Tiling Patterns - elegance with simplicity.
Since the first century AD when terracotta tiling became widespread in Imperial Rome people have used terracotta tiles as a means to accentuate their homes. The advent of uniform tile sizes resulted in the use of highly distinctive and elaborate geometric floor patterns which utilised order and simplicity in their regular design.
European churches, nobility and the very wealthy saw tiling geometric patterns with terracotta tiles as a way to exhibit their wealth, status, and enlightenment. With time commoners began replicating the tile textures they saw in the palaces and churches in their own homes which coined the phrase "noble yet plebeian".
At Middle Earth Tiles we are proud of what we make - we make beautiful tiles. And we are emotionally involved in how people use our tiles. For this reason we have created this page to help our customers think ‘outside the square’ when it comes to laying our tiles. Why? Because our terracotta tiles when laid properly should last hundreds if not thousands of years, and when you're installing such a durable product we think it is important that people think ahead 10-20 and realise that if they lay their tiles in an unimaginative way now, they will be stuck with it for years.
Brick Bonded Brick @ 45 degrees
Brick @ 45 degrees Offset Brick @ 45 degrees
Offset Brick Offset Brick
Herringbone Herringbone
Double Herringbone Brick @ 45 degrees
Brick Bonded Brick Bonded
Herringbone @ 45 degrees Herringbone @ 45 degrees
Stack Bonded Stack Bonded
Laddered Top and Tail
Best of Five Window Frame
Oak Barrel with Horizontal Bands Spanish Insert
Diamond Brick @ 45 degrees
Brick Oak Barrel with Horizontal Bands
http://www.middleearthtiles.co.nz/
Middle Earth Tiles Showroom8 Kingdon Street
Newmarket
Auckland, 1023
Phone: +64 9 523 4080
Fax: +64 9 523 4090
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Opening Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9am-5.30pm
Saturday: 10am-4pm
Sunday: By appointment only
