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What is the most current/updated style of tile for a foyer (butts up against hardwood)?
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Anonymous
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I want to replace our outdated tile in the foyer. It is almond colored with black grout. Yuck! I was thinking about black slate in a brick cobblestone type pattern because I saw that when we were house hunting and thought it looked nice. The rest of the floors are hardwood. The tile will also run into the powder room.
My only concern, is this a dated look? What is "hot" in tile these days? |
Anonymous
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look at the floors in the restaurants and public spaces that you go to. they're usually rugged porcelain tile that will stand up to traffic. I found a great 12x12 porcelain tile that is textured for my powder room, and it looks modern and cool. (my foyer is hardwood so I left that, but it abuts the tile.) you might also look at those design mags at home depot for ideas.
if it's a small space and the next owner hates it, it wouldn't cost much for them to pull up and change it. |
Anonymous
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We just chose a ceramic tile that looks quite a bit like slate (blue/grey/brown tones) but with a bit less variation than true slate. It picks up the brown tones from the hardwoods in the next room, and isn't too rustic for our somewhat contemporary taste.
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Anonymous
| Honestly, I think tiled foyers look cheap and outdated (and scream suburbia). I would just have the hardwood continued into the foyer and powder room. Much more classic. |
Anonymous
| Our very old house has matte gray slate, with dark grout, in the entryway, and I think it looks very nice and timeless. |
Anonymous
Depends on how big your foyer is. If it's tiny, I agree, tiles scream suburbia (so does the word "powder room"). If the foyer is large, then tiles look great. |
Anonymous
| I'd go with a rugged tile in a natural tone. However, I do have to ask why suburbia is such a bad word in DC? For the life of me I cannot understand the stigma associated with living within the district as opposed to living a few miles away. I'm from Chicago and honestly, DC does not even feel like an actual city to me. |
Anonymous
| So true! DC is not a city. After 5 PM it is a ghost town. |
Anonymous
I'm the PP who recommended ceramic tile that looks like slate, and yet I agree with the PP above who said tile looks awful when done wrong. I think the key is to go with natural stone or ceramic tiles that mimic that look. No repeating computer-generated patterns, no Florida white tiles etc. |
Anonymous
Ah, really? Clearly you know nothing about DC neighborhoods. Your's has to be one of the most clueless posts by a supposed DCUM ever. |
Anonymous
She probably has never been more than 5 blocks beyond her office. |
Anonymous
This is what I'd say, too, (and also about "powder rooms") except that I didn't catch whether or not the adjacent wood portion is already in place. If so, she probably should choose an alternative. I wouldn't know what to recommend without knowing more about the house's period (sounding like some kind of suburban tract) and the existing decor. I guess the size of the space would help, too. |
Anonymous
Watch out my friend - them's fighting words on this board. Sit back and warm your toes on the flames to come! |
Anonymous
NP here. Puuuuulease. If you really feel D.C. is all that, you need to get out more. I'm with you, PP. Place is a ghost town compared to other major cities. And if you are from Chicago, just wait until it snows here! They were all put out when Obama said what wimps they are about snow. The place shuts down. Truly embarrassing, as the nation's capital. And whatever you do, do not mention NY or NYC, that really sets them off. Anyway, I suggest you visit home often, to keep reality in tact 
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Anonymous
| We have marble tile in our foyer and I love it. |