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Entryway and Foyer Tile Design Ideas for 2022
As the first glimpse inside your home, your entryway is a chance to make a lasting impression. Installing tile can set a stylish tone while providing the durability required to stand up to heavy foot traffic. The Tile Shop offers a range of colors, patterns, shapes and textures that can help establish a welcoming presence for your guests.
Your entryway is the initial look into your home, so don’t make it an afterthought.
2022 Entryway Tile Design Trends
Tile is an ideal choice for an entryway because it’s fashionable, sturdy and easy to clean. Make a smart decision and protect your home with materials like porcelain, ceramic and slate. Grey continues to be a popular color for home decor—soften the look with a grey wood-look tile that incorporates softer tones like taupe and beige that add warmth. Want to add an elegant feel? Use a combination of stone-look ceramic or porcelain for durability and real marble to elevate the whole space. If you want to enhance a neutral color, consider choosing a geometric pattern. Whether your space is a sprawling foyer or a small entryway, investing in the right tile design can add some flair that transforms your room.
Bold and graphic black-and-white floors are always a classic choice.
Tile with a 3-D relief pattern enhances this entryway with a stunning wallpaper effect.
Make a good first impression with a dynamic entryway floor tile that sets a vibrant tone.
Grey, beige and taupe—a tile that combines all of our favorite neutrals is a win.
An entryway rug gets a lot of wear and tear. Opt for the easy-to-care-for choice and install patterned tiles that replicate the look of a rug.
Entryway Floors
Your entryway is a high-traffic area that sees a lot of comings and goings, so it’s important to put some thought into your flooring decision. A durable material like tile can stand up to abusive weather conditions that track rain, snow and mud into your home.
Protect your space by putting down reliable, low-maintenance flooring that you can clean by simply sweeping and mopping. Not only does tile offer practical convenience, but the variety of styles, textures and colors mean that you’re able to customize a look for your one-of-a-kind room. Our experienced associates at The Tile Shop can help you transform your entryway into a bright spot for your home or business.
These large-format tiles are the perfect scale for a big, airy mudroom.
Photo credit: New Old Custom Homes
From rustic to traditional to modern, wood-look tile is perfect for any décor.
Browse our vast selection of tile for entryways.
Large-Format Tile
Large-format tiles are a huge trend in entryways, becoming an effective way to make the most of your space, whether large or small. Bigger tiles have a widening effect that opens up the room and enhances the size of your entryway. Expand your foyer with rectangular tiles that elongate your room and give the impression of even more space.
Larger tiles mean there’s less grout to clean and the installation process goes quicker—meaning your DIY project is even more doable.
These large rectangular tiles have widening effect on this entryway.
The light color and larger size of these tiles make this room feel much bigger.
Want to see more options? Browse our large-format tile selection.
Wood Look
Wood-look tiles have become a very popular option for homeowners who want to combine the timeless beauty of wood with the long-lasting durability of tile. Advances in tile technology have managed to duplicate the distinctive grains, knots, colors and patterns of natural wood to achieve a realistic alternative. Faux wood adds warmth to your entryway decor and can provide a rustic, farmhouse vibe. Check out our newest designs in person by stopping in to your local store.
Our wood-look tile is available in a variety of unique colors and styles.
The authentic finishes and grains of this faux-wood tile makes it look like the real thing.
Want to see more options? Browse our selection of wood-look tile.
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Design Tip: Choosing Materials
The reliable durability of tile makes it a practical choice for entryways and foyers. Installing a material like porcelain or ceramic is a sensible decision that will make your floors stylish and functional for years to come. Create a timeless look with tile from our natural stone collection like marble, travertine, slate, limestone and granite. Explore our extensive variety of tile material options in store or online.
The patterns on this ceramic tile add a tropical vibe to this home.
Encaustic tile flooring is an effective way to add beautiful patterns and colors.
This stunning tile adds elegance and luxury to this grand foyer.
Design Tip: Choosing Colors
The color you select in your entryway can impact the initial look and feel of your home. A strategic pop of color or a funky pattern creates a fashionable mood as your guests walk through the front door. Choose a natural tone that works well with the rest of the house or add elegance with a deep brown espresso wood-look tile. Stop in to The Tile Shop to browse our range of color options that will fit any décor.
This is a great example of how to mix and match materials, patterns and colors.
Spice up your room’s white walls with an interesting tile flooring pattern.
This smart combination of wall and floor tile adds a lot of depth to this seating area.
The encaustic ceramic tiles effectively add some flair in this entryway.
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Floor Tile Design For Entryways and Halls
Your entryway is of the most hardwearing spaces in your home and the first space you see when you walk through the door.
