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olldbobbi Are you asking about herringbone, brick style or stacked? Not sure what you mean, sorry!

olldroo Please post photos of your room and the tiles you selected, it is very hard to know otherwise.

aichoucha I mean brick style for example

ASVInteriors It all depends what you are trying to achieve
A modern look stacks them up in columns, more traditional is to stagger them 1/2 or 1/3 (can't find image quickly) or you can go vertical:

ASVInteriors In fact, enter tile pattern under bathrooms in Houzz - and the world is your oyster - people are pretty imaginative!!!

olldbobbi Here are some examples of porcelain tile laid in a brick pattern: [houzz=Tsawwassen Renovation]
[houzz=Kitchen pantry cabinet, refridgerator, coffee area and microwave]

olldroo Ladies - we are talking floor here, not walls.

olldbobbi Roo! My two pics are floors!!!

olldroo Sorry Bobbi, obviously waaaaaay past my bedtime. I saw the first one as wood but couldn't make the second one out at all. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

ASVInteriors sorry Bobbi, my bad - However you can do the same for floors!
I have laid tile in straight lines, staggered at 1/3 and 2/3 style and even in herringbone.
In a grid pattern is very modern, staggered is more traditional.
If your room is narrow, you can place your tiles perpendicular to the entry to widen it out (Horizontal lines in front of you); for more depth, you can place them parallel to the longest wall....

http://www.houzz.com/photos/bath/floor-tile-pattern-

Ironwood Builders ASV, are you trying to say that the horizontal stripes make the room look fat?

aichoucha Which type makes the room look bigger?

ASVInteriors Show us a picture of your bathroom and we will be able to help you wtth tile layout to make it look bigger. thanks

S. Thomas Kutch On the floor........? Okay, I'm being too much of a SA........more information is needed. Photos would help along with some idea of what kind of look you're looking for....

aichoucha I'm changing the floor of my entire house. I have a small bathroom, small kitchen, big living rooms... I don t know if the pictures are going to be useful as there's nothing on the floors yet.

aichoucha I m looking for a modern look that would obviously make my house look bigger

olldbobbi I think we need to know more about your tiles....are they square? rectangular? Because personally I wouldn't do square tiles in a brick pattern, but that's just me.

aichoucha They r rectangular porcelain