There aren’t very many tiles in my house. None in the kitchen and just what is needed in the shower and bathroom but I constantly feel there should be more. And that they should all be patterned. Basically tiles are best when they have designs.
I don’t know if this is because it is the juxtaposition between the softness of a pattern and the hardness of the material, or simply that tiles often go in rooms with lots of hard surfaces and edges and a drop of pattern counteracts that.
Anyhow, my new rule is patterned tiles roolz and just as soon as I can find an excuse to get some new tiles in my house I’m going to look at something like these from The Baked Tile Company. If these scare you you can always use plain ones in interesting shapes and create your own pattern as in the image below.
What do you think? Pattern or plain?
I love the kitchen so very much! I could have hugged it.
agreed – not enough tiles in my house either. moving house next week and will be inheriting some patterned 80’s laura ashley styled bathroom tiles but hopefully in time we will introduce lots of lovely patterned tiles for me every time! although i do still like the plain metro tile. never tire of those 🙂
Yup, pattern every time. Oooh except subway tiles as I like them plain. But otherwise totally patterned – the bolder the better.
Living in Malta – there are mad tiles everywhere – every floor is tiled – mostly NOT in a good way – so – I am going to attempt to paint and stencil mine that I have inherited – my thought is I can always paint over for the time being – until I have to face the prospect of every floor having to be re-done. Love these caustic cement grey tiles…
With you on the pattern – just doing our bathroom with some!