Q. I plan to remodel my bathroom and kitchen, but the tile patterns I see at the home center store seem boring. How can I get or make attractive tile patterns and what is the best way to install them?

Pros say stone mosaics, wood-look porcelain, and pastels feel dated and impractical. Diagonal, checkerboard, and accent stripe patterns look busy and outdated. Modern bathrooms favor simple, cohesive, ...

Simple bathroom with white fixtures and subway wall tiles. - Roman Fenton/Shutterstock Making the case for using ceramic tiles in your bathroom is pretty easy. For one, they're durable. They're also ...