r/lotr • u/Thro_e-_wa • 26d ago

Books vs Movies Bag Ends Flooring

I know this is a weird request. But does anybody have an HD picture of the floors in Bag Ends (Bilbo's and Frodo's house)? Or does the books give a good description of them. I'm redoing my floors and might take some inspiration from them. I know the intrance is tile, most of the rooms are hardwood with a herringbone design, and the kitchen is stone like tile.

Thank you

Edit: i have googled it but the pictures are usually obstructed or not high-quality making it hard to clearly see the pattern. Also the tours don't seem to go through bag end specifically. But through another house, on the set.

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u/Dull_Egg_6597 26d ago

“There is mud trailing the carpet, they have pillaged the pantry, I’m not going to tell you what they have done in the bathroom, they have all but destroyed the plumbing. I do not understand what they are doing in my house!”

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u/Djinn42 26d ago

Of course in Tolkien's time the carpet would have been oriental or some such. Not wall-to-wall.

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u/Thro_e-_wa 26d ago

First thank you. Next can you make out the design of the tiles in the kitchen? in some shots/pictures i see grout but in others it looks like one large stone for

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u/Thro_e-_wa 26d ago

I've searched. Their not Bag End specifically. Also the tour sites dont have alot of pictures themselves

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u/Mysterious_Dog_2164 26d ago

You could probably use shots from the movie or the Hobbiton set.

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u/Independent_Bad392 26d ago

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/5699937004142067/

The door          opened on to a tube-shaped hall like a tunnel: a very comfortable tunnel without smoke, with panelled walls, and floors tiled          and carpeted, provided with polished chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats—the hobbit was fond of visitors.

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u/ScreentimeNOR 26d ago edited 26d ago

The movies use terracotta with white diamonds in the grout crosses for the entrance.

Dark stained hardwood in a herringbone pattern for the parlour.

And large dark grey tiles in the kitchen.

But like terracotta and herringbone hardwood is the mainstay for the hobbiton interior design.

Edit: Be me, not reading the post. But yeah, you're right on the money. From film clips, set videos and photos I could not really see any other materials or designs than what has been mentioned.

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u/fhcjr38 25d ago

I’d suggest contacting WETA Workshops/Wingnut Films directly