Not only does your entryway need to be functional and offer easy organization, but it must also withstand whatever life throws its way–especially the floors. That’s what makes this next list of floor tile designs for hallways and entryways so great!
Read on to learn why floor tile is the best choice for entryways and halls, and to see our favorite entrance hall tile ideas for spaces ranging from barely-there to grand entries and every size in between.
Prepare to be amazed every time you step foot in your entryway with this striking Calacatta Blue White Marble Stellar Diamond mosaic tile from Tile Club.
What Type of Tile Works Best For Entryways & Hallways?
The first to-do item on your list of entryway tile ideas is choosing a floor tile that can (and will) withstand years of use. You want a tile that offers an unwavering style, of course, but it should also be one that can welcome your lifestyle with open arms–kids, guests, pets, dirt, and all life brings with the changing seasons.
For all of these reasons and more, we highly recommend porcelain tile and marble tile. Here is a little about both and why we love them for entryway floors.
Porcelain Floor Tile
Porcelain tile is a solid and durable tile highly resistant to scratching, frost, and damage. It’s impervious to water and a sustainable building material that can be manipulated to look like wood or more expensive tile materials like marble, which is an attractive feature if natural marble tile is out of your budget. Porcelain tile is also extremely easy to clean and maintain, making it a top choice for hectic households.
No list of entryway tile ideas is complete without a few porcelain tile options. These hardy tiles are ideal for busy entryways requiring unwavering durability and one-of-a-kind style, all while mimicking the look of other floor materials, as seen here in this Spiga Olson Gris Wood Look Porcelain Tile.
Marble Floor Tile
Marble stone is a timeless building material that shines in natural beauty and durability.
With no two marble tiles ever the same, it’s easy to create a truly unique look that won’t fade in style over the decades. As for durability, marble tile is a hardworking water-resistant stone that’s in it for the long haul.
It’s worth noting that marble tile can require more maintenance, especially in very busy households. Since marble tile can be stained, it’s best to protect marble floors with a quality marble sealant and avoid standing water whenever possible.
Approved for use on high traffic walls and floors, this Calacatta Gold large format hexagon marble tile shows off the natural beauty and rarity each marble stone can effortlessly add to your tiled entryway.
Choose What's True to You vs. What’s Trending
After choosing the best tile material for your space, it’s time to settle on a style. Regardless of which tile material you choose, picking a quality tile that speaks to your style and what you love most in home design will always make you happier in the end than going with what’s in vogue at the moment.
By choosing a tile design that matches your authentic taste and style, you’ll have no regrets later down the road.
So, which style will it be? Let’s look at several tried-and-true entrance hall tile ideas to see what options make the best fit for your foyer.
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Opt-In for an Eye-Catching Pattern
If you’re on the hunt for entry or hallway tile ideas that will help hide the evidence of regular foot traffic, patterned tile designs and geometric layouts may be worth your consideration.
Eye-catching Mediterranean or Moroccan-inspired tile, or your favorite geometric patterns can easily mask surface debris while setting the tone for your entryway. Here are some of our favorite looks spanning several design styles, proving that timeless style comes in many different forms.
Bursting with dimension and interest, this Melange Blue Porcelain Tile is a modern entrance hall tile idea you can take to the floor or walls, depending on your ideal look.
This is a geometrically-pleasing, non-slippery tile option for high traffic commercial and residential areas.
For an unapologetically beautiful Mediterranean-inspired tile bursting with Grecian charm, look no further than Tile Club’s Moroccan Blue Star & White Cross Etched Marble Mosaic Tile.
Bring a bright focal point to your entryway design with Tile Club’s Floral Eternity White Carrara & Bardiglio Waterjet Mosaic Tile. This gorgeous tile bodes well on gently used residential homes and areas where standing water is not a regular occurrence.
Mask daily messes with a dark and bold pattern, all without sacrificing style with Tile Club's Nero Marquina and Thassos White marble mosaic tile.
This subtle yet stunning Arches Wooden Beige & Bardiglio Marble Tile entryway complements this entryway hall without being overdone.
If you need hallway tile ideas for high traffic areas, this is a worthy contender!
Seen in traditional, modern, and contemporary homes, checkerboard floors like this gorgeous entryway tile design by West of Main Design create dimension and interest that can be turned up or toned down to best complement your space, as detailed in these 7 Creative Tile Designs for Checkerboard Home Decor. Achieve a similar look with Tile Club’s Bianco Carrara Honed Marble Tile and Thassos White Honed Marble Tile.
Add A Personal Touch with Custom & Penny Round Mosaic Tile
Sometimes it can be hard to find the right fit for your space, especially if you have a specific idea in mind. In this case, custom mosaic or penny round tile is the way to go.
