Laying patterns
Tiles are no longer just functional in the home. The trendy colours, different shapes and structures can completely finish a space (any space!). But in addition to the tile itself, a laying pattern is also important. For example, with a laying pattern you can make your space appear higher, longer or wider. So do you go for the traditional half-brick pattern, the trendy herringbone or everything upright or perhaps creative graphic? And what effect does this have on the space?
Read below about the different options that you may not have thought of yourself.
Read below about the different options that you may not have thought of yourself.
Cross-linkage
Cross bond is the most common laying pattern. The square or rectangular tiles are placed directly under each other and thus create a sleek look. Very trendy at the moment is to place the elongated tile, such as the Spanish Cabrera or Natural Stone Brick , upright. It gives a spacious, sleek effect but is still creative.Herringbone
The herringbone pattern has become known from the wooden herringbone floor, but the pattern also lends itself perfectly to the wall. The Moroccan Bejmat seems to be made for this laying pattern and is a real eye-catcher! The Spanish elongated Cabrera or Ibiza are also beautiful. You often see this laying pattern in combination with a Scandinavian design in the colors sea green, light gray or blue. The herringbone pattern provides a real eye-catcher, so you can choose to do one wall in this pattern and keep the rest calm.
Half-brick bond
A well-known laying pattern is the half-brick pattern. Just look outside: All around you, the houses and sidewalks are placed half-brick. Among the tiles we know the metro tiles , which always jump half a tile. The pattern is therefore classic and playful at the same time. Do you want to do something creative with this pattern? You can do this by alternating with, for example, the size or the color of the tile, or place it upright. Or take a square tile and place it half-brick!Diagonal bond
The name says it all. Looking for a real eye-catcher? Place your tiles at a 45 degree angle. This can be done with tiles in cross bond or half-brick. This bond usually makes your wall appear wider, the disadvantage is the cutting loss and the job of placing them.Wild bond
Don't want to stick to a certain pattern at all? That's possible! But that also has a name, namely wildverband. We often see this in the farmhouse or rural clinkers in the house. You have different sizes of tiles that you alternate, which creates a playful bond. You see this pattern more often around the floor, because you can only see the pattern well on large surfaces. However, with small tiles it can also be very playful on the wall.