Hello,
I can hardly believe it myself, but we have been looking for tiles for the entire house for over six months and still cannot decide on one. I should mention that we have been building our small garden house since 2018, and almost everything has gone wrong. The house was originally supposed to be finished by summer/autumn 2019, but since then we have had the following issues:
- half a meter of water in the basement due to a window well being incorrectly connected
- Porotherm plan bricks installed incorrectly
- flat roof poorly constructed
- building height exceeded because the basement was raised 50cm (20 inches) too little
- construction company went bankrupt and no longer exists; legal action would have been pointless
- a second loan was necessary
- a year ago, a company installed the screed on the ground floor 8mm (0.3 inches) too high
All defects could be fixed, though some require considerable effort (e.g., re-excavating and re-flaming the basement).
For all these reasons, I’m genuinely afraid of choosing the “wrong” tiles, which would not be reversible. Maybe some can understand why this decision is so difficult for us.
We have considered everything. Originally, we wanted natural stone but couldn’t find a suitable one (light colors were too sensitive to acid, and we didn’t want to go too dark). Wood, laminate, vinyl, and cork are too delicate for us. Color-wise, we were leaning towards light gray or beige.
Since we’ve already ordered a kitchen, we are tied to the kitchen color, which is Schüller Shell White, and that often doesn’t work well with beige tiles. Now we are thinking about wood-look tiles, some of which even feel almost like real wood. We are leaning towards a light gray option that also has subtle blue tones. The tile should make a statement, but still feel cozy and, of course, be something we will like for a long time or forever.
Would you install something like this for the long term? As for color, we will coordinate the countertop later, but in the living area, we are thinking of natural shades like cognac, gray, and beige.
Both of us like such a flooring, but we are unsure if one might get tired of it after some time.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long explanation.
I can hardly believe it myself, but we have been looking for tiles for the entire house for over six months and still cannot decide on one. I should mention that we have been building our small garden house since 2018, and almost everything has gone wrong. The house was originally supposed to be finished by summer/autumn 2019, but since then we have had the following issues:
- half a meter of water in the basement due to a window well being incorrectly connected
- Porotherm plan bricks installed incorrectly
- flat roof poorly constructed
- building height exceeded because the basement was raised 50cm (20 inches) too little
- construction company went bankrupt and no longer exists; legal action would have been pointless
- a second loan was necessary
- a year ago, a company installed the screed on the ground floor 8mm (0.3 inches) too high
All defects could be fixed, though some require considerable effort (e.g., re-excavating and re-flaming the basement).
For all these reasons, I’m genuinely afraid of choosing the “wrong” tiles, which would not be reversible. Maybe some can understand why this decision is so difficult for us.
We have considered everything. Originally, we wanted natural stone but couldn’t find a suitable one (light colors were too sensitive to acid, and we didn’t want to go too dark). Wood, laminate, vinyl, and cork are too delicate for us. Color-wise, we were leaning towards light gray or beige.
Since we’ve already ordered a kitchen, we are tied to the kitchen color, which is Schüller Shell White, and that often doesn’t work well with beige tiles. Now we are thinking about wood-look tiles, some of which even feel almost like real wood. We are leaning towards a light gray option that also has subtle blue tones. The tile should make a statement, but still feel cozy and, of course, be something we will like for a long time or forever.
Would you install something like this for the long term? As for color, we will coordinate the countertop later, but in the living area, we are thinking of natural shades like cognac, gray, and beige.
Both of us like such a flooring, but we are unsure if one might get tired of it after some time.
Thanks for reading and sorry for the long explanation.
Laurasstern111 schrieb:
This would be a possible selection including the kitchen front on site in the house – which one would you choose? The last picture is taken in the light in front of the lift-and-slide door. We chose the wall color to match the kitchen front as closely as possible.Definitely the warmer one. It matches the kitchen front better.Laurasstern111 schrieb:
Which one would you choose?One is cool-toned, the other warm. Blue and yellow. I would go with the warmer one. It matches the tile better than the cool-toned one plus stone. The latter seems redundant.
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Laurasstern11115 May 2024 10:25DaGoodness schrieb:
We also had a hard time choosing new tiles and, after searching for 2 years, finally received our tiles last month. But I never thought to ask for opinions in a forum.
In the end, it has to please you, not strangers.
During those 2 years, we changed our mind about the color a few times, and finally chose a tile pragmatically that shows dog hair the least. Dear DaGoodness,
Thank you for your honest reply.
I thought I was the only one who keeps changing their mind... I simply asked the crowd but, of course, shared possible tiles that we like. So maybe it’s not entirely wrong. Ultimately, we will decide ourselves. My husband currently prefers the cooler option. For me, the tile could have more dark/light contrast within itself.
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Laurasstern11115 May 2024 10:26ypg schrieb:
One is cold, the other warm. Blue Yellow.
I would choose the warmer one. It matches the tile better than cold + stone. The latter is doubled up. Good point about the doubling.
Thanks