Context is key. Post up pics of the home's interior.

Layout for the tile will be critical in hallways to avoid awkward patterns & slivers of tile. Do the layout before the first tile goes down.. Additionally make sure whatever base the tile is installed over is solid and doesn't flex.

will you tile the hallways with the same?

I like tiles to run lengthwise as you look down the hall or into the room. Just a personal choice.

The subfloor is the first step to doing a tile floor probably all new subfloor. I agree you always lay tile dry before install and your tile setter better have you look at some of their large format tile jobs. This is not for your run of the mill tile setter and of course other things pop up like tile thickness compared to the old , transitions from one room to another and those awkward hallways

Large format tile in a traditional house sounds like a mismatch to me.

Ditto to what @BeverlyFLADeziner said. A question for her: If the layout doesn't work at all in the hallways since we don't know the hall widths, would it be weird to do a smaller format of the same tile down the hallways?

tozmo1

I would try to not change sizes on the tiles. The tiles can be turned 90 degrees if that works better, staggered, stacked, or installed in a random pattern before the size is changed. I wonder how realistic the floor will appear with this size if she's trying to duplicate limestone. I typically have only seen limestone in a smaller format.

These are as many images as are allowed. The house is an open concept in so far as the great room, foyer, kitchen and dining room all open. As soon as you enter through the front door there is a hallway that goes either to the two en suite bedrooms on one side or to the master suite to the other side. Split design AZ house.

I had an interior designer over today and also spoke to a sales rep at a flooring company in town who both said it really comes down to the type of stone look porcelain you choose and color but that the large profile can work in a traditional home. I’m still tossing it around in my mind. I’m liking Salento Beige tile from Arizona Tile and if it came in a 24 by 24 I think that would be the best solution but it doesn’t!

Thanks for weighing in. I love Houzz and love looking at the photos on this site for inspiration.

The house is in Prescott AZ.

We did this in our house. 24x48. Be sure u bring the tiles home to check for the right colors but really important to bring the grout samples too. I chose my grout in the tile shop and they had different lighting. My grout doesn’t blend as much as I’d like. I wanted it to disappear.

The before pic is the one with the carpet runners. It was ceramic tile, and smaller and square. The other 2 are the 24x48. IMO your current tile is rather busy and distracting like ours was. Just don’t make the same mistake like I did with the grout choice! 🙄

Yes. The current tile is busy…it was installed in 2014-2015, is dated and darkens the already dark room. Thanks for weighing in. I appreciate it.

Any reason why you wouldn’t consider an engineered wood floor? The best looking ‘natural stone’ look porcelain tile I have seen is Pietra Di Ostuni by Virginia Tile. I believe the largest size is 18x36. I think that proportion can look more traditional vs a large square which seems more fitting in a contemporary leaning style.

For a more traditional house, I would be a little cautious with 24x48 unless the tile has a soft limestone look and the layout is very clean. Large format can look beautiful in an open plan, but it also makes floor flatness and lippage much more important, especially through hallways. I’d bring home a few full-size samples, check them in daylight and evening light, and ask the installer what grout joint and leveling system they recommend before committing.

Thinkdesignlive we are going to do engineered wood (white European oak) in the three bedrooms but I have wood look tile in my other AZ home and so I wanted a different look up North.

Figo Han that’s really good advice and in line with what the salesperson at the company who will handle the installation said.

Check out the Virginia tile I noted above - it comes in lots of sizes. You may even like a herringbone look throughout with the 16x24 option.

Yes I did look at it and it’s lovely and along the lines of what I’ve been pulling samples of. The trouble is finding a dealer by me and the 12-14 weeks to get it. My husband is on my case to get the project done!

I understand your desire to have a "different" look - however, I think installing engineered wood floors will look/feel very different than the faux wood tile floors in your other home.

Engineered wood floors are so nice - especially if you purchase ones with a minimum 4.00 mm veneer layer = they can be refinished (my European Oak engineered wood floors can be refinished twice). I've never had a home with tile floors (other than in bathrooms/laundry/mudroom) - it seems like it would be more difficult to overcome the "colder" look that happens when you have tile floors.

I would consider using the same European Oak floors that you are installing in your bedrooms vs. breaking up the flooring by installing wood in your bedrooms + tile in the public living areas of your home + other tiles in your bathrooms - I'm assuming that you won't be using the same tile in your bathroom(s).