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Obsessed with Checkered Tile? Here’s How to Get the Look

By Blair Hagensen

Checkered Tile White & Grey Modern Kitchen Backsplash

3x3 Feldspar Gloss + Dolomite | Design: Autumn Hachey, TWENTY-TWO TWELVE, Stay Here | Image: Michelle Johnson

Checkered tile is a timeless pattern that has been used for centuries to add interest and dimension to floors and walls. From the grand ballrooms of European palaces to the cozy kitchens of country homes, checkered tile has a long and storied history. But this classic pattern is far from outdated. In fact, checkered tile is making a major comeback in modern homes, thanks to its versatility and ability to add a touch of personality to any space.

Whether you prefer a traditional look or want a pattern that’s entirely your own, we have the perfect tile to bring your checkered dreams to life. Today we’re walking you through everything you need to know to design your own checkered tile, and serving up plenty of gorgeous checkerboard installations to inspire your next project. Let’s get started!

Crafting Your Perfect Checkerboard

If you're considering a checkered pattern, there are a few things you'll need to decide on: size or shape, colors, and pattern.

First, you'll need to choose the right size or shape. We offer a wide variety of Ceramic and Glass square tiles in sizes ranging from 1x1 to 12x12, so you can create a pattern that's perfect for your space. Large-format square tiles can make a small space feel larger, while smaller sizes–especially mosaic tile–make a big design impact. Or, mix it up completely with other shapes like rectangles, triangles, or Star & Cross.

Checkered Tile Yellow White Entryway Star Cross
tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Tile: Mini Star & Cross Sunflower + Feldspar | Design + Image: SOOETSUN STUDIO

The sky’s the limit when it comes to colors because we offer over 100 hand-mixed, lead-free glazes with the option to create your own custom shades. Classic black and white checkered tile is a perpetual favorite, especially in bathrooms and kitchens. Some people may think of 1950’s style diners but the traditional black and white combination is always in style and can be used to create a variety of looks from modern to vintage.

Checkered Tile Black White Mosaic Bathroom Floor

Tile: 1x1 Akoya + Halite, 6x6 Akoya | Design: Sarah Sherman Samuel | Image: Joseph Bradshaw

If you're looking for something a bit more unique, try a multi-colored checkerboard with all of your favorite hues. Bold and unapologetic, this look can leave a lasting impression and bring a daily smile to your face.

Checkered Tile Multicolored Checkerboard Shower Niche
tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

tile Painted Sky Gloss

starting at
$30.00/sqft $30.00/sqft

tile Evening Glow Gloss

starting at
$30.00/sqft $30.00/sqft

tile Crater Lake Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Tumbleweed Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Feldspar, Painted Sky, Evening Glow, Crater Lake Matte, Sunflower, Sea Glass, Tumbleweed | Design + Image: Gray Benko

You can also use different shades of the same color to create a more subtle checkered pattern or try different sheens in the same color for a sumptuous and sophisticated look.

Checkered Tile Matte Gloss Green Glass Tile Shower
glass Starling Matte

starting at
$44.00/sqft $44.00/sqft

glass Starling Gloss

starting at
$36.00/sqft $36.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Starling Matte + Starling Gloss, 2x2 Starling Matte, 4x4 Ivory Gloss | Design: Rae Rockwell Studio | Image: Stephen Paul

For an artisan take on the checkerboard tile trend, try using our Handpainted Tile. Squiggle, from the Block Shop x Fireclay Tile Collection, is a beautifully eclectic and unexpected way to incorporate checkered floor tile or backsplashes in any space.

Checkered Tile Pastel Mint White Handpainted Tile Bathroom Floor
tile Tumbleweed Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Squiggle Plein Aire Motif, 4x4 Tumbleweed | Design: Kim Wolfe | Image: Joseph Bradshaw

Once you've chosen your size and colors, you'll need to decide on a layout. The most common layout for checkered tile is a straight grid, but you can also create a diagonal or diamond pattern. As an example of unexpected cascading diagonal checkered floor tile, maroon and white squares in different sizes create an eye-catching look in the kitchen below.

