For the hallway, kitchen, utility room, and bathroom, we need to choose floor and wall tiles. For the floor, we have our eye on a tile that looks like raw, rusty shipbuilding steel with a dirty effect. It looks great when lit up in the store. Now we’re having doubts. Our entrance, kitchen, and utility room face north. The windows face north. The hallway only gets daylight through the glass in the front door. Won’t the tile make it too dark? Or are we just lacking confidence? Please share your thoughts.
I looked up the tile online: it was our first choice for the bathroom 🙂
I like it because, to us, it also seemed quite durable due to the design: texture and reflection hide stains well 🙂
When I first saw the closed house design, I thought: no, rather not.
There is a difference between having a hallway that is 2 or 3 meters (6.5 or 10 feet) wide, with glass, double, or no doors leading into the bright living areas, versus a house that feels very closed off with separate rooms and standard windows under the eaves.
If it’s a bungalow, life happens on one level, so the room doors might be closed, meaning the hallway gets very little natural light.
But:
Then I remembered a bungalow I photographed just last winter… so you can decide whether it looks dark or not 🙂
P.S. I removed your personal data (pdf) and replaced it with a png instead.
I like it because, to us, it also seemed quite durable due to the design: texture and reflection hide stains well 🙂
When I first saw the closed house design, I thought: no, rather not.
There is a difference between having a hallway that is 2 or 3 meters (6.5 or 10 feet) wide, with glass, double, or no doors leading into the bright living areas, versus a house that feels very closed off with separate rooms and standard windows under the eaves.
If it’s a bungalow, life happens on one level, so the room doors might be closed, meaning the hallway gets very little natural light.
But:
Then I remembered a bungalow I photographed just last winter… so you can decide whether it looks dark or not 🙂
P.S. I removed your personal data (pdf) and replaced it with a png instead.
Bautraum201526 Jan 2017 18:47As presented in the pictures, it reminds me of the worst kind of 1970s style.
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Knallkörper26 Jan 2017 20:28I also don’t like the diagonal pattern. I do like the tile itself; we have a similar one as a floor tile in our bathroom. Ours is called "Venis Ferroker," which might have a bit more rust tones, and the darker areas tend more toward black.
Our neighbors have Star Galaxy granite in their hallway, which seems very trendy right now. It also looks stylish combined with white walls and doors. In contrast, I think the color doesn’t match so well with dark floors.
Our neighbors have Star Galaxy granite in their hallway, which seems very trendy right now. It also looks stylish combined with white walls and doors. In contrast, I think the color doesn’t match so well with dark floors.
Thanks for the photos. Yes, it can work. The tile we have is 60 by 30 cm (24 by 12 inches), so it’s not square.
Regarding yps’s question about the stairs: They lead to the attic. It’s more convenient than a ceiling hatch if you want to store something up there. The attic will have a window and a simple wooden plank floor, so it can serve as a basement substitute. Whether I go up or down the stairs to get or put something away doesn’t really matter in the end.
I think we will fix the tile in place. By the way, about doors versus open living: She watches hospital dramas, and I listen to Led Zeppelin. So having the door closed isn’t a bad idea.
Regarding yps’s question about the stairs: They lead to the attic. It’s more convenient than a ceiling hatch if you want to store something up there. The attic will have a window and a simple wooden plank floor, so it can serve as a basement substitute. Whether I go up or down the stairs to get or put something away doesn’t really matter in the end.
I think we will fix the tile in place. By the way, about doors versus open living: She watches hospital dramas, and I listen to Led Zeppelin. So having the door closed isn’t a bad idea.
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