Borrowed from the English patchwork (from patch, piece, and work, work), this “work of fabric made up of the assembly of disparate pieces for decorative purposes” composed, according to the Larousse dictionary, of “any set formed of heterogeneous, disparate elements”. One thing led to another, this textile art was applied to other decorative registers and today succeeds in pleasing us without being confined to the plaid.

The proof in pictures with tiles which, back in the wind, de-ringardise the slightly outdated image that sticks to our heads. It's no bad luck that tiling that uses the hodgepodge technique gives your walls the look of granny's patched blanket. In the bathroom, it is even an ideal type to bring a facelift to the decor by dressing the basement, above the water point, for example, to personalize the interior of the shower, combined with a more neutral tiling on the ground. Or vice versa... Also perfect for delimiting the space granted to the bathroom if it is open to the bedroom, placed like a wall hanging and a rug. With the principle of patchwork, love and compose as you want!

Often imitating the style of cement tiles that draw their inspiration from the 1900s, the patchwork on porcelain stoneware tiles features mixtures of tones or patterns that are not necessarily as random as they seem. Admittedly, there are a majority of 20 x 20 cm formats which are designed to be freely combined with each other, but more and more manufacturers are also offering "montages" in 20 x 60 cm format which equal the alignment of three tiles, and are therefore quicker to install, with no possible layout error.

No fear either of a “harlequin” effect, patchwork tiles play more on “soft” harmony than garish color combinations. The trend is towards melted tones, in discreet shades of beige... The industrial style being popular in the bathroom as elsewhere, the coverings are increasingly adopting a "used" aspect with surfaces that seem "erased" by the time spent.