We love the look of penny rounds with personalized inlaid messages like those shown below for mid-century-inspired spaces.
Penny rounds come in endless color variations, with small hexagon tile options available if you want to switch things up.
This custom tile entryway design by Ashley Burnett is just one of many examples of how you can use penny round tiles to personalize your entryway.
If you were thinking of something completely custom that will steal the show and express to guests just what they can expect when they walk through your home, our custom mosaic tile service can help bring the entryway tile idea of your dreams to life–and to your floors.
Looking to jazz up your hotel lobby or entryway? Consider a custom mosaic tile design by Tile Club’s team of artists!
Add striking detail to your hall and entryway floors with a custom mosaic tile design with help from Tile Club.
Let your wildest entrance hall tile ideas come to life when you create a custom mosaic tile design with Tile Club!
Keep It Natural with a Wood-Look Tile
Wood is a classic flooring option that works in practically any design theme, but it’s not always the best for busy spaces.
Wood flooring can easily be damaged from pets and excessive wear and need refinishing to maintain a like-new look. Plus it can warp over time with excessive water and moisture exposure.
Porcelain and marble wood-look tile offer all of the advantages of traditional wood with added durability and low maintenance needs. Wood-look tile is available in several unique patterns that make it simple to add a modern, organic flair to your entryway. What’s more, wood-look tile can be used throughout your entire home to achieve a cohesive flow and works for entryways big and small. Keep scrolling to see what we mean!
If keeping with tradition is more your style, this Kasai Fumo Wood Look rectified porcelain tile is sure to please. Aside from its gorgeous honed gray color, its long-wearing finish and slip-resistant qualities make it a perfect neutral flooring option for high-traffic homes and commercial spaces.
Mimic the texture and color of white wood planks sans the sanding and refinishing years down the road with Tile Club’s Gems Bianco White Wood Look Porcelain Tile, a worthy addition to any traditional or modern entrance hall tile ideas list.
A modern take on a traditional floor material, this Fan Wooden Beige Marble Mosaic Tile’s scalloped finish and fish scale pattern adds a creative design element sure to please every time you lay eyes on it.
Who said wood look tile had to be boring? This Retro Blanco Hex White Washed porcelain tile is a fun twist on traditional wood plank flooring and boasts all of the benefits of visual texture, durability, and one of time’s most prized patterns. How can you go wrong?
Another gorgeous wood-look marble floor option for high traffic areas like the kitchen is our Selo Hex Wooden Beige Marble Mosaic Tile.
Marvel at Classic White Marble
Around here, we can’t get enough marble. If you feel the same way, you might consider adding a classic marble floor tile to your list of tiled entryway ideas.
Simple, yes. Boring? Impossible.
Tile Club’s dazzling White Sparkle Waterjet Marble geometric tile is a crisp, clean, classic floor tile design for halls, walls, and entryways alike. You can’t go wrong with a classic white marble!
Small but mighty, this 10 Inch Thassos White Marble Hexagon Tile offers a delicate patterned white marble design that will make your space stand out while standing the test of time and ever-changing design styles.
Mimic Marble with Porcelain Tiles
Love the look of marble, but not sure it’s the best option for your budget or young household? Have your cake and eat it too with a standard size or large format porcelain tile! This is an excellent move for households that want to maintain a timeless aesthetic without paying the price for natural marble, or being on the hook for potentially high-maintenance needs in the busy season of life.
Mimic the look of your favorite marble tile with the Varana Blanco Stone Look White Porcelain Tile, approved for light traffic floors, walls, and your list of budget-friendly sophisticated entryway tile ideas.
Our Emporio Polished Calacatta Marble Porcelain Tile offers all of the beauty of true marble tile with the capable versatility of porcelain, all wrapped up in fun hexagon tile shape sure to wow your guests.
Small Entryway Tile Ideas
Looking for entry or hallway tile ideas for small spaces? Designing a small entryway sounds simple, but sometimes a lack of space can make for a more challenging design idea. Coupled with smart use of space, these next small entryway tile ideas can make a big difference in the look and feel of your size-challenged space.
When making your list of entryway or entrance hall tile ideas, it’s essential to focus on scale. You’ll want to consider small-scale tile designs that won’t look out of place or too overpowering in smaller areas. Another option is to continue the flooring from the next room into the entryway to make the space feel less cramped (or replace it all for a cohesive look).
A neutral or wood-look tile is a great option here!
Here are some other examples of small-scale entryway tile ideas that won’t compromise your overall design plan.
