![]() ![]() I think my parents’ master bathroom used to have light grey hex tile similar to this on the floor. The circa 1925-1955 Art Deco-ish look feels timeless to me but it was also out of favor for a while after its long run. Personally I’m biased toward thinking small mosaic floor tiles are timeless because they’ve basically been around for the entire history of bathrooms, but they subtly changed over time. So when I see new subway tile I think it’s unmistakably new even if it’s traditional in style and neutral enough that it goes with just about anything. The tiles were completely flat with very thin grout joints. The original subway tile I’ve seen from the early 1920’s or before did not have the same rounded edges as what you see later. I agree that subway tile is considered timeless but don’t know if I agree that it actually is. People call subway tile “timeless” and maybe it is now because of its resurgence (and it’s second decline, now) but I think anybody who was looking for subway tile before the latter part of the nineties know it was Not timeless at that time, because it was almost impossible to find and very expensive when you did. So I think for 4″ hex to be “timeless” again, it would have to have a resurgence like 3×6 subway did–and be available readily and maybe even become ubiquitous for a short period of time to entire the timeless category. They must do enough volume in commercial or institutional setting with some of this stuff to keep offering it. When I ordered the cove/cove inside corner and the cove to 90-degree inside corner pieces, I was the first person who had ordered some of those pieces in the rep’s territory in over a year. 4″ hex doesn’t quite fit the bill for me, because it is not offered by multiple vendors in multiple colors, sitting in the back pages of some companies catalog waiting for someone to order it.Ĥ-1/4″ square tile qualifies as timeless because it’s offered by different vendors in a lot of colors both dictated by fashion and not, and 2″ hex does for the same reasons, bolstered by Daltile who not only offer many colors of 2″ square and hex but also offer obscure trim pieces that are special order, but they offer them nonetheless. I think for something to be timeless, it has to be available perennially whether it’s on trend or not, whether people are even really buying it for residential use or not. Because “not easy to find today” and “timeless” don’t really belong in the same sentence. Pam, as much as I would like 4″ hex to be timeless. 3.75″ white hex floor tiles from Merola available from Home Depot.White hex floor tiles from Classic Tile New York - as of today’s publish date, I see this tile on page 3 of their Mosaics section.Update: Thanks to reader TK, who also spotted 3.75″ white porcelain hex tiles from Merola via Home Depot - great price - super easy to access: Flooring has its own particular specifications, I believe I am not the expert. Note: When specifying floor tile, consult with experts to make sure the tile you want is specified for floors.Use a concrete-colored gray grout or darker to hide the dirt. ![]() I really like the hex for floors better than squares because the hex gives the floors a bit of motion. And now I declare: 4″ hex floor tiles are timeless for floors.If you really want to hedge decades, go for ivory, bone, rose beige, or light grey. ![]()
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