9 August 2011

Tiletorial ;-)

Hello again!

Some weeks ago, I promised on request to show how to make the tile floors, since I was going to make one for Petit Brocante. I finally got there, and took some pictures of my work following the different steps of the work. Hope that makes sense, if not feel free to ask questions...

I use prints of real tiles, an I like them worn and un eaven..
I find the tiles on the internet, try google tiles (pictures of), or use this miniature link, where I found the tiles beneath.  You have to copy and paste to make a page in word or another programme to print from..I use glossy photo paper.



Then glue the print to card board (1 mm). Remember to give your prints a layer of matte varnish to avoid the colors to smudge, and let dry. Next step is to cut out the tiles..


Then you have to make a copy of the ground or wall, you want covered, I used a light card board. Glue the tiles onto the card board. Let the glue dry under a light pressure from books or the like to make the surface even. Now to the grouting process..


I use real grout like the one you would use for the tiles in your bathroom. Don´t  mix as much as I did on the above picture, I think there is enough for three floors at least ;-) I just add the grout with my fingers, maybe you want to use some kind of tool..


I use the sponge and some water (just a little) to wipe off the excessing grout. Be careful, just remove the most of it, and let dry the night over, you don´t want to ruin the "tile". The next day you can sweep the surface gently again. Then add a layer of matte varnish to seal the surface. And vupti!




...You´we got a real tile floor. But look closely (click to enlarge) at the last three pictures...I actually put too much grout between the tiles, you´ll get a much better result wiping a bit off, to get a little groove. I think this picture of one of my former floors shows this..


I hope you will have fun!


31 comments:

  1. Nagyon jó lett ! üdvözlet

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  2. Wonderful! I will be giving this a try soon!

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  3. ¡Muy buen tutorial!!
    Muchas gracias!
    Saludos
    Flor

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  4. Fantastic ... thank you :-)

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  5. A very good tutorial. Thank you for sharing this.

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  6. Thank you Susanne. Just the tiletorial I was looking for. :-) I needed a solution for the grout.

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  7. Great 'tiletorial' Susanne, thanks!!

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  8. Is a great tiletorial, thank you very much for sharing us! hugs

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  9. Thank you Susanne! It's so nice to have you back!

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  10. Takk for at du viste hele prosessen! Akkurat hva jeg trengte.
    Mona

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  11. Love the floors that you made

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  12. Thank you for the tutorial. Just what I needed :-)
    Hugs, Monique

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  13. Thanks for the tip, for the tutorial and congratulations for your beautiful work, I love your miniatures.
    Hugs

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  14. The tutorial is very good! Congratulations, great work!
    Marina

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  15. Hi Susanne, thanks for the explanation: it's nice to see how it works :-)
    The amazing thing is that each has its own "magic touch", and the same work is not equal to two times ...
    I wish you and your family a peaceful mid-August :-)
    Mini hugs, Flora

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  16. Thank you so much for your nice comments. Although this work is quite "big", it is also a field full of possibilities..and like Flora says, you will never really know where it takes you ;-)
    Love, Susanne

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  17. Thank you so much. I was wondering about this when I saw your last post. Now I'm going to find something to tile!

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  18. Thank you for the lovely tutorial, Susanne. You make it look really easy. Do you paint on the matte varnish both times, or do you spray it on? Thanks!
    Jennifer

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  19. Spændende, helt sikkert noget der skal prøves. Kan man bruge en almindelig farve printer?
    hilsen Tove

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  20. Thanks for the great tiletorial Suzanne - I was wondering about the grouting, but you have explained everything so clearly. The finished effect is great and I will certainly be trying this out.

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  21. Jennifer: I painted it on, but much easier to use a spray, if you got one..
    Tove: Ja en helt almindelig farveprinter og blankt fotopapir..

    Love, Susanne

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  22. gracias Susanne!!!! quedo fantástico el suelo!

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  23. Thank you so much for this tutorial. I had no idea how to do tiles but thanks to you i can now try it.Love your blog. Hugs Maria

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  24. Thanks a lot for the tutorial, it will be very useful one day.
    Geneviève

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  25. Thank you Susanne for sharing with us this tutorial!

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  26. Great tutorial, Susanne. I will be using your tech Oakes to create some tile around the kitchen sink of my Tuscan house. One question-how do you get your tiles to be so straight?

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  27. Thanks for showing your techniques. I have always admired your floors.

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  28. VERY NICE JOB, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE A VERY CREATIVE PERSON

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  29. You have made the whole process easy for me. THANK you. I was hoping someone had done it more this way than cutting and then varnishing each tile by hand before even laying it. xxxx

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  30. I realize it has been some time since you posted this but I just want to add one thing. Make sure you are using NON SANDED grout as opposed to sanded grout as the non sanded is for small cracks such as when you are grouting mini glass tiles. The sand grains in sanded grout are too coarse for this application. Fabulous project.

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