Design details: Stone flooring

A staple of many period styles, stone flags and tiles lend visual depth to a decorating scheme.

In the gallery:

1 Polished black and white marble tiles, each measuring 305mm sq, from £74.89 per sq m, Topps Tiles.
2 Boisvillon Big Roman Antico limestone tiles, hand honed and tumbled, £128.62 per sq m, Simali Stone.
3 Classical rustic multi slate tiles with riven surface, available in four sizes, from £28.33 per sq m, Classical Flagstones.
4 Caractère Distinctive light sugar faux stone tiles made from mineral composite vinyl, £29.99 per sq m, Gerflor.
5 Chateaux French limestone replica flagstones inspired by originals sourced in Normandy, £33 per sq m, Farmhouse Flagstones.
6 Limoges Provence limestone flags quarried and hand finished in France. Laid in octagonal format, £204 per sq m (including insets), Mandarin Stone.
7 Distressed Barreme limestone from Portugal, cut into beautiful large flags, W500mm x random lengths, £119.94 per sq m, Lapicida.
8 Riven China black slate tiles, available in four sizes, starting at 300mm sq, from £16 per sq m, Floors of Stone.

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FEATURE ANDREA MANLEY
All prices and stockists correct at time of publishing
Featured in the May 2012 issue of Period Living