Checkered Tile Red White Cottage Kitchen Floor
tile Vintage Leather Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Ivory Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 8x8 Vintage Leather, 4x4 Ivory | Design: Handsome Salt | Image: Jenny Siegwart

Where to Use Checkered Tile

This classic pattern is incredibly versatile–think beyond checkerboard ballrooms and checkered diners. It can be used in a variety of spaces and applications, both indoors and outdoors. Here are a few of our favorite ideas to spark inspiration.

Checkered Floor Inspiration

There’s nothing that conveys a sense of classic design like a checkerboard floor. Put a cheeky twist on this look by slipping in pops of another color within traditional black and white checkerboard tile floors like the kitchen below.

Checkered Tile Black White Green Kitchen Floor
tile Raven Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

tile Hunter Green Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 8x8 Raven Matte, Feldspar + Hunter Green | Design: Jenny Siegwart | Image: Handsome Salt | Installer: Noble + Proper

Create endless visual interest by playing with sizes within your checkered floor tile. Maroon and black and white, checks within checks–this game room is filled with gorgeous design, but the floor steals the show.

Checkered Tile Red Black White Floor
tile Vintage Leather Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Dolomite Matte

starting at
$34.00/sqft $34.00/sqft

Tile: 12x12 Vintage Leather, 3x3 Dolomite + Iron Ore | Design: Street Sense | Image: Ron Blunt Photography | Installer: The Lucie

If you want textured floors, you can’t go wrong with designer-favorite Glazed Thin Brick. We love how Valeria Jacobs designed a parquet-style checkered floor with rows of brick in alternating orientations.

Checkered Tile Brick White Brown Bathroom Floor
brick Big Horn

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

brick Lewis Range

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Brick: Big Horn + Lewis Range | Design: Valeria Jacobs

Elegant with a wink, this bridal suite features a statement-making floor of Handpainted Squiggle Tile in our black and white Charcoal Motif.

Checkered Tile Handpainted Black White Tile Floor Bridal Suite

Tile: 6x6 Squiggle Charcoal Motif | Design: Foxcroft Estate | Image: Madison Kim-Poppen

To visually enhance a space with smaller square footage, try larger-scale floor tile. The 12x12 red and white checkered flooring below creates a durable, high-impact and easy-to-clean surface with the added benefit of augmenting the kitchen.

Checkered Tile Red White Kitchen Floor
tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

tile Hunter Green Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 12x12 Red Rock + Feldspar, 4x4 Hunter Green | Design: LaTonya Yvette | Image: Nina Barry | Installer: Dziewa Construction

Rotating traditional black and white tile 45 degrees is an easy way to leave a lasting impression with your checkered floor, as Hotel Julie’s diamond-patterned bathroom illustrates.

Checkered Tile Black White Diamond Checkerboard Bathroom Floor
tile Raven Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Frost Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 6x6 Frost Matte + Raven Matte | Design: Autumn Hachey, Jillian Smith-Moher | Image: Lauren Miller Photography | Installer: Hotel Julie

Checkered Wall Inspiration

For a truly immersive look, try stretching your checkerboard pattern from the floor up the walls of your space. We love the luxurious feel of the mustard and ivory checked bathroom below.

Checkered Tile Yellow White Bathroom Walls Floor Tub Surround Niche
tile Mustard Seed Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Ivory Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Mustard Seed + Ivory | Design + Image: Working Holiday Studio

Walls present the perfect canvas to play with color within your checks. This multi-hued bathroom uses three colors to great effect by alternating the shades across the pony wall and back wall in an attractive, modern pattern.

Checkered Tile Multicolored Bathroom Walls Floor
natural press ceramic tile Terre Verte Satin

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

natural press ceramic tile Red Jasper Satin

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

natural press ceramic tile Indigo Satin

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Terre Verte Satin, Red Jasper Satin + Indigo Satin, 6x12 Indigo Satin, 2x2 Red Jasper Satin | Design: Pluck Architecture | Image: Leonid Furmansky

Checkered Backsplash Inspiration

Create a captivating kitchen with a checkerboard backsplash. A pink and white half splash provides the perfect amount of color and pattern in the charming space below.

Checkered Tile Pink White Kitchen Backsplash
tile Evening Glow Gloss

starting at
$30.00/sqft $30.00/sqft

tile Calcite Gloss

starting at
$18.00/sqft $18.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Evening Glow + Calcite Gloss | Design: Alden Fletcher | Image: Margaret Austin Photography

For an elevated modern take on this look, grey and white are always a good choice–bonus points if you extend the look onto your countertops.

