Tile is a durable and customizable material. Between flooring, countertops, accents, and more, there are a lot of ways to use tile in a home, and seemingly endless styles are available as well. Even though luxury vinyl tile (LVT) has become more popular than traditional ceramic tile, you can still look at tile trends for inspiration. Whether you opt for traditional tile or LVT, here are some tile trends of 2024 to inspire you:

1. Choosing Classic Checkerboard

Checkerboard is a classic pattern and is particularly popular with tile flooring or backsplashes. In 2024, the classic checkerboard pattern is on trend. Although you can’t go wrong with classic black and white checkers, this trend also includes a variety of sizes and even colors for a twist on the classic checkerboard. This is one of the popular bathroom design trends.

2. Opting For Stylish Stripes

Stripes are popular patterns. When it comes to tile, the trend is to include horizontal or vertical stripes. This also leads to stacking tiles in a layout instead of using the traditional brick lay style. With this trend, stacking tiles has been showing up both vertically and horizontally.

These options tend to create a simple and clean look that also stands the test of time. Tile can also be used to frame or highlight specific features. In some designs, stripes are being combined with checkerboard elements to create an interesting contrast.

3. Creating Variation and Texture

Another popular tile trend is moving away from smooth, flat, and glossy and choosing tiles that add texture and create variation. Durability and customizability are some of the benefits of tile flooring. LVT can be manufactured to look like a variety of materials and the options for sizes, shapes, and colors are practically endless.

LVT that mimics concrete or terrazzo tiles can be a great option to add some texture and dimension to a room. Variation and texture can also be added through interesting patterns and rich colors, which are also popular tile trends.

4. Going For Rich Colors

Rich colors and brighter colors are popular with tiles, especially when used to create a design. Whether simple or more complex, going for tiles in rich colors can make a room stand out. Rich colors can take a simple pattern like stripes or checkerboard to another level and make it innovative.

In a more complex pattern, like a mosaic or geometric pattern, vibrant hues can provide color variation to create a masterpiece on a floor, a wall, etc. This is especially popular with waterfall tile accents in walk-in showers. This is one of the shower remodeling ideas that you can use for inspiration in accents in other areas.

5. Playing With Patterns

Playing with patterns and getting creative is one of the design trends in luxury vinyl flooring that works particularly well with tile. Not only can you create complex and custom patterns with mosaics, geometric influences, and more, but you can also create intricate designs, like herringbone or irregular variations to add visual texture and dimension.

6. Incorporating Two-Tone Tile Looks

In addition to rich colors and creative patterns, two-tone tiles are also on trend, especially on bathroom walls. In designs where tile walls may have been paired with some sort of wall trim, like wainscoting or beadboard, the contrast is created with two different colors of tiles instead. Sometimes, the tiles are two hues of the same color. In some cases, they are different colors that create contrast while still complementing each other well.

There are many tile flooring options and these are just a few popular tile trends of 2024 to inspire you as you think about where and how you want to incorporate tile into your home. Whether remodeling a bathroom or kitchen, updating a floor, or something else, Zephyr Thomas can help. Contact us at 717-399-4708 to talk about your next home improvement project and schedule a free estimate!