These tiles?

[FacelikeaBagofHammers]

I'm building a house and thinking about these tiles for utility and downstairs loo.

I'll be playing it safe in the rest of the house with Oak floors, so could go a bit more mad with tiles.

Will these date? I hate tiles in general, but quite like these, esp if the rest of the room is plain! Also, they will require sealing as they're cement tiles, will that be a pain long term, would they stain?

Thanks

[LEMtheoriginal]

Noooo they look like samples! Seriously there us no rhyme nor reason to them. I like patterned tiles but there needs to be, well, a pattern.

[PalacePalacePalace]

I love them. I'd been looking at the same ones, but think my house is too small to carry it off!

[meandmytinfoilhat]

I love these tiles, I'm considering something similar for my bathroom floor

[FacelikeaBagofHammers]

LEM, they are actually 'left over tiles', but as a result, they are really really cheap! :D

[LEMtheoriginal]

That does change things somewhat!!

[CourtneyLoveIsMySpiritAnimal]

I absolutely love them but I think they'll date quite badly. They're all over IG at the moment and it seems like everyone has a variation of them.

[hormonalhorrorshow]

They are lovely - I want something similar. I think they'd really jazz up the room. Out of (nosy) interest - where are you getting them for cheap?

[FacelikeaBagofHammers]

Here!

besttile.ie/moroccan-encaustic-cement-tiles/moroccan-encaustic-cement-pattern-random-mix-colourful.html

[FacelikeaBagofHammers]

I'm wondering does it matter if they will date, they're only in a small downstairs toilet and small utility .... I dunno. It's the kinda thing you might get sick looking at though!

[newmumwithquestions]

I love love love them for a downstairs loo!

Not sure about utility - for me that’s a functional room that shouldn’t be trying to be funky. But each to their own.

[CourtneyLoveIsMySpiritAnimal]

Oh, if only in a small space, I'd definitely go for it then. I think they probably work better in a smaller area.

[Ohyesiam]

I think they are beautiful. I would work on getting a sense of spaciousness in the rest of the room, then they could with well.

[Ohyesiam]

Just seen the pics.
The only one I like is the loo, the rest are way too hectic. But I really love the loo. The dove tile in the middle looks like it's from a different set though?

[Love2cook]

I love them! Who cares if they date, so will everyone else's! As long as you like them and they make you enjoy being in the loo your home, then go for it! As you say it's just one small room and they will also be a talking point for guests etc.

[eastlondoner]

I think they're lovely. To be honest everything dates. If you like them I'd get them.

[another20]

but quite like these
YOU dont sound convinced yourself? Go for something your LOVE.

[averylongtimeago]

They are really nice - I would think they would look best in an otherwise "plain" room, so a loo or small utility without other competing patterns is ideal.
I would go for a grey rather than white grout too. Sealing tiles isn't a problem, you just go over them with a cloth and the liquid sealer, it doesn't take long.

As for them dating, all fashions date, what matters is if you like them.

[BougieQueen]

They look lovely but I agree that the rest of the room needs to be plain.

[CanIBuffalo]

I'd have to get loads and leave out the ones I don't like.
Then I'd have to lay them out in situ, number them and give the tiler a map

[CanIBuffalo]

I'd have a lot of fun and probably end up spending the bargain savings to get the ones I wanted.

[Royalcoronation]

Will they date?

I think they already look dated tbh.

That's not to say I don't like them, but they do look 'old'

[FacelikeaBagofHammers]

I'd have to get loads and leave out the ones I don't like.
Then I'd have to lay them out in situ, number them and give the tiler a map grin

Are you me? Haha. Imagine, leaving them 'random' (the most horrifying idea ever)

[4yearsnosleep]

I love them. To me the downstairs loo is the place to go over the top and fun. Choose whatever you love

[CanIBuffalo]

It's unthinkable to leave a tiler to decide on a whim where to put each one. I can imagine sitting on the loo and thinking'why didn't he put that one there or why did he put those 2 together?' Every Fucking Time till I moved house

[whiskyowl]

Sorry, OP, this would drive me mad, it's a bit like an old-fashioned patchwork quilt. But I think that says more about me than about your choice. I have the kind of eye that goes straight to any unevenness or irregularity and then worries at it. So I would just sit there looking at all the ways the patterns didn't match up and it would become a bit of a nightmare. I generally have to limit print in my house for this reason.