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I also think it’s very nice. When we were building, our tiler said, "Actually, you should tile the stairwell wall as well." At the time, I thought it was a joke and pictured the small wall tiles in our bathrooms. Every time I paint the stairwell, I’m reminded that it would have been a good idea – but with tiles as beautiful as yours.

Alessandro schrieb:

Done!
Unfortunately, my camera is not good enough to capture all the accents in the tile clearly...

Looks good. Could you please share the name and price as well?

Tina mit K schrieb:

How did you end up choosing tiles? Usually, when thinking about a wall, people first consider wallpaper or paint if they want to make changes, not tiles right away.

I also have to say, it looks better than expected. In your first photo, the tiles appeared much darker and grayer.

Thanks!
I travel quite a lot for work, so I often stay in stylish design hotels. Just before the construction phase, I deliberately booked into places like that (the van der Valk hotel chain in the Netherlands is always a design highlight!).
You learn a lot about circulation paths, color combinations, lighting design, and materials. For example, you can clearly see which materials are easy to maintain, scratch-resistant, etc., after constant and rather rough use by hotel guests (carpet flooring, fixtures, tiles, wooden furniture, and so on).

When I liked something, I took photos of it. Here are a few examples just from the van der Valk hotels:

Fireplace with leather covering!

Fireplace with slate cladding

Illuminated corridor wall

I always wanted to highlight the stairway. First with moss, then with leather (but it was too dark), and finally with tiles — easy to maintain, no fingerprints from the kids, and more elegant than decorative plaster, wallpaper, or paint.

Ibdk14 schrieb:

I also think it looks very nice. When we built our house, our tiler said, “You should actually tile the stairwell wall too.” At the time, I thought he was joking and pictured the small wall tiles we had in our bathrooms. Every time I repaint the stairwell, I remember that it would have been a good idea—just with such beautiful tiles as you have.

You just have to be careful and explain exactly what you want, because some tilers might be thinking of a slaughterhouse look, so the wall can be steam-cleaned easily. Several visits to craftsmen or other advisors in their homes quickly made me realize we were talking about very different things.

Alessandro schrieb:

Thanks
Regarding any change in acoustics, I haven't noticed anything yet, but I have to admit that I wasn't home long yesterday and the wall is still so new that I need to gain everyday experience first.

I wouldn't worry about it; worst case scenario, you get called for dinner with an echo—that has its charm... I like bold decisions!

annab377 schrieb:

Looks good. Could you please also share the name and price?

The tile is called "Flaviker Rebel Emerald." Costs about 50€/m² (approx. $50/sq ft).
I could also imagine using it to cover the fireplace.