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Metro Tile Kitchen

July 1, 2013 by Jane F 2 Comments

metro tiles - White English kitchen with metro tiled walls - World of Interiors via AtticmagIn England, subway tiles are sometimes called metro tiles. It’s clear why.

For over 100 years now, white glazed rectangular tiles have been in continual use in kitchens. Washable and fire-resistant, tiled walls were a fixture during the late 19th Century when a working kitchen also featured a large range, a long table, deep “pot-size” sink, and larder or storage shelves. That aesthetic provided the inspiration for this modernized ground-floor cookery in the home of a prominent London antiques dealer. Here, metro tile are used on all the walls  – floor to ceiling. Only the ceiling and trim are painted. Tile also is used on the sides of an island inset with two tiers of natural wood drawers that match the top. Set with dark grout, the white metro tiles take on a lovely pattern yet provide a utilitarian edginess and elemental quality that reflects the era of the house. A beautiful staggered stone floor is pointed up by khaki-color paint on the pantry and entrance way doors. And too, there is a white Aga cooker holding forth in a large tiled niche, plus a chair and tall pantry cupboard nearby.

metro tiles - White English kitchen with metro tiled walls -World of Interiors via AtticmagOn a wall between two doors, and directly across from the island, an antique wood étagère serves as open storage.  Bowls and canisters live there in lieu of a cabinet that would have impinged on space in the aisle. This is an opportunity to see the scale of these subways, which I estimate to be 4 x 8-inches. That tile scale is especially well matched to the room and gives all the surfaces a substantial look.

metro tiles - White English kitchen with metro tiled walls - World of Interiors via AtticmagLooking across toward doors leading up to the garden, there’s a glimpse of a huge, deep double-bowl pot sink fitted with two sets of raised Victorian-style pillar taps. On close examination, there is no cabinet below. The vintage fireclay beauty rests rests on two tiled piers, leaving open space below. In contrast to elaborate and highly fitted kitchens with great walls of cabinets this one gives off an easy simplicity that seems thoroughly modern while still embodying the spirit of an earlier time.

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Comments

  1. Hillary says

    July 2, 2013 at 10:18 am

    Ob.Sessed. Seriously. Love these walls!

    Reply
  2. RHome410 says

    July 2, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    I’m in love. So clean, light, and airy, and just grandly functional.

    Reply

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