If there is one particular type of pattern that I truly love, and have loved forever, more than any other, it’s herringbone. Supposedly from origins dating as far back as the 16th century, it is a style of pattern that is characterised by rectangular lengths of wood, tile, stone etc that when assembled create a repeating pattern.
Now, you can be forgiven for thinking that chevron is also herringbone, because they happen to share a remarkably similar pattern, however herringbone is actually when the lengths or wood or tile (cut in perfect rectangles of course) are staggered so the end of one board meets the side of another (see below):











Would you do a herringbone pattern in your home?
Nicki x