Edwardian floors

Edwardian tiled hallways often favour simpler formats from earlier Victorian schemes. Black and white is still popular but red becomes a predominant colour: small red two‑inch squares with centralised motifs and colourful borders are typical, alongside red octagons and herringbone and the white octagon‑and‑dot pattern. Restoration follows the same core principles as other historic tiling — matching tile colour, size, pattern and grout joint — but extra care is needed because large expanses of a single colour are unforgiving; an imperfect match in shade or grout gap will be immediately obvious, so sourcing appropriate tiles and precisely replicating original joint widths and colour is essential for a seamless result. Here is a small gallery of some floors we’ve worked on.

Decorative tile floor with geometric patterns in blue, white, red, and beige, bordered by a floral design with yellow flowers and red diamonds.
Close-up of a decorative tiled floor with red, beige, blue, and cream patterns and border design.
Red tile floor with decorative patterns and a staircase with carpeted steps leading upstairs.
Decorative tiled pattern on a wooden floor in a hallway.
Indoor hallway with a decorative tiled floor and a green cushioned bench.
Decorative tile floor with red, beige, and blue geometric patterns, adjacent to wooden stairs in an interior space.
View of a staircase leading down to a patterned tile floor with a red background, featuring white, blue, and brown decorative motifs.
Red herringbone tile floor with a decorative border along the edge, near a doorway and radiator.
Glossy wooden herringbone-patterned floor with a decorative tile border along the edges, illuminated by sunlight from an open doorway.
Patterned floor tiles with geometric shapes in red, black, and beige colors, featuring octagons, squares, and diamond shapes.
Interior image showing a floor with decorative tile pattern, a corner of a striped curved staircase on the right, and a glimpse of a dining area with wooden chairs in the background. There is a pile of clothes on the wooden floor near the wall on the
Black and white geometric patterned tile flooring with octagon and square shapes.
Black and white tile floor with a hexagon pattern in a house entrance or hallway.
Decorative tile floor with red, cream, blue, and yellow patterns in a hallway.
Decorative tiled floor with red, white, blue, and yellow patterns, bordered by a cream and blue geometric design, near a door with a view of the outside.
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