ᐅ Wood-look tiles – What do you think about these tiles?

Okay, now I’ve seen it.

FamilyK schrieb:
Hello,
we are considering installing wood-look tiles in our house (quite modern and open). I find these tiles quite nice when they are well made. However, I’m a bit unsure if I will still like them after a few years. Does anyone know a good manufacturer of wood-look tiles?

My wife often uses the phrase “to tire of something.” For example, with a very colorful kitchen (dark red or blue) or with tiles.
At first, we chose wood-look tiles that were, let’s say, quite “busy.” These tiles had a great color but also a very pronounced “wood grain.” Over time, we felt we might tire of them and that we wouldn’t like them as much anymore.

Additionally, we liked natural wood finishes for our furniture. That wouldn’t have worked well with those tiles. The only option would have been furniture with white veneer – which is a bit risky with children aged 2 and 4.

In the end, we chose wood-look tiles with a more “calm” pattern for our living room and are very happy with them.

EveundGerd schrieb:

Installing them is also more labor-intensive.

Our tiler was very pleased with these tiles, which he could lay in a random joint pattern. This was quick and easy and resulted in very little waste.

Musketier schrieb:

We insisted with our tile installer that he use matching grout for our dark brown living room tiles. That really enhances the wood effect.

This was standard practice for our tile installer. Matching grout for each tile.
He brought his sample sheet, and my wife and I knelt down in front of him to see which grout best matched the tiles.

Bauexperte schrieb:
This becomes quite expensive because only the end pieces of the tiles can be used for baseboards; the rest is "waste."

For our living room tiles, the baseboard dimensions were quite reasonable. The tiles measured (to my knowledge) 90cm x 15cm (35 inches x 6 inches). Our tile installer asked if he could make the baseboard 7.5cm (3 inches) high, then cut the tiles lengthwise and produced a 1.80m (6 feet) baseboard from a single tile. Finally, a tile where the baseboard could be made without any "waste."

Even an expensive hardwood floor needs to be constantly monitored over the coming years or decades. It will inevitably change to some degree through daily use (which many people actually find quite appealing). In this respect, wood-look tiles are not a bad choice. I do have some concerns, though, because in our "old" house we installed the typical Mediterranean style 13 years ago, and although it was still viewable in the end, it was no longer really enjoyable.

It will be interesting to see how it turns out.

We basically like them too. But with our wooden furniture, none of the ones we saw really looked suitable. So unfortunately, we decided against it. However, I do find them stylish.

For the ground floor, we also chose light wood-look tiles from Marazzi and are very happy with them. They do not clash with our wild oak dining table, which was our biggest concern. It turned out to be completely unfounded. Our tiles measure 120 x 30 cm (47 x 12 inches), and the installation effort was considerable, with the tiler cursing quite a bit. By the way, we were able to negotiate a good price on the tiles as well. Otherwise, we would have had to pay €70 per square meter (approx. $7 per square foot) plus installation.