30 x 60 cm tiles Reason vs. Zeitgeist

Diagonal looks like it's from the 80s. Unless the tiles are really not too large, emphasizing the grout pattern.

Personally, I find square tiles nicer. I have grown tired of the rectangular ones. I also find it either boring or salesroom-like when the whole house is laid with the same tile.

I have both a horizontal grout and a diagonal one. I love my tiles and am glad every day that I didn’t choose 30x60 or something like that.

The neighbors all have rectangular tiles and I don’t find any of them really nice. At best, their floor doesn’t bother me. But I couldn’t enjoy it.

I have a question about that: Do you lay the tiles in the direction of travel, that is, the way you enter through the door? I have the impression that this looks more "inviting" than if they are laid "crosswise," like a barrier or obstruction. Or am I just imagining things? And how is the effect with diagonally laid tiles?

But it can also make the hallway look narrower and longer. A good tile salesman should be able to advise on that.

We are using natural stone for the hallway, bathroom, and kitchen of our quirky old building and are laying it with minimal joints of 2 mm. And we use a very classic small format of 20x20 and 15x15 in the narrow hallway. At not even 60 sqm, this is financially feasible.

Natural stone is, for me, the (unaffordable ;-) ) ultimate. It doesn't get any better, in my opinion. :-) Every now and then we stay overnight in Dresden in a hotel whose walls are partly made of/with sandstone. Do you believe me that I often stand by the wall and stroke it. ;-)

diagnonaal looks like it's from the 80s. Unless the tiles are really not too large, emphasizing the grout pattern. Personally, I find square tiles more beautiful. I've grown tired of the elongated ones. I also find it either boring or showroom-like when the whole house is laid with the same tile. I have both a cross joint as well as a diagonal one. I love my tiles and am happy every day that I didn't choose 30x60 or something like that. The neighbors all have elongated tiles and I don’t find any of them really nice. At best, their floor doesn’t bother me. But I couldn’t enjoy it.

I think your tiles and the way they are laid are great. I could well imagine something like that for us in a lighter cream tone. However, I plan to set accents in the individual rooms with (self-adhesive) partly striking wallpapers on one wall. Therefore, I want a rather subdued, simple floor so that it doesn’t become too much. But we’ll see, we’re just at the beginning and I really like your tiles. By the way, my husband doesn’t like the idea of the same floor everywhere either, so my wishes might still change.

Seriously?

Seriously! My opinion, which I shared with the OP ;) Do you have any advice for the OP as well?

Only at the transition between living room/kitchen do 6 tiles meet star-shaped – for me a 'work of art'

Seriously?

I have a question about that: Do you lay the tiles in the running direction, that is, as you come in through the door?

Depends... light/windows, width, length and generally

I have both a cross joint and a diagonal one. I love my tiles and am glad every day that I didn’t choose 30x60 or something like that.

They look very nice. I compare them (not in style, more like a phase) to the curved small 70s tiles, they look like a spade: at some point, one gets very tired of the pattern.
But enjoy them!
I also think that especially tiles and floors go out of style very quickly: used to be diagonal, tile ornaments, framing... today, mostly plain surfaces... there are so many great stones, structures, slips, surfaces, colors, accents, dabs, sizes and shapes – so something can really go wrong very quickly without you knowing beforehand ;)
They fit right in – they’ll be available to buy again :)

I'll also quickly throw the linoleum idea in again: if it's so hard to decide for or against certain tiles and it should be a calm floor, then linoleum is something to consider. Nowadays, it also comes in nice designs, is easy to maintain and durable, and has no joints at all. :D

How nice that you also find my hallway tiles nice. I wouldn’t want a whole living room with them either. I'm curious how long I will like them. At the moment, I claim that I have the nicest hallway in the neighborhood. :D