A TILE DISASTER (sort of ...)

After a run of fabulous decisions where it was like I could do no wrong and I ran with my hair flowing in the breeze upon the silvery joy of Being Right, I’ve hit a bit of a wall.

The Red Star floor tiles didn’t work.  And I ordered £200 worth of them.

 Now, don’t get me wrong, I really like them and the colour's perfect.  But I got them for the kitchen and this is where I fell down: the pattern is small and the floor space is large.  And while I loved the way the colours merged to give a fresh grey/white/red feel, I didn’t enjoy the way that the pattern did the same to my eyes.

I tried them in the downstairs lavvie and it was a completely different story: the tiles looked completely at home and the size of the pattern wasn’t so noticeable.  Instead, they gave a really cool, retro feel to the space. Unfortunately, I’ve already got my heart set on the really fresh red and white of the Rose des Vents which means – urgh – the Red Stars have got to go back.

I’m genuinely gutted because I do like them and also, I hate breaking my golden streak. That sounds gross, but you know what I mean.

In their place, we’re going for the back up which I like but also feel is a little bit ... safe.  I liked the idea of having a funky pattern on the floor in the kitchen which is dated and only getting a new worktop and a lick of paint (lick, lick, lick – HATE that word).  And I hate being wrong.  As I said. Anyhoo.

This is our back up.   It’s from the Colour Flooring Company and is a vinyl floor covering that comes in a roll.  The colour is Antelope.  Will blog more about this company later as was introduced by my lovely sister-in-law who have this in Apple in their kitchen.

To be honest, we’ve had our eye on this for a while and I have absolutely no doubt that it will look lovely.  And the colour was my decision so in some ways, I know I will be returning to the Right.  But I will miss what the Red Stars could have been.