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CLARE123

Posted 12.02PM
Tue 24 Sep 2002

I want to purchase some peeble (mosaic) floor tiles. Any idea where I can get them from? I've tried places like tiles 'r' us but their selection seems to be limited.

 
Jacqui

Posted 1.04PM
Tue 24 Sep 2002

Hi Claire, you need to go to the B&Q store (probably the warehouse one), they sell the pebble shaped mosaics. They are gorgeous, but ever so expensive, and quite difficult to lay (compared to normal mosaics). Hope this helps :D

 
Jackie - UKTV

Posted 1.40PM
Tue 24 Sep 2002

Here's a link to a company that sells a number of photographic floor tiles eg. pebbles, water, grass. They are dead expensive but I suppose it all depends on the area you plan to cover...
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Smile

 
CLARE123

Posted 2.56PM
Tue 24 Sep 2002

Cheers guy's.

I have tried B&Q but unfortunately they only have two types.

I've seriously considering the photographic water tiles. Thankfully it's not a huge area to cover so it shouldn't be too expensive. I just hope they'll look great down.

 
juliet8

Posted 4.58PM
Mon 30 Sep 2002

Those photo image floor tiles are lovely (they're cork tiles with photo on top). Very expensive unfortunately, I think about 30psm.

I've got a cheap way of doing everything as you'll see by the posts I make - comes from years of hardship!

To make your own customised floor...

You need a decent colour printer and a PC (if you don't have one a friend usually will have).

Tile your floor with thin unvarnished cork tiles (very cheap). Make sure they're stuck down well.

Find a picture/photo that you like - could be pebbles, could be cartoon characters for a kids floor...

Using a thin grade of A4 white paper (Tesco sell a 70gsm cheaply at a couple of quid per ream, 500 sheets), print out however many copies you need. Cut out what you want and stick down to the floor (doesn't matter about matching joins in cork).

Once everything is stuck down give it a couple of coats (minimum) of clear varnish.

For those who've done this before on furniture or whatever you will recognise the technique as 'decoupage'. If you're a crafty type of person with some time to spare you'll enjoy this job as you're making something very personal to you. I'm doing the downstairs bathroom in my new house in this way. (once they've finished removing the asbestos and will give me the keys, that is!)

 
lisacorf

Posted 12.57PM
Sat 12 Oct 2002

try studio cards they sell various tiles too love lis

 
 
 

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