Jennie Rebecca Springer, the founder of Jennie Rebecca Design in Nashville, Tennessee, is eager to say goodbye to chevron tile, which she refers to as "simply dated." If you like the general look, ...

Tile can be the crown jewel of a kitchen or bath, but only if it’s not stuck in the past. While some styles stand the test of time, others hang around for far too long, dragging down otherwise ...

Pros say stone mosaics, wood-look porcelain, and pastels feel dated and impractical. Diagonal, checkerboard, and accent stripe patterns look busy and outdated. Modern bathrooms favor simple, cohesive, ...

People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it’s one of our oldest materials. But the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital printing and fabricating advances ...

It's hard to unwind in the shower when outdated tiles constantly remind you that a makeover is overdue. If you've been avoiding a bathroom upgrade, remember that updating your shower with a new design ...

One tile, so many options. A contemporary twist to the classic. Works best with slightly shorter tiles. If you don’t want to feel super modern with this layout, stick with organic-looking, “handmade” ...

In the world of tile patterns, there's always been super-uniform (e.g. stacked subway tile) and super-custom (e.g. a black-and-white line drawing on the floor), and not much else in between. But we're ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to tile a bathroom floor, square tiles are the simplest option—they fit together without any gaps in a grid pattern that can ...