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August 19, 2009
What kind of tiles are these?
Anyone know what kind of tiles are used in this floor? Is it a special type of tile, or do you have to create the pattern yourself? What is this style of floor tile called? Thanks.
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Is this a floor that you have access to, or something that you saw in an ad? It's hard to be sure, but it looks like wide plank flooring that has been painted in a harlequin pattern. The reason I say that is because the seams one direction are very visible, but I can't see any the other way except for by the vanity. Are you sure it's a tile?
Posted by: Bond at August 19, 2009 7:06 PM
looks like a painted floor to me
Posted by: eman1234 at August 19, 2009 8:04 PM
It's in an ad, Bond. It's in the Pottery Barn catalog (for a bathroom console). I assumed it was a tile. I have no idea.
Posted by: bk14 at August 19, 2009 8:35 PM
I think the the tile pattern is harlequin.
It is sorta like what clowns used to wear or maybe puppets.
Posted by: Ysabelle at August 19, 2009 8:56 PM
Its a painted wood floor. I like the harlequin pattern -it shouldn't be too difficult to do. But you could probably reproduce it with cut tiles in 2 colors.
Posted by: bxgrl at August 19, 2009 11:27 PM
There was something in This Old House Magazine this month about creating a floor like this.
Posted by: new2hood at August 20, 2009 10:25 AM
They make these out of linoleum now. Linoleum is on the rise lately, surprisingly.
Posted by: Adam Dahill at August 20, 2009 11:12 AM
Linoleum is one of those great forgotten products. It went out of vogue when vinyl tile came in. At the time, linoleum was just a sheet good, so installation was difficult. Vinyl tiles were so easy to install that linoleum lagged behind.
However, some manufacturers are now making real linoleum tiles that are easy to install. Linoleum is a better product for the environment as it's 100% natural materials, naturally anti-bacterial, and doesn't offgas VOC's during the manufacturing process or after it's installed. From my standpoint, the only reason not to install it instead of vinyl is because vinyl's still cheaper, but not too much.
If you were to factor in a little more per square foot to offset your carbon footprint (not to mention the long term health impact), you'd find that the linoleum is a cheaper product.
Posted by: JimHill at August 20, 2009 12:01 PM
Hard to tell but looks like a painted wood floor to me too.
Lino is fabulous if you choose the right colors -- there are lots to choose from and many fun ways to mix different colors together with borders, patterns etc. Great retro look and very hard wearing. I believe Marmoleum is the manufacturer of "real" linoleum.
Posted by: grand army at August 20, 2009 6:42 PM
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