The Gothic revival and Romantic movements, enduring legacies of the Victorian age, rerouted design and architecture towards emotionality and individuality, away from the rationality embraced by the preceding Georgian period. At the same time, it gave birth to the art nouveau style of deliberately laid-back creativity that came to be associated with the following Edwardian period. All these gave antique Victorian floor tiles their most famous looks boasting geometric and mosaic as The Hardness And Durability Of Quartz Floor Tiles Falls Church VA 22040 well as floral motifs. The same styles can be had today from top names in outdoor and indoor tiles including Dal Tile, 3M and Trident.

Tessellation is essential to achieving the classic appearance of Victorian floor tiles. It refers to the creation of tiles in repeated shapes that join together without overlapping or omission, just like jigsaw puzzle pieces. Octagonal and hexagonal styles were popular among tessellated tiles with mosaic or geometric patterns. Falls Church VA 22040 The non-abstract work of Dutch artist M. C. Escher would inspire tessellation into flowers or animals much later. Due to the arrival of printing, transfer prints were prevalent as much as the classic Victorian blue and white color palette. Orange and red were just as trendy, spurred on by the popularity of brilliantly hued earthenware known as majolica.

Although typically constricted, entrances and vestibules in classic English and Somerset homes were proudly dressed Interior Design Advice On Octagonal Floor Tiles Falls Church VA 22040 in tiled floors enhanced by heavy lighting, drapes and furniture. Door hardware and knockers were cast iron, bronze or brass. Tiles were constructed from ceramic, stone, porcelain or granite laid in cement grout, unglazed except for fireplaces. At present, Victorian tiles may also use vitrified clay, glass, travertine, limestone, slate, marble, sandstone and quarry. Finishes may be textured, terracotta, satin, matte, glossy, glass and encaustic. The Arts & Crafts Movement was another Falls Church VA 22040 major influence, as were Persian, Japanese and Oriental arts after Britain allowed global trade in the 1860s.

Queen Victoria ruled Great Britain and Ireland with moral stifling from 1830 to 1901 but creativity surfaced elsewhere. Gothic revival espoused the medieval church architecture of the 12th to 16th century over the repressed sophistication of Georgian neoclassicism. Geometric motifs used in medieval cathedrals were especially adapted by Romanticism for Victorian floor tiles and architecture on Falls Church VA 22040 the whole as it advocated subjective artistry, often to dramatic effect. Edwardian art nouveau innovated Victorian geometric and mosaic styling but also veered away by emphasizing softer tones and flowing figures. Pre-war colonial homes up to the 1920s and 1930s would revive Victorian patterns and contemporary homes have done the same today.

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