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Continue to 11 of 12 below. Continue to 12 of 12 below. Yellow and White Retro Kitchen. Read More. A friend has them on her counters 12"x12" size in a lovely solid with a coppery sheen and they have held up beautifully. If I were to go with tiles again, I'd use something like that. Personally, I'm a low to no maintenance type of guy. Do you want to clean up grout with a toothbrush? In addition, if they are handmade tiles they may be uneven. Since tile is hard, glassware or china very likely will break or break the tile when dropped on the counter.
Sure you can use floor tiles for countertop - one has to keep in mind that as they're thicker and therefore heavier that the support must be up to the extra load. Precise cutting can be a little more difficult too if you only have basic tools. Also it's best that they're glazed as a porous surface will take extra upkeep, food safe sealers are available for unglazed.
The patterns are fired so baked in and not painted so no worry there. I like tile counters! I have white tile with white grout and it has lasted through 12 years and 2 boys and still looks great! I have no problem with unevenness, but then they aren't handmade like Talavera tile. I actually love those type of kitchens, and these days there are sliding wooden boards to add to counters that can be used as a worktop.
Use 'Spanish' or 'Mexican' in your searches. Hi--I just wanted to share a photo of a tile countertop my husband and son created back around We had put in gray, and white, tile floors on concrete in a 50s Tech-built house, and had leftovers of both. To make this counter, they came up with a design, and, using a wetsaw to cut corners off to create triangles, they put those together into a countertop at our Greek Revival house.
My husband routed some oak I had bought into a counter face. We sold that house in It just came back on the market, and it still has that gray and white tile countertop deLorean gray grout, silicone seal. Indem Sie weiterhin auf der Website surfen bzw. Mehr erfahren. Ultimate Lighting Sale. Bathroom Vanity Sale. Bestselling Chandeliers and Pendants. Sign In.
Join as a Pro. Houzz TV. Houzz Research. Shop Featured Holiday Categories. Home Decor. Holiday Decor. Christmas Trees. Holiday Lighting. Gift Cards. Design Dilemma. What's wrong with tile countertops?????? I think I am the last person on earth that loves tile countertops. Where can I find more info on kitchen tile counters.
I don't want granite or granite-look. We had a bright Mexican tile in our last kitchen and loved it. It was NOT hard to keep clean and we could put hot pans directly on it. They don't make it anymore, and we are building so I need advice on solid tile that clean well.
Email Save Comment Featured Answer. If that's what you like, that's what you should put in your kitchen. Like 18 Save. Sort by: Oldest. Newest Oldest. Like 3 Save. Like Save. Related Discussions Subway tile gone wrong Q.
There may have been a few things that led up to this mess I can't tell from the pics but irregularities in shape of the tile itself can cause sloppy grout lines.. No need to buy expensive subway tile, Big Box store tiles have much less diversity in shape and size. A solid surface for horizontal areas should have been recommended to you, such as carrera marble.
Also would look more finished with a chair rail tile at the top edge. The placement of the tile is sloppy, Looks like it should all be removed and start over In any event, it's hardly necessary to have it all ripped out just to deal with the issue of varying sheen. If so, that product can be removed with a mixture of warm water and vinegar, then reapplied.
Of course, this is only a guess on my part; ask her what it was! Please post the answer here as I'm curious. As Main Line Kitchen suggests, the simplest attempt to fix this is also the best: repeated sealant applications. And that is just for a kitchen backsplash - not a shower floor. The savings are even greater if tiles are DIY-installed.
A post shared by pasadena. Nowadays, more popular designs involve incorporating smaller tiles in rows between larger ones and extending the same tile design from the countertop to the backsplash for a continuous look.
Different types of tiles can be used to achieve custom, one-of-a-kind designs. Alternately, a YouTube search will pull up a number of tile-installation videos that can be very helpful. While every job is different, based on your counter configuration and the type of tile you choose, the following tips will help you get started on the right foot. Tile countertops are relatively easy to maintain, but they do require a minimum of care and upkeep to retain their good looks.
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