Happy Monday!
I had the pleasure of working on a really fun photo consultation this weekend for a gal named Lesley. She sent me this photo of the kitchen in their 100-year old farmhouse:
She wanted to see butcher block counters and white subway tiles, and she wanted the space to feel a little more farmhouse.
Here’s what I had fun pasting together for her:
I sent it over to her Saturday night, and I was so excited to hear back that she and her hubby loved the inspiration and were excited about the floor! I wasn’t sure how they’d feel about doing something with so much color down there. Here’s the picture I pulled that one in from:
It took me a couple of days to find it, but I think it comes from here:
Although I couldn’t find am *exact* photo of it there, the site says they have it in four different colorways, so I’m hoping they’re able to track it down if they want to use that particular one.
I also sent her some links to other blue and white options, just in case:
The next bunch are vinyl:
(Vives Ceramica)
Looks like that one comes in planks:
So neat! I love this next pattern too:
This last one has me all heart-eyes…
Is that pretty, or what? 😀
They have lots more lovelies to choose from too:
Color me inspired!
Layla
I agree, these new patterned tiles are charming.
I would like to know if there is more progress to report on the home you are building (attached to your own)?
Nope. I post updates whenever there is though! 🙂
I think the last picture is showing old historic tiles from historiske.dk – several companies carry these now and I just had them installed in my bathroom in the black and grey version – they are very pretty 🙂
Thank you for the heads up, Louise!! I just edited the post to include that info! 😀
So glad to see that not everyone vilifies vinyl. When we remodeled eight years ago, I didn’t dare tell anyone that I was considering it, because it was like saying I was wallpapering with cabbage roses. But I wanted comfort and easy care, and the newer vinyls are so much better looking than they ever were. No regrets all this time later! These patterns are beautiful!
I’ve heard of people painting their existing tile with a stencil with great success. I’m considering it myself. Not sure what their current tile looks like but I wonder if that would be an option
Hey, I think the link to the mannington tile is wrong. It takes you to the atrafloor tile instead. I was hoping to find out more about that mannington vinyl tile. 😍
Lovely floor options. Personally, I would go with vinyl. Like everything else, these colorful floors will go out of style. I’d much rather deal with removing vinyl than tile. We also are looking a vinyl flooring for the upper level of our home. As they say, “It ain’t your grandma’s vinyl any more”.
…important to remember though, something only goes “out of style” if the person who it belongs to doesn’t think it’s in style anymore. 😉
I like the floor tile and a paler floor along with paler walls will help. The room is really dark though and if they can, removing the cupboards from around the window will really help. I can’t quite see what’s going on on the wall behind the cooker hood but since the hood already juts out there, putting cupboards or open shelves there would add storage without adding bulk to the look of the kitchen and allow you to take some away from around the window.
Ohhh, totally love the Blue/White mix, it always reminds me of our house in Spain and now I am longing to go there:-) Luckily we will be leaving this Thursday to spend a month down there….
Is that tile outside on the porch in the last picture? Will tile hold up on a covered patio?
Love the consultation results! Here’s another type of tile – wood – that is really beautiful…www.MirthStudio.com. I just like looking at the beautiful colors!
We just put encaustic cement tiles in our master bath and they are GORGEOUS! I learned a few things, though. 1) They are REALLY pricy. Tiny bathroom, almost $1000 to tile it. 2) They have to be laid very differently from normal tile. It’s a lengthier process. If a contractor is doing it, make sure they know how. Ours had never done cement tile before and they missed a couple steps that we are trying to figure out how to fix now. The tile is truly amazing, but there is more to it than I was expecting.