At a small size of 1”x3” per piece, this Herringbone Wooden Beige Polished Marble Mosaic Tile is a small-scale neutral tile option ideal for high-traffic areas of the home.
Even small spaces are no match for penny rounds! Even if you’re cramped, you can create a unique and stylish entryway and hallway floor that’s every bit beautiful as an open floor plan design, much like Tim Barber Architects did in this Southern California revival style farmhouse.
With little space to spare, small-scale neutral tile helps make a big impression without requiring extra square footage. Just think of how this gorgeous River Pebbles Carrara & Thassos Marble Tile would look in your space!
Don’t Forget The Walls!
Sure, your floors work hard, but what about the walls? Rather than worrying about touch-up paint every few months to hide scuffs and marks, you can opt-in for a tiled wall that only requires a wipe down here and there.
Additionally, a textured wall tile can help large spaces feel more welcome, or add necessary detail to spaces lacking in size and opportunity to make a statement. Entryway walls are also the perfect opportunity to put peel and stick tile to work. Here are some of our favorite hallway tile ideas for walls.
Take a trip to the wild side of home design while keeping your aesthetic intact with the Carrara Gator Etched Subway Tile, a tiled entryway idea for hard working walls or floors.
For walls craving an artistic touch, the Teardrops Wooden Beige & Athens Gray Marble Mosaic Waterjet Tile is a show-stopping entryway or hallway tile idea to make your walls pop. Paired with a natural floor and your favorite accent pieces, you might find yourself spending more time in your entryway than you need to!
Designed with a timeless floral pattern, this Gold Bouquet Marble TiIe is a stunningly elegant entryway tile idea that can freshen up even the busiest entryway and hallway walls.
Quickly transform the look and feel of your entryway walls and halls with this Carrara Hexagon Marble Peel and Stick Tile.
Design the Tiled Entryway of Your Dreams with Tile Club
No matter what tiled entryway ideas and dreams you hope to achieve, Tile Club makes it simple to find today’s best selection of modern takes and timeless classics, all in one place. Shop Tile Club today to find the best tile for your entryway makeover, or contact our knowledgeable customer care team for personalized recommendations for your space, big or small. Then head over to the Tile Club blog to discover more tile-inspired looks for every corner of your home or commercial space!
Types of tile layout in the entryway
Original types of tile layout in the entryway will help to visually expand the space and make the interior of the entrance hall of an apartment building different from others
Various options for facing the floor and walls of the entrance hall will help not only transform the interior, but also significantly save on decoration.
The correct layout of individual elements into a single harmonious whole will allow you to create the optimal combination that will appeal to literally all residents 9Ol000 effects
Work planning
Floor and wall tile companies today supply the market with a wide range of products that can combine different colors and details already in ready-made sets. This greatly facilitates the task of the owners of the premises, who want to transform them with the help of cladding. As you know, the house begins with the front door, and its successful design creates comfort throughout the building.
The lion's share of the costs in the repair of the entrance is the replacement of tiles on the floor and walls. Tenants tend to change cladding less often and choose materials carefully to ensure they last long and hold up well. Not the last role is played by the desire to save money. The correct arrangement of the cladding elements will help in this, in which a minimum of trimmed parts remains.
When choosing a tile, you should calculate how many tiles you will need. The calculation is made based on the surface area and dimensions of the tile, multiplying the length of the tile by the width of the surface. On the Internet, you can find an online calculator that will accurately calculate the required amount of tiles.
The length and width of a tile is always indicated on its packaging. The distance for filling with grout, which will appear between the seams after laying, is also taken into account. If simple cladding is planned, when buying tiles, you need to add a reserve of 10 percent, and for complex options - 15 percent.
When drawing up a layout, you can stick to traditional views, using one color in the design, or you can combine several different colors and types of cladding. In all cases, the drawing must be drawn in advance or use ready-made schemes offered by stackers. After marking is made on the surface, you should calculate how much material is needed, purchase the necessary tools, as well as adhesive and grout.
Laying options
To see what a particular type of tile looks like, you can lay it out on the floor. The situation is more complicated with the walls - you will have to use the proposed design solution in the form of a drawing or drawing.
The most common tile is tile. It can be applied to both walls and floors. It is presented in a wide range of colors, different sizes and shapes - from square to diamond-shaped and is relatively inexpensive.
The tile design can imitate different materials - stone, wood, leather, parquet. Having laid it on the floor, with the naked eye at first glance it will be difficult to determine that instead of a parquet flooring it is ceramic.
Slightly higher in price and better quality - porcelain tiles. It can also be produced under a board or a tree, and it looks so natural that even the corresponding texture is transmitted to the touch (it is possible to distinguish wood-like tiles from natural wood only by temperature).
