Mosaic Novelties

I have outdated ceramic tile on a kitchen wall and would like to bond the new tile to the old. Is there an adhesive that works? I tried silicone caulk on a few test pieces and it sems to have bonded extremely well but I don’t want to make a mistake. The countertop is removed [...]

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Hi — I would like to put some ceramic tile above a backsplash behind my stove. This would be the area above th formica backsplash, beneath the kitchen hood and underneath the adjoining cabinents. My thought is to lay the tile directly on the wall – which is a combinations of plaster, and built up [...]

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OK — All of you creative thinkers, I could use some help. I am redoing my kitchen, but I don’t want it to be ordinary… the cabinents will be natual maple with roman arches in the doors, the floor kind of a blue-ish gray ceramic tile, hoscotched. I was thinking of the walls a dark [...]

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My kitchen has an odd floorplan. It is open to a sitting room and has an eat-in area, but it has a half wall and strange line dividing carpet and tile. I’m doing away with the eat-in area and adding a very large island. I am doing granite countertops that continue to become the backsplash. [...]

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I love ceramic tile but think that might be too big of a project for me as I have no experience. Paint gets grease spattered as would wallpaper. I just can’t think of an easy, reasonable cost solution. Other Related Mosaic Sites

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We just purchased a house that has a matte finish powder blue ceramic tile bachsplash in the kitchen (yuck)…is there a way to re-glaze or refinish it to a more desirable color without having to get a professional in to change it? What prep would I need to do? Other Related Mosaic Sites Kiddie Couture [...]

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I have some patterned ceramic tile on the backsplash in my kitchen (20 tiles to be exact), and the rest of my backsplash is a plain colored tile. Like the plain colored tile, but would like to change to patterned tiles. Is there anything that I can use to inexpensively and easily change the tiles. [...]

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My fireplace REALLY needs an update. I had no participation on the exsisting tile. I like the curved shape of the hearth, but I want to replace the painted ceramic tile and replace it with small glass mosaic tile. I have done my research and I’m ready to demo the tile, but I want to [...]

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My fireplace REALLY needs an update. I had no participation on the exsisting tile. I like the curved shape of the hearth, but I want to replace the painted ceramic tile and replace it with small glass mosaic tile. I have done my research and I’m ready to demo the tile, but I want to [...]

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I have ceramic tile done in the "diamond" pattern on the floor (13"x13"). I am not sure whether to do the backsplash (6 1/2 x 6 1/2) in the "diamond" pattern as the floor is or to go the opposite and do the "square" pattern. I’m afraid I’ll get too much of the diamond pattern [...]

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My fireplace REALLY needs an update. I had no participation on the exsisting tile. I like the curved shape of the hearth, but I want to replace the painted ceramic tile and replace it with small glass mosaic tile. I have done my research and I’m ready to demo the tile, but I want to [...]

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i had a company install ceramic tile in my kitchen and did an awfull job the grout is to thick in some places and he had called me and told me that when he finished could i apply the sealer. i told him no that is what he was getting paid for, i cannot afford [...]

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