Antique French Tile Floors, Belgiun Tile Floors

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Many people have traveled to France and have seen the lovely cement tile floors but do not know what they are called. I have had folks tell me that they began their web search using the term "French floors" and by finding websites selling antique French floor tiles called Carrelages du Ciment, or Carreaux Ciment eventually they saw other terms on web pages that aided them in their search. I am making this page to try to help the people who are searching for the fabulous tile that they have seen in Belgium and France find the mosaic encaustic  cement tile they are seeking.

Some websites offer actual antique French and Belgium floor tile, such as Uniquities of Canada. Below are some of their recent offerings. You will see how a cement tile floor ages and the richness that comes from love and use. Today this Canadian company has several lovely antique floor tile styles such as the ones below.

Antique Belgain floor tile from about 1929.

Antique Belgian carreaux de ciments floor tiles with complete matching border and corner pieces. The tiles are 17cm sq (6.7 inches) and 2cm thick and were manufactured in 1917. They have a gothic design producing a simple, pure tessellation in brown, wheat and royal blue. The tiles have been reclaimed from the entrance hall of a bourgeois house in Brussells.

French antique carreaux de ciments French floor dating ca.1900. The main field tiles are 20cm sq (8 inches) as are the principal border tile, with a secondary border 20cm x 10cm. The tiles are 2cm thick. The floor was removed from a turn of the century epicerie (delicatessen) in a village in the Cote d'Or, Burgundy. Create a similar floor with our Cordoba pattern.

Above: Antique carreaux de ciments tiles, 20cm sq (8 inches sq) complete with original border. The tiles date from c.1910 and have been reclaimed from the hallway of a village house close to Eu in Normandy. Charcoal, grey, cream and mushroom are all present in a classical tile with a twist of French panache.

Above: Antique French carreaux de ciments floor tiles reclaimed from a Town House dated 1910 in Burgundy, France. The tiles are 17cm sq and 2 cm thick and tessellate to form an ornate interwoven geometric design in vieux rose, tangerine and sage on an off white background. Create a similar floor with our Cordoba pattern.

Antique carreaux de ciments hallway floor dated c.1880 with a beautiful, rich time aged patina.

On another website, The Antique Floor Company you can see French and Belgium cement floor tile that is reclaimed from old buildings. Below are just a few of their current stock tiles.
The Antique floor company, Hameau Dracy Chalas, 21230 VIEVY, Cote d'Or, Bourgogne, France

Superb Belgian carreaux de ciments floor, reclaimed from a house in Brussels, Belgium dated 1895. The 20cm sq, 2.5cm thick tiles tessellate in an ornate aristocratic motif of red, black and white and are framed by same size terracotta tiles.

Classical black, white and grey carreaux de ciments floor tiles, dated 1910, reclaimed from the hallway of a village house close to Nantes. Dates from about 1910.

Photo above is of 85 year old French carreaux de ciments floor tiles reclaimed from a village house in Thury, Burgundy dated 1922. See our similar Catalina Pattern which can be made in these colors.

The tiles simulate a hexagonal floor layout with French carbochons (small tile inserts positioned at the corners). The tile fond is white with grey piping and the motif’s palette is sun yellow, spearmint and burgundy.

The faces of the tiles have been cleaned with an alkaline based tile restorer to remove old wax and dirt and then steam cleaned, revealing a pretty and aged patina, as the photographs show. They are therefore in their matt state and will benefit from sealing and/or waxing once laid to add lustre and protect the tiles.

If you can't afford antique French or Belgium tile floors, or don't see just what you are looking for, then consider Villa Lagoon Tile encaustic cement tile that will be made to order just for you. You can choose your own colors and we can even make custom molds for you if you are not in a hurry.

We can reproduce any antique French cement tile floor for you...contact us.

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