Chequerboard Floor Tiles

Few surfaces suit a two-tone pattern better than a hallway floor, where it's seen in full rather than glimpsed in sections. In stark black-and-white marble, chequerboard floor tiles give an entrance instant drama from the first step in; swap that for two neutral stone tones instead and the same structure settles into something calmer, carrying a quiet authority of its own in a kitchen or boot room that calls for a gentler floor.

Direction changes the character of a floor more than most people expect. Set flush with the walls, the grid feels orderly and traditional; turned diagonally instead, the same tiles pull the eye across the room rather than along it, making even a narrow hallway feel like it covers more ground.

This particular pairing of tones has been part of the design vocabulary for centuries, and it's the floor, more than the wall, where that history shows up most often. For anyone choosing floor tiles for an entrance, kitchen or boot room, our chequerboard range offers a way to build interest into the surface itself rather than adding it afterwards.