Tiling down a hall with a patterned tile

Posted by mr_climb on May 20, 2009, 5:05 am

I was contemplating tiling my kitchen, dining and hall with a tile that
has a slight pattern of lines running through it.

For it to look right, should I be tiling so that the lines on the tile run
the same way as the hall or vice versa, or does it really not matter???

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Posted by SteveBell on May 20, 2009, 9:09 am

>I was contemplating tiling my kitchen, dining and hall with a tile
>that has a slight pattern of lines running through it.
>For it to look right, should I be tiling so that the lines on the
>tile run the same way as the hall or vice versa, or does it really
>not matter???

The direction of the pattern is a personal preference. I would be more
concerned about how it looks in the kitchen and dining room, though. No
one spends much time in the hall. This assumes you install it running
the same direction in all three areas.

Do you have the tile yet? Lay some out dry both ways and see which you
like better.

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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX USA

Posted by RicodJour on May 20, 2009, 9:36 am

On May 20, 5:05=A0am, mr_climbatize_at_hotmail_dot_...@foo.com
(mr_climb) wrote:

> the same way as the hall or vice versa, or does it really not matter???

It's what appeals to you. Some people would alternate each tile and
make a checkerboard pattern. Having the tile run in the same
direction would be a common way of doing it, but it depends on the
configuration of the rooms - what might look good in one room, might
look odd in another. The tile "grain" running the long way in the
main rooms would look totally different if the grain ran the short way
in the hallway.

Lay out some tile and make the decision that way.

R

Posted by jloomis on May 20, 2009, 9:57 am

Usually if the lines run with the Hall or the long area's it accents the
length...
If the lines oppose the length it help making the hall not so tunnel like.
It all depends on what the viewer is trying see.
soe want the loooon look. Others prefer the "break up" of that tunnel
effect.
I always tell the customer I do not pick colors, wash windows, and in this
case decide pattern run.....
have fun.
jloomis

>I was contemplating tiling my kitchen, dining and hall with a tile that
> has a slight pattern of lines running through it.
> For it to look right, should I be tiling so that the lines on the tile run
> the same way as the hall or vice versa, or does it really not matter???
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Posted by jloomis on May 20, 2009, 9:59 am

A person could put borders in an area also to break up a pattern run.
jloomis

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