Functional Yet Artistic Glass Tile Backsplash
Most expensively decorated kitchen has a glass tile backsplash. The purpose of this glass tile backsplash is to protect the wall behind the kitchen counter and sink. A kitchen backsplash can also be used as an artistic design element in your kitchen.
Several DIYers have successfully installed glass tile [...]
The Environment Friendly Recycled Glass Tile
Most communities want to help reduce global warming by establishing and promoting different recycling programs. One of these programs helps keep glass out of landfills. Recycled glass is usually used in products that are not visible to the naked eye. It is used in insulation, asphalt for roadways, backfill for [...]
Go Green in Style with Oceanside Glass Tile
Global warming is worsening each day and we all need to do our part to save Mother Earth. Like a mantra, Reduce. Reuse .Recycle, should be repeated over and over again until global warming shows signs of reducing and eventually stopping.
You don’t need to be a superhero or [...]
Select Beautiful Iridescent Glass Tile
According to the dictionary, iridescent means “producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors.” Also, it could mean “brilliant, lustrous or colourful in effect or appearance.” If tiles look like this, I want to have them installed in my kitchen immediately.
I am a homeowner looking for iridescent glass tiles for my DIY [...]
Artistic Murals For Your Glass Bathroom Tiles
Bathroom spaces will be more interesting if added with a glass tile mosaic mural. Glass bathroom tile murals can be installed on the walls or floors. Eye-catching and artistic, it definitely adds elegance and flair.
Do you want your bathrooms to look as beautifully decorated as the pavements or [...]
Light the Way With Glass Floor Tiles
No one wants to live in a dark gloomy house but since most people are trying their best to conserve energy, they often have no choice. Other homeowners opt to change their flooring or wall covering that absorbs light. Clear glass and glass laminated floors were used to illuminate [...]
Designed to stand out above the rest, the Hakatai Bohemia Series Glass Mosaic Tiles add elegance and class to any room, kitchen, bathroom, or pool and spa area where they are installed. They are not called “Bohemia” for nothing.
The series comes in seven variations. They are made of clear semi-transparent glass with streaks in [...]
Glass tiles are made from crushed recycled bottle glass. The raw crushed glass is melted in a furnace with a temperature of over 200 degrees until it turns molten. Color is then added to the glass at this point. The molten glass is pressed into various molds to create different sizes and shapes of glass [...]
A glass tile backsplash makes your kitchen even more beautiful and inviting. There are some professional who can do this job for you but doing your own backsplash is easy. It would also be a great accomplishment. If you are keen on this Do-It-Yourself project, here are some of the materials you would need: bucket, [...]
Working with glass tiles can be a real challenge, if not indeed impossible, if you do not have the right tools. The tools you need are actually not very expensive nor are they too difficult to use. These include a trowel, grouting sponge, grout scrubbie, multi-purpose knife, and different types of cutters.
When laying down [...]
Glass mosaic tiles became popular for use in architecture during the Renaissance period. Glass mosaic tiles have been popular in Asia during the 1980's but slowly diminished after the 1990's. However, with several new technology developments, the glass mosaic tiles are back with a vengeance and are being used in home decor more than ever.
With today's glass mosaic tiles' and new technology, whatever colors, sizes, styles and materials you may want are not impossible to get. As you may not know, the distinguishing characteristic of the glass mosaic tile is what makes it so popular. This building or art material, whichever you may want to look at it, has a very broad spectrum of applications because of it's properties as a strong barrier to water. Glass has zero water absorption rate thus it has no problems with expansion or shrinkage and can be used indoor and outdoor. Glass mosaic tiles can be used for a range of building installations for residential flooring though not recommended for polished surfaces because it can get slippery, walls, columns, pillars, artwork, bathrooms, kitchens and swimming pools. Imagination is the only limit when it comes to using glass mosaic tiles.
The original glass mosaic type is the vitreous glass mosaic tile. This kind of mosaic tile was commonly used to make swimming pools. By the way, if you have an outdoor spa check out our hot tub accessories for sale site. Through the years, the glass mosaic tile has evolved and now has several categories aside from the original stone-like opaque variety.