How to find discontinued replacement tiles to match existing flooring
When manufacturers discontinue a flooring style or the original pattern is unknown, finding matching tiles becomes an exhausting multi-year search. This leaves people unable to finish rooms or repair damaged sections, forcing them to keep hunting through online forums and stores without success.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1Scouring the internet for years
- 2Asking online communities for pattern and manufacturer identification
- 3Searching online and in-person stores for remaining stock
- 4Working with design experts to find close-match color samples
- 5Considering using a slightly different 'close enough' alternative color with a transition line
- 6Discussing harvesting planks from a less visible room like a bedroom
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“A section of my corridor floor is missing some old vintage tiles. I’ve been scouring the internet for them for two years now with no luck, so I’m really hoping someone here might recognize them or point me in the right direction.”source ↗
“Any leads on where to buy replacements or what the specific pattern/manufacturer is called would be incredibly helpful.”source ↗
Where this came up
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