Checkered Tile Grey White Kitchen Backsplash Countertop
tile Feldspar Gloss

starting at
$18.00/sqft $18.00/sqft

tile Dolomite Matte

starting at
$34.00/sqft $34.00/sqft

3x3 Feldspar Gloss + Dolomite | Design: Autumn Hachey, TWENTY-TWO TWELVE, Stay Here | Image: Michelle Johnson

Checkered Shower Inspiration

Your shower is a perfect place to surround yourself with a pop of this beloved pattern in your favorite shades. We love the 8x8 ceramic squares below in a rich terracotta and charcoal black color palette.

Checkered Tile Red Black Shower
tile Carbon Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Antique

starting at
$36.00/sqft $36.00/sqft

Tile: 8x8 Antique + Carbon | Design: Lawless Design | Image: Joyelle West, Lawless Design

Or, try something completely your own like Rae Rockwell did with this one-of-a-kind, half-solid, half-checkered shower in soothing green and ivory.

Checkered Tile Modern Green White Shower
tile Rosemary Gloss

starting at
$34.00/sqft $34.00/sqft

tile Ivory Gloss

starting at
$30.00/sqft $30.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Rosemary + Ivory Gloss, 2x2 Eucalyptus | Design: Rae Rockwell Studio | Image: Stephen Paul

Another take on the half-and-half trend, the shower below is wrapped in grey and white checks on the bottom with vertically stacked subway tile above for a look that’s altogether chic.

Checkered Tile Modern Grey White Shower
tile Feldspar Gloss

starting at
$18.00/sqft $18.00/sqft

tile Dolomite Matte

starting at
$34.00/sqft $34.00/sqft

tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Tile: 4x4 Dolomite + Feldspar, 2x8 Feldspar Gloss | Design: Natalie Myers, Veneer Designs | Image: Jessica Alexander Photography | Installer: Lion Builder

Reminiscent of piano keys–with an electric blue jolt–this kids' bathroom puts its own spin on the checkerboard trim thanks to Jessica Davis’s creative eye.

Checkered Tile Black White Blue Kids Shower
tile Aegean Sea Gloss

starting at
$36.00/sqft $36.00/sqft

tile Raven Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Calcite Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Tile: 2x8 Raven Matte, Calcite + Aegean Sea, 4x4 Aegean Sea | Design: Jessica Davis | Image: Emily Followill

Checkered Pool Inspiration

Dive into this trend by applying it to your pool. Our high-quality Glass Tile is completely impervious and designed to withstand temperatures from very hot to freezing, meaning it’s the perfect choice for outdoor pools.

Checkered Tile Pink Glass Pool
glass Carolina Wren Matte

starting at
$44.00/sqft $44.00/sqft

glass Rosy Finch Matte

starting at
$44.00/sqft $44.00/sqft

Tile: 3x3 Carolina Wren Matte + Rosy Finch Matte | Design: Samantha Klein | Image: Marj Cruz

We also offer dozens of pool-safe Ceramic Tile options to give you a wider range of shades to choose from–or just stick with classic black and white!

Checkered Tile Black White Pool Waterline
tile Raven Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

tile Feldspar Matte

starting at
$20.00/sqft $20.00/sqft

Tile: 3x3 Raven Matte + Feldspar | Design + Image: Ashley Petrone of Arrows & Bow

Checkered Patio & Porch Inspiration

Add a touch of European flair to your patio or porch with a checkered tile floor, as Jean Stoffer did in her stunning covered porch below.

Checkered Tile Jean Stoffer Porch Floor Handpainted Border

Tile: 6x6 Iron Ore + Pyrite, 1x6 + 3x9 Raven Matte, 6x12 Chicago Grey Motif | Design: Jean Stoffer Design | Image: Stoffer Photography Interiors

Or take the checkered look poolside by applying it to your patio. We love the earthy color story Claire Thomas chose for this petite backyard that packs a big design punch.

Checkered Tile California Patio
tile Sandstone Matte

starting at
$32.00/sqft $32.00/sqft

Tile: 6x6 Sandstone + Pyrite | Design + Image: Claire Thomas

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