ᐅ Which tiles did you choose for your entrance area? What options did you go with?

Hello,

we are still looking for the right tiles for our hallway and, like many others, are torn between light and dark options.

Our entrance area is about 10 sqm (107.6 sq ft): 2.40 m x 4 m (7.9 ft x 13.1 ft). The adjacent guest toilet, which is 3 sqm (32.3 sq ft), should have the same tiles as the hallway.

Our current favorite is the tile "Gardenia Orchidea Brickyard Bianco" (just search under "Shopping," links are not allowed here) in either 80 x 80 cm (31.5 x 31.5 inches) or 40 x 80 cm (15.7 x 31.5 inches). It is a very light, matte, cream-colored tile with some texture.

Alternatively, we are considering a dark floor (slate, gray, anthracite, also textured and matte).

The (concrete) staircase will probably be covered with wooden steps, likely ash wood, which is also rather light in color. We are concerned that everything might end up looking too bright if we choose light tiles.

Next to the hallway is the dining room with medium brown wood-look tiles.

Maybe you have some advice or opinions regarding color, size, and maintenance?

I agree with [USER=30017]@Alex85 – continuous tiling looks much nicer. It simply feels more spacious when the door is open.

In my apartment, I also have the same tiles throughout (except for the bathroom, where I usually keep the door closed). In the bedroom on the same level, I use a foot-friendly goat hair/wool carpet in a color that matches the tiles. Even there, it still looks very cohesive when the door is open.

To top it off, the concrete tiles on my large balcony terrace are also in this light shade, so from inside the apartment, it feels like an extended space.

I would definitely keep everything consistent; it just looks much better that way.

Best regards,
Sabine

Relatively simple: we want tiles in the kitchen. The dining and living area is quite open, without a door. Therefore, we want the same tiles in the dining and living rooms as well, so that, as you also say, it looks more spacious.

At the same time, we want a cozy atmosphere in the living room, meaning wood-look tiles there and also in the kitchen.

Additionally, there will be wood-look tiles in the upstairs bathroom and parquet flooring in the bedrooms.
There will also be wooden steps on the staircase.

Then wooden furniture and a wood-look countertop in the kitchen.

We don’t want a busy wood-look pattern in the hallway as well, which would also have to be coordinated with the wooden staircase.

Otherwise, the entire house would be in wood-look.

Then lay the tiles on the stairs as well.
Or use exposed concrete, which is also trendy and matches the wood look.