penny tiles

Tiny round tiles

Penny tiles are small, round mosaic tiles about the size of a penny, typically arranged in sheets for easy installation.

They create a distinctive dotted pattern popular in bathroom floors and kitchen backsplashes: The vintage bathroom had original black-and-white penny tiles.

The name refers to size and shape, not cost.

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grout lines · ceramic · bathroom · subway · floor · porcelain · vintage · honeycomb · retro · kitchen · white · glossy · small · round · pattern · waterproof · adhesive · shower

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tile size/format

penny tilessquare tiles

Four-equal-sided covering pieces

subway tiles · hexagon tiles

visual effect/aesthetic

penny tilessolid surface

Tangible, unyielding plane

Family

penny, tile, pennies, pence, tiled, tiles, tiling

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G