A hallway is where you start and end virtually every day. It deals with the footfall when walking downstairs, as well as when entering and leaving the house. With this in mind, hallway flooring must be hardwearing and easy to clean.
Especially if you have children or pets, mud can easily be traipsed through a hallway into the rest of your home, so you want to be able to mop and scrub the floor if necessary. This puts porous materials at the bottom of the list, like some natural stones.
'Porcelain tiles are non-porous so they are extremely easy to clean and are stain-resistant,' says Abbas Youssefi, director of Porcelain Superstore.
'Patterned floor tiles are great for busy spaces and will really add design and character without going too over the top.'