathrooms.

Kimberley Walsh x Wickes Mosaic Tile Collection

Wickes

Palazzo Verde Feather Marble Mosaic Tiles

This elegant, polished look went in Kimberley's ensuite bathroom. She explains the choice as "natural, because its soft green tone offers a bright yet calming aesthetic."

Wickes

Marcelli Verde Reeded Marble Mosaic Tiles

Featured in Kimberley's family bathroom, this dark green reeded marble is full of character. Kimberley explains that "the family bathroom needed something a bit bolder for the kids," so this made a natural, easy choice.

Wickes

Viola Bianco Fluted Linear Marble Mosaic Tiles

Completing the trio, Kimberley explains that this came from looking for a "modern, playful twist" on classic stone. She says that the elegant fluted design adds "elegant depth without overpowering a room."

Kimberley Walsh stood in her family bathroom showing off the tiles in her Kimberley Walsh x Wickes Mosaic Tile Collection — This is the ensuite tile collection using the Palazzo Verde Feather Marble Mosaic Tiles, a calming, classic style

Kimberley's passion for the project is clear. Whilst marble has been one of the biggest interior trends of the year, she wanted to capture bright colours, calming aesthetics, and a way to bring personality to your home without the upheaval of a major project. As she puts it, "you don't need to go through the hassle of a full renovation to completely transform a room." Her go-tos are simple. Rather than tile drenching, she explains, " I usually suggest just adding fresh tiles to an empty wall, upgrading a small alcove with some contrasting paint or refreshing a sink area with new hardware to bring a new lease of life and elevate the entire spaces.”

Her philosophy reframes tiles as a design shortcut which she showcases in her own home too. She suggests embracing the luxury look of marble with "fresh, lighter colourways, coupled with contemporary textures to strike the perfect combination." Kimberley adds "something like the Viola Bianco Fluted Linear Marble Mosaic adds elegant depth without overpowering a room."

Nowhere is Kimberley's eye for materials more evident than in her own home. Across her family bathroom and ensuite, she's used brushed brass fittings as a connecting thread that ties the spaces together without them being too matchy-matchy.

It's great advice for giving your bathroom a renovation look: the warmth of brushed brass softens the coolness of marble, making them a classic combination that is easy to team with different accessories: the warm wooden frame around the bathroom mirror, a green marble tumbler for the toothbrush, and - if you zoom in enough - a classic Aesop hand wash. Overall, it's a look that captures what Kimberley explained that she wanted the whole collection to be: "classic stone options with a modern and playful twist."

Here are some of her hard-working accessories:

Sklum

Round Wall Mirror

This mirror does a lot of work to soften the space, curved edges and the warmth of wood works with the brass to bring character to the cooler marble tones.

Aesop

Resurrection Aromatique Hand Wash

Natural, luxurious, and beautifully scented, this hand wash is worth trying. Next time you pass an Aesop, pop in to smell it.

John Lewis

Marble Bathroom Tumbler

This clever accessory picks up on the marble theme, proof that no surface has been left as an afterthought.

There's plenty to explore in the whole Kimberley Loves with Wickes collaboration, but we couldn't resist the mosaic tile trio, especially because they make marble look so modern and accessible for any kind of home - a timeless way to reinvent the tile trend of the year.

Laura is woman&home's eCommerce editor, in charge of testing, reviewing and recommending products for your home. You'll see her testing anything from damp-banishing dehumidifiers and KitchenAid's most covetable stand mixers through to the latest in Le Creuset's cast iron collection.

Previously, she was eCommerce Editor at Homes & Gardens, and has also written for Living Etc, The White Company and local publications when she was a student at Oxford University. She is also a Master Perfumer (a qualified candle snob), SCA-Certified Barista (qualified coffee snob) and part of a family who runs a pizza business (long-time pizza snob) - all of which come in handy when you're looking for the best pieces of kit to have kitchen.