The most common types of tile layout in an apartment building:
Classic
Usually square tiles are used, they are laid in order in each row. This method of cladding requires maximum accuracy so that the marking of the seams horizontally and vertically is uniform.
Rhombus
Each tile is laid at a 45 degree angle, diagonally. Masonry is used both on the floor and on the walls. This is an interesting (visually expands the room), but a difficult design decision that requires preliminary marking. In the work on the cladding, a central axis is distinguished, along which they are guided. In laying use square fragments. Tiled corners must exactly match the marked lines. In the process of work, trimming of elements and a lot of triangular waste is inevitable. It is better to choose a plain tile, as the “patterned” one requires precise and careful joining.
Offset (spaced)
Each row is moved forward ½ tile because the middle of the tile is aligned with the vertical seam of the nearest row.
The scheme resembles bricklaying and is easy to implement. Use both square and rectangular tiles. It is preferable to do vertical masonry, with the help of which the effect of lengthening the space is created. Laying horizontally visually expands the entrance. Masters need to pre-cut the elements, because several rows will begin with a half tile.
Herringbone
When the narrow side of the tile meets the wide side, forming a right angle. This scheme is used for floor cladding, because it resembles parquet. The Christmas tree layout is single, double and triple, when the appropriate number of elements is used in the formation of a row. However, each option is different.
Modular
Used on both walls and floors. It is a combination of several models differing in size. Lay it out strictly according to the scheme.
Fragmentary
Emphasis is placed on bright details - they are usually placed as decorative elements on the general background.
Sometimes they even cut out patterns or original figures from tiles that decorate the center of the composition.
Visual effects
Using a variety of laying variations, you can depict drawings, panels, mosaics, geometric patterns on the surface. When alternating multi-colored materials laid with the basic method or diagonally, a “chessboard” appears. It is not recommended to use a diagonal layout on the floor, as this will give the illusion of curvature.
The front door can be divided by lines of contrasting colors, tiles can be laid out in the form of a patterned carpet, ornament, kaleidoscope. Many manufacturers produce sets of materials with already attached diagrams, according to which it is easy to lay out an intricate drawing.
View and download 15 types of tile/porcelain tile layout:
tile/porcelain tile layout
In conclusion
Applying different types of tile layout in the house, you can be sure that there is no second such tile in the house.
The original design of the cladding turns the room into unique panels and paintings that adorn gray everyday life.
Attention :: Foundation for the Preservation of Historical Heritage
We told you that in Moscow, the historical decoration of the entrance of the house on Baumanskaya Street is in danger of major repairs. The author of the Hidden Moscow blog, Eric Shakhnazaryan, together with several residents of the house and local historians, are trying to protect the interiors of the entrance. In support of this idea, in June we created visualizations of what the entrance might look like after a gentle renovation while preserving elements of the pre-revolutionary interior.
This is what a staircase might look like after careful renovation
One of the hot topics at the Baumanskaya entrance was the preservation of historical floor tiles. The overhaul fund was going to replace pre-revolutionary tiles with modern "toilet" porcelain tiles.
The vestibule tiles were in particular danger. A crack went through the whole room, which indicates the problems of the subfloor: corrosion of the beam or subsidence of the ceiling. This is a typical problem for the preservation of ground floor tiles in most Russian cities.
In such cases, the floor tiles must be dismantled by an experienced craftsman with maximum preservation of all elements. After that, the base of the floor is repaired, and the tile cleaned from the old glue is returned to its place and completed.
Representatives of the overhaul fund decided to go the other way. They conducted an examination indicating the Soviet origin of the floor tiles. Probably, with this conclusion, the officials intended to remove the issue of its preservation.
Source: hidden_moscow
Then the activists turned to an international expert, doctor of art history, author of books on the history of tiles, a member of the Society for the Protection of Ceramics Mario Back.
He confirmed that the pattern of the tiles matched the catalogs of the Otto Kaufmann factory in Niedersedlitz, Germany.
Sheet from the catalog of the Otto Kauffmann factory
According to the expert, the tiles were produced before the First World War. Mario Back also noted that he finds such a surface striking and still attractive. The specialist expressed the hope that the historical tiles could be preserved and that they are much more resistant to wear and tear than modern products.
Nevertheless, the dismantling of this tile began yesterday.
Of course, during the removal of the historical cover, the hallmarks of Otto Kauffmann became visible. This confirmed the opinion of activists and an international expert about the pre-revolutionary origin of this ceramics. And the expertise of the overhaul fund turned out to be unreliable.
For the urgent start of the floor demolition work, the officials drew up a separate paper outside of the main overhaul documents.
