Ceramic tile offers the greatest opportunity to customize/personalize a floor covering installation as it can be arranged to suit the client's tastes. If you look at photos of installations in the `20's and `30's, you'll find wonderful ideas for customized floors. The installer created those designs and most of the cutting and piecing was done by hand.
Today, many manufacturers provide pre-cut and pre-mounted designs to compliment their tile products. It makes the job of installing the decorative inserts much easier and less expensive. The use of pre-mounted decorative inserts also gives the consumer an opportunity to see how it will look before installation, even with a variety of backgrounds.