Timeless and Classic

I'm talking about tile, but I think these two words describe my decorating style pretty well also.  I try not to be too trendy when it comes to decorating.  Maybe some pillows or an accessory that can be easily replaced when I tire of it, but when it comes to the big stuff, I stick to classic.

Many years ago, while wedding dress shopping with my mom, I said "I want a simple, classic dress that will never go out of style." My mom's response was "Just how many times to you plan on wearing this dress?".  Of course, only once, but when I look back at our wedding pictures, it's hard to determine what year or even what decade we were married.

When shopping for tile during our renovation, I knew I wanted something simple and something that looked like it could have been original to the house.  Subway tile, of course.  Every picture I collected for inspiration for our kitchen and bathroom incorporated subway tile in some fashion.  We used it for our kitchen backsplash, our fireplace surround and our master bathroom shower.  I personally don't think you can go wrong with subway tile.  I can't imagine I will ever tire of it.

Here are a few pictures of how it is used in our home.

The kitchen backsplash is made up of 2"x8" cream subway tile (with a slight crackle finish).  For some visual interest, we had a herringbone pattern added behind the stovetop.

The fireplace surround is done in 2"x4" carrera marble subway tile.  It is also on the hearth.

The master bathroom shower is done in a 2"x8" carrera marble subway tile.  Again, for some visual interest, we added the horizontal black accent tile all the way around the shower.

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