Mosaic Novelties

I want to purchase .75 mosaic art tiles to cover the top of my rectangular coffee table. The top table face is 35.25 x 23.5. I want to know how many WHOLE tiles I would be able to squeeze on it if I had about a 0.08 gap between the tiles for the grout and [...]

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The tiles are about 2×2 inches but since they have been painted over it just looks like a plain wall unless you’re really up close-especially since it’s a cafe color and almost exactly the same color as the rest of the kitchen walls. I want to emphasize the fact that it’s a backsplash, so is [...]

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I did a mosaic piece and grouted it in white. The white grout doesn’t do the piece justice and I am thinking of changing it to a grey colour. Do I just paint over the piece with acrylic paint or is there a specific paint that I need to buy? The grout is dry and [...]

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Yesterday a tile guy put new tile on our kitchen backsplash. The tile guy removed too much grout between the tiles – it looks too indented Can we just put new grout over the grout since this was just done yesterday? If I can do this, any special instructions or tips i should know…thank you [...]

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I want to purchase .75" mosaic art tiles to cover the top of my rectangular coffee table. The top table face is 35.25" x 23.5". I want to know how many WHOLE tiles I would be able to squeeze on it if I had about a 0.08" gap between the tiles for the grout and [...]

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I recently installed ceramic tile on my backsplash in my kitchen. The tile is an off white and the grout is a light brown. I noticed that the tiles dont look as light as they did before i grouted and there is a light film on the tiles. How do i get this off. I [...]

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So here’s my issues: We did a self DIY on our kitchen backsplash and 3 out of 4 walls turned out well. However the final wall the grout dried to fast to work with and now we have too much grout and a gouge on the bottom where it meets the countertop. What can you [...]

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I have 12 x 12 slate tiles, slightly uneven in thickness. I need about 15 square feet of tile on the floor to put a wood stove on, and another 35 square feet on the wall behind it. The tiles have to be cut around the stovepipe in the wall. There is some fake brick [...]

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I’m redecorating the bathrooms of my town house. I want to tile the one wall in the shower with small blue Mosaic tiles, and the rest of the bathroom with plain white tiles. As it’s a very small en-suite, I’m thinking of using large tiles with either min space between them or with white grout. [...]

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I’m refinishing a coffee table using slate tiles. The tiles are a little rough and uneven and I’d like to add a finish to smooth them out a bit. I’ve already sealed the slate with a high gloss sealant, while it looks beautiful, it’s not as thick a coating as I’d like it to be [...]

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I have 12 x 12 slate tiles, slightly uneven in thickness. I need about 15 square feet of tile on the floor to put a wood stove on, and another 40 square feet on the wall behind it, in an L shape. The tiles have to be cut around the stovepipe in the wall. There [...]

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