I was watching Gilmore Girls and noticed the seemingly random tiles mixed in the pattern of solid ones on the wall. I’ve seen this other places too.
What is the purpose of these random tiles? They seem to be placed randomly also?
by Simple-Juggernaut373
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They’re accents. If you want to see an example of a gorgeous piece of tile art you could use for this effect, check out Carol Long’s website.
I think it’s just to highlight Lorelai’s whimsy.. the way she revamped the dragon fly is a perfect professional mirror of how she decorates her home imo
It was kind of a trend in the late 90s to early 2000s.
Late 90’s early 2000’s had a big trend in “global eclectic” style. It was kind of wacky and whimsical and was intentionally done to look imperfect. HGTV was new and all the rage and inspired a lot of people to redo their cookie-cutter builder grade homes with more personality. It was also something that came out of being budget conscious. Maybe you could only afford a few hand painted Mexican tiles, so you threw them in randomly with more affordable solid ones. The previous late eighties/early 90’s style was very matchy matchy and you basically just bought a complete set of room decor from the JC Penny or Sears catalogs that was all the same color or pattern. The more eclectic and old world inspired trends that came after that was definitely trying to course correct into more authentic interiors, but a lot of people went a little heavy handed and it ended up looking weirdly fake like those 90’s faux Tuscan kitchens.