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Prager91 schrieb:

Really? I honestly don’t understand why they are frowned upon xD

For me, there’s currently nothing better on the market... Everyone who has entered the house so far is completely impressed by it. Ultimately, it’s also just the maintenance... You don’t see dust, it’s very easy to clean with mopping or vacuuming, it doesn’t fade in the sun, it’s durable (especially with kids), and it simply looks amazing 🙂

I feel the same way. We were initially completely against tiles, but with wood-look tiles we also gave in. They just have advantages (kitchen, kids, etc.) compared to hardwood flooring. However, we used wooden baseboards instead of tile skirting.

It was hard to find a wood-look tile that didn’t look obviously fake. Especially the oak look was difficult to find—everything had a somewhat grayish tone. The Villeroy & Boch mentioned by Kati really stand out; for us, it ended up being something from Novabell. The tile dealer confirmed that the “honey tone” is still challenging to produce. Having a longer format is also important; 60x30cm (24x12 inches) tiles don’t work well with these designs in my opinion.

I really like the tiles in the wooden cabin. However, the 120cm x 20cm (47 inches x 8 inches) tiles are not exactly cheap, and the installation is quite complex and costly. In the end, the difference compared to real wood seemed too small to us.

I initially wanted to install wood-look tiles in the bathroom, but then I thought of the 1970s tile styles and decided to go for something more timeless instead. This wood tile trend is probably just a passing fad that people will look down on in 20 to 30 years 😀

Oberhäslich schrieb:

I also initially wanted to install wood-look tiles in the bathroom, but then I thought of the 1970s tile styles and decided to go with something more timeless. This wood tile look is probably just a trend right now, and in 20-30 years people might wrinkle their noses 😀

Hard to say... Our tiles look almost identical to real wood flooring. So purely "visually," I don’t think anyone will frown upon it. In practice, tiles have proven themselves more than once over the decades. Therefore, in a living/dining/kitchen area (which has been equipped with wood flooring for decades), I see more the advantage of a timeless design.

But sure... what will happen in 30 years?? I always find that hard to predict... Ultimately, anything can go out of style.

We had this tile (Craco, beige) installed in 120x30cm (47x12 inches).

Of course... price-wise it’s not exactly cheap, but simply a lasting investment "for life."

guckuck2 schrieb:


It was quite difficult to find a wood-look tile that didn’t look completely fake. Especially oak-look tiles were hard to come by, everything seemed a bit grayish. The Villeroy & Boch tiles mentioned by Kati really stand out, but we ended up going with something from Novabell. The tile supplier confirmed that the “honey tone” is still challenging in production. Having the right elongated format is also important; in my opinion, 60x30cm (24x12 inches) doesn’t work well with these patterns at all.

I also thought those stood out positively. They are unfortunately expensive (tiles generally only go up to €35 in our standard range), but we only used Villeroy & Boch for the two bathrooms, so the extra cost is manageable since the quantity is limited.

In our first house, we had the “Greenwood Bruno,” which was a darker brown. I liked it a lot in the showroom—and in the shower when wet—but in the bathroom under ceiling spotlights, it always seemed to have a kind of grayish haze to me. Or rather, I think it was more a reflection from the light, but I’m not entirely sure. This time, we chose the lighter Villeroy & Boch wood tile with the same wall tiles (both main and decorative). It creates less contrast, and I hope we won’t have that haze effect anymore.

Offtopic schrieb:

You can see every crumb of water droplets from what feels like 10 meters (33 feet) away.

Tolentino schrieb:

Better than almost white tiles. I’ve gotten over that too. Next time we’ll go for a really speckled brown, if my wife agrees.

Viewed that way, you’d have to choose the Aldi camouflage marble pattern *LOL*

Holzhäuschen schrieb:

Except for the bathroom, we also have wood-look tiles everywhere and are very happy with them. They are somewhat frowned upon here,

I think as a lone voice in the desert, I don’t even have party status yet ;-)
and "frowned upon" is actually putting it mildly. I generally have an aversion to fakes—not just when porcelain imitates wood. But it’s just a personal thing; in @Tom/Ybias/Diversenamen78’s case, I ended up quite liking it anyway.

Oberhäslich schrieb:

This wood tile look is probably just a trend, one you’ll wrinkle your nose at in 20-30 years.

I don’t share that fear. By then, we will still see that this is far from the end of the line. I don’t think "fake" is at its peak yet; maybe around 2080/90 there will even be a "fake" retro wave *ROTFL*

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