Moroccan Cement Tiles

I have seen the Moroccan patterns in ceramic or porcelain tile, but probably not the same feel as the real thing.

Not sure about walls, but in the previous house we had terracotta tile floors. It has to be properly sealed before installation, then once installed. Then they have to be regularly stripped and sealed, like every year or so. The tile is very porous and if the seal wears off in little areas, it gets dirt embedded in the clay and about impossible to clean. It was so high maintenance to keep looking decent, but to me after a while it always looked dirty.

I do! I have cement (also called encaustic) tiles in my pantry and one of my bathrooms, and I have some boxes of another ready to go into another bathroom when we renovate it.

We installed them ourselves, and didn’t find them especially difficult to install. They are very thick, though. Ours were presealed by the manufacturer, and we sealed them again prior to grouting.

Gennifer , I think I have pantry envy now ! And I don’t even have a pantry.
not only does it look nice , but it is so neat.

My neighbor just remodeled her bathroom and she got tiles like this from Home Depot. She did her shower walls with it. I love it

They do make faux encaustic tiles that they sell at places like Home Depot and Lowes. It’s a porcelain or ceramic tile that has a similar pattern printed on top. I’m not a huge fan of them, personally... they look different if you compare the two side-by-side, and they will wear differently over time, because the pattern is printed on top instead of into the body. (The patina on a cement floor is amazing.) Maybe you’d like them better for your lifestyle, though?

Encaustic tile is beautiful - and on trend - so I’d just consider whether you’ll love it many years from now, or consider how it may effect resale if that’s important to you or you’re going to move in the next few years, because it’s so specific - the patterns, color and feel. Any top notch tile installer should be able to work with it. Like others said, if they’re cement they have to be sealed, and reapplied occasionally. I wouldn’t use it in an entryway for that reason but others would. : )

May I camp out in your pantry? And vw bus and junk food container!

Here is pics of the tile we had done for the hamam.  The people break the tile and place it piece by piece in the cement.  There aren't actually many people that do it the "old" way.  I like the imperfections actually.