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Featured Image:<\/em><\/strong> Marvel Calacatta Extra Polished 24×48 Porcelain Floor Tile from Arizona Tile<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tile selection for your floors is a crucial choice to make. Knowing the characteristics of the tile and loving the aesthetics helps to further guide your decision. We have some timeless floor tile options within a mid-century modern motif that will heighten your design senses!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid-century modern (MCM for short) design style incorporates natural elements and marries them with modern features, like clean lines and minimalistic characteristics. Whether you have an open concept layout, a high-traffic area, kids, pets, or the complete opposite, we have mid-century modern style tile to emphasize stunning aesthetics while withstanding day-to-day use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Mid-Century Modern<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mid-century modern design started to become popular around the 1930s, and featured minimalistic detail, clean lines, simplicity, contrasting textures, and functionality. Prior to this, design trends emphasized ornate detail, so this shift was drastic. With a minimalistic approach, the mid-century modern design trend lacked unnecessary embellishments and focused on only the essential elements. These characteristics featured German and Scandinavian influences, and presented a less cluttered design and promoted a calm appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clean, organic lines played a significant role in furniture, like tables and chairs. Instead of finding intrinsic wood carvings, for example, MCM focused on function and minimized elaboration. MCM design combines a variety of materials like wood and man-made products, to create an iconic aesthetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This style also features a strong focus on nature and integrating that from within, mainly with large windows and the use of wood, stone, and plants within the home. MCM incorporated pops of color and geometric designs, mixing them with neutral hues, to truly gain visual interest and dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Components like these make for a clear understanding of why mid-century modern tile\u2014and design as a whole\u2014remain popular. Therefore, it\u2019s hard to go wrong when selecting MCM, especially when working with the natural stone and tile inventory that we have to offer. When designing a home room by room, it can be fun to focus on specific areas you want to highlight \u2013 for example, in your kitchen, maybe it\u2019s the tile floor you want to prioritize.  To help you find that perfect MCM look, we\u2019ve put together four categories of materials inspired by this iconic design style:<\/p>\n\n\n\n