Tile Patterns
The ceramic tile family—which includes porcelain tile, quarry tile, wall tile, pressed floor tile, and mosaic tile—has the unique ability to create installation patterns with different shapes, colors, and combinations of tile arrangements.
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Ceramic Tile Layout Pattern Guide
Use this guide with your tile professional as a starting point to create a one-of-a-kind ceramic tile design.
Rectangle
Brick/Running Bond/ Subway
Vertical Stacked Grid
Horizontal Stacked Grid
Chevron
Crosshatch/Basketweave
Corridor Stacked
Corridor Horizontal
Straight Herringbone
Herringbone
90° Herringbone
Square
Grid/Stacked
Diagonal/Diamond
Hopscotch
Checkerboard
Old English
Combination
Corridor
Windmill
Pinwheel
Divisible
Dashed
Border
Diagonal Rug
Footpath
Grid with Diamond
Corner Cut
Accent Insert
Additional Considerations
Explore additional ways to expand your tile pattern design options with staggered transitions, grout, color, and surface patterns.
Staggered Transitions
Stagger the transition from one tile shape to another tile shape or surface material.
Stagger the boundary of your tiled space along the shape of the tile.
Stagger from one tile color to another.
Grout Choice
Contrast grout color with tile color to emphasize the tile shape and pattern.
Choose a neutral grout color for a less pronounced effect.
Match grout color to the tile color to create a seamless effect.
Color
Use different colored tiles in blocks of color.
Use different colored tiles in a set pattern.
Use different colored tiles in a random pattern.
Surface Pattern
While individual tiles may have a self-contained surface pattern you can repeat, there are tile design options, such as this example, that when arranged in a different orientation will give you a different pattern that can be repeated or used randomly.
