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Help me choose a tile, please! Poll!

7 years ago

We're choosing a tile for about 400 square feet on the lower-level of our split-level home. Anything we choose will be a massive upgrade over the existing flooring from when we purchased the house (green linoleum tiles and multi-color navy/red carpet!!).


The tile will be in a bathroom, hallway, guest kitchenette (white cabinets), and den-area (with elliptical, couch, and TV).


We've painted the entire downstairs a lovely greige color (similar to Agreeable Gray); I'm partial to taupes and warm greys and white furniture, and most of the house is traditional in style.


I have 3 leading tile contenders, all 12x24. All have at least a little taupe, grey, and cream.


The left-hand, mostly-beige tile would give the space some warmth, but might be too warm for the paint color we've chosen. The middle, mostly-grey tile coordinates best with the paint color, but might might feel too grey once I see a whole floor of it. And the right marble-looking tile is gorgeous, but might be too bold of a statement (too many stripes? too much white?). This is our forever-home, so I'm trying to pick something that is pretty enough that I will love it for decades, and neutral enough that it will accommodate some changes in my taste and style over the years.


Help! Which do you prefer?


Please pardon our construction dust, and the dark green linoleum! Closeup:


Distance:


Next to French doors for natural light:


Most beige, left-hand tile
Most grey, middle tile
Most white/marble-look, right-hand tile

Comments (8)

  • 7 years ago

    Thanks, Katinparadise. I think that my phone camera may have made the wall color a little warmer than it is in real life; the walls are not really quite as warm as the left-hand tile.


    Any thoughts or preferences about the styles of the tiles?



  • 7 years ago
    I love tile... it’s so practical. I just have to ask though, is it a slippery tile? You mentioned having it in some areas that tend to get wet and that’s why I ask. We used to have some shiny, white, slippery tile in our large foyer when we moved here (came with the house) and I cursed that tile every time I fell down on it. It happened a few times in the years we had it before we changed out the tile... I tended to have a leg slip out and I’d fall down hard on my other knee. It’s a wonder I never broke my kneecap! (Some of my kids fell on it too, they weren’t little kids when we moved here either) We now have a dark charcoal tile that isn’t slippery at all and I adore it because it doesn’t show footprints easily, it’s not shiny so it doesn’t show dust, my grout is charcoal to match and never looks dirty... but mostly I love it because I don’t worry about slipping when it’s raining outside. All of your selections look slippery on my iPad, maybe they’re not... just something for you to consider.
    lynnstrider thanked skmom
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Thanks so much, skmom! All 3 of these tiles are matte-finish rather than polished, because I was hoping to avoid slipping! However, two of them have quite a bit of texture (the left and middle), whereas the one on the right (marble-look) is pretty smooth.


    I've been leaning toward the clean, bright, whiter look of the one on the right. Perhaps I should buy a few more samples, get my feet wet, and walk across, to check out the likelihood of slipping.

  • 7 years ago

    Buy 10, lay them out and then decide. I never decide with only one example. Double check return policy, but they're usually fine with it. Ask if its floor compatible too I like the marble one, think about Rome, it's been around a loooonnnngggg time.

    lynnstrider thanked heatheron40
  • 7 years ago

    The first one looks like something I just had installed called "Travertine Navona Bianco" in matte porcelain and grouted with Alabaster. I'm including some photos to give you an idea of how it looks installed as the tiles are all different. The first picture is in a hallway and the lighting is coming from an open door vs. the second picture in a kitchen with the lights on. Just wanted to give you to views of the same tile in different lighting. Good luck with your project. I voted for 1 but I also like 2.



    lynnstrider thanked Toni Hamlett
  • 7 years ago

    Bikertoni, you have a very good eye! Yes, the first one is Navona Bianco. Thanks so much for posting your photos and sharing your grout color - it looks gorgeous!

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    7 years ago

    Love the first tile on the left! Beautiful! ♥

    lynnstrider thanked Michele Adams