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Design Underfoot: Versailles Pattern Floors
Distinctive Tile Pattern Adds Warm Style and Character to Your Home
Have you ever walked on a rustic-looking stone floor of multi-sized tile and wondered what it was? It could have been Versailles Pattern tiles. Also called French Pattern, it is composed of four different sized tiles and can be used wherever you want an interesting pattern on your floor. Take a look at these photos, and see what I mean:
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The antique limestone tiles add character to this English style kitchen.
In a traditional style entry area, a rustic travertine floor provides an interesting contrast to the formal wainscot and floral wall paper.
| Versailles Pattern is typically made from unfilled travertine stone. This means the surface is rough and natural pits are visible. |
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This pattern does not have to look rustic. In porcelain tile with straight cut edges, it can look contemporary, as seen in this entry area.
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An expansive area really shows off the pattern. This soft yellow-toned stone has a relatively consistent color throughout the space.
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Here is a closeup of the pattern. This is Mexican Noce tumbled travertine in Versailles pattern from Arizona Tile. It consists of four different sizes, 8"x8", 8"x16", 16"x16" and 16"x24" and is sold in bundles of 16 square feet.
| Outdoors in multi-tones, this pattern has a cobblestone effect. |
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| This tile floor adds to the Old-World feel of a Mediterranean-style bath. |
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| Here is the pattern with smaller tiles. The creamy double vanity cabinet has a dark glaze to give it an aged appearance. The warm tones of this mini Versailles Pattern coordinate perfectly. |
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This home feels like an Italian villa. Here, the floor is not the feature, but it plays nicely with the stone columns, Venetian plaster walls and ironwork.
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In a newly constructed home, the rustic travertine floor sets the tone for a Tuscan-style interior.
For a dramatic look, consider multi-colored honed slate. The colors and patterns within the stone become more pronounced when the surface is smooth. This blue, gray and yellow slate provides the pattern and color palette for this traditional home. Stone and Pewter Accents has a similar tile called Shiba.
Here's another slate floor in a contemporary kitchen.
Versailles Pattern stone is a great choice for a Spanish style patio or courtyard. This one looks like it has been here for decades.
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Ideabook updated on April 13, 2011.
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It is really interesting!
Thanks Debbie, I had seen it before but didn't realize what it was called :)
@aprilaries, the Mondrian floor is a fun idea! I would start with white porcelain straight cut tile, or a really white marble.
check out the Palais line and others here:
http://www.crossvilleinc.com/products/porcelain_stone
and this stone look porcelain:
http://www.emser.com/showroom/casa/casa.html
Debbie
For your needs, I would recommend using a porcelain tile with rectified edges.
Porcelain is easy to clean and rectified tiles are cut very precisely and they can be set with a thin grout joint.