I’ve already been a big fan of tumbling block, having once painted the pattern on my unsightly parquet floors. But more and more in my Marketplace research, I’ve been seeing it pop up in everything from rugs and bedding to tile patterns and even modular shelving units. I just simply can’t ignore it any longer. Could this be our answer to the Chevron overload?
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10. Painted Patterned Floor by Mat Sanders
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Part of me likes the optical illusion, part of me feels trapped in a Q*bert game.
Always a favorite of mine!
Totally qbert, but I love it :)
Kind of neat to see in a picture, but its a little hard on the eyes. I think if I had this pattern in my house I'd spend too much time looking at it and considering all the ways the shapes can be interpreted. I'll stick with chevron instead!
Not a fan, unless it is more 2 tone like the Dwell pics above (7 and 8)--otherwise I find the optical illusion very distracting and therefore annoying.
Not huge on it for flooring, but the fabric choices would be great accents. I especially like the ones with just the lines.
I like it.
Rather Escher-like.
I prefer a simple checkerboard square pattern, preferable in black and white.
Trend? This is a classic that ca nbe found as far back as ancient Egypt and in the U.S. goes back to Colonial days.
Love it! I've made a couple of baby quilts using this pattern and they were phenomenal. Building blocks in tonal or like -saturated color themes are much easier on the eyes than when there is a strong contrast. Very nice.
I was excited to see this because I have been scouring the web looking for fabric in gray or black in this exact pattern. The closest I can find is a black Duralee print. Does anyone have a source for something like that? I feel like I've checked every online high-end fabric store I could find that sells to the general public.
Definetely a classic