Matt Ziemke's exhibition, What it was, what it is, and what it will be, explores the role landscapes play in contemporary American life and the development of cultural identity with large -
scale wall tiles and sculpture.
In this exhibition a series of large -
scale wall tiles and sculpture explore how perceptions of the natural world can occupy many roles including an idealized physical structure, political battleground, and cultural fetish.»
Gorgeous white and black kitchen is clad in black fish
scale wall tiles contrasting white cabinets adorned with oil rubbed bronze hardware and fixed flanking a stainless steel hood.
Not exact matches
For example, if you have a detailed
tile pattern with smaller shapes on the floor, choose a larger
scale, simple
tile (with no pattern) on the
wall so it doesn't compete with the floor.
The simple four - inch - square white porcelain
wall tiles — arranged in an offset brick pattern and grouted with grey — contrast beautifully with the small -
scale black floor
tiles, creating a sleek backdrop for the room's showpiece: the timeless vanity.
Larger
scale floor
tiles in cream warm up the overall look, while grey
walls tie in with the hallway beyond.
Think about unusual combinations such as
tiles set into wooden floors, large -
scale floor
tiles set against small mosaics on the
wall, and aged stone mixed with timber.
This also reinforces my first tip where the
scale of the floor
tile is significantly smaller and more intricate than the
scale of the
wall tile and this way there's no battling for attention.
A fool proof way to combining two
tiles is to stick with the same color for both the floor and the
wall, and only switch up the
scale.
And finally, the
tile I chose from Wayfair for the new bathroom also follows the opposite
scale rule (this time large
tiles on the floor and small on the
wall), but I am using my final tip to mix two solid colored
tiles of different shapes and let the grout lines make up the only patterns.
For example, if you have a detailed
tile pattern with smaller shapes on the floor, choose a larger
scale, simple
tile (with no pattern) on the
wall so it doesn't compete with the floor.
Scale is a collection of hexagonal white body
wall tiles offered in Hex (2D) and Umbrella (3D) versions and a wide range of shades for endless color combination possibilities.
The large cream
tiles on this side
wall support the small -
scale green glass mosaic
tile.
Using large -
scale tiles on the
walls as well as the floor of a bathroom like this creates a sense of continuity and spaciousness.