Every year around October, the same realization hits: the holidays are coming, the house will be full, and the floors and walls everyone will see haven’t changed since… a while. Here’s the designer move for a holiday-ready home that outlasts the season: deep navy tile. Rich, festive, and — unlike the garland — still gorgeous in July.
Why navy is the season’s power color
Navy does what red and green can’t: it reads festive next to candlelight, metallics and winter whites, but stays a sophisticated neutral the other ten months. It’s the jewel tone that doesn’t expire on January 2nd.
Rabat Navy in the kitchen — where the holiday actually happens.
The entryway: your home’s opening act
Guests form their impression in the first five steps. An entry floor in Rabat Navy makes the arrival feel like an occasion — and cement tile shrugs off wet boots, salt and a season of foot traffic. If a full redo isn’t in the cards before Thanksgiving, a small entry “rug” of patterned tile installs in a weekend.
The entry that says “come in” before you do.
The bar wall that hosts the party
Holiday hosting has a gravitational center: the drinks station. A wall of Ellis Navy behind the bar cart or coffee-and-cocoa corner turns a countertop into a destination — and it’s a few square feet of tile, not a renovation.
Ellis Navy: the backdrop your holiday photos didn’t know they needed.
The timeline (yes, there’s still time)
In-stock tile ships from Laredo, TX within days. A powder room, entry zone or bar wall is a one-to-two-day install — order samples in October, tile in early November, host in December. Start the math with How Many Tiles Do I Need? and see what’s ready to ship in the in-stock collection.
Get the house guest-proof
Order samples of Rabat Navy and Ellis Navy to see the depth in your light, or contact us and we’ll help you pick the one project that makes the biggest holiday difference. For what’s coming after the season, our fall trends report has the preview.
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