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Recycled glass tile

‘Tis’ the season for entertaining! Having visitors into your home may create an anxiety in you that prompts you to improve your home before the next holiday season with an impressive do it yourself project. One of the most dazzling and eye catching materials you can work with is recycled glass tile. Not only will you be able to impress your guests with your fashion design sense, but you will also be able to play the “green card” as these are a 100% environmentally friendly product!

You are limited only by your imagination as to how use recycled glass tile in your home. The colors are as numerous and as vast as the stars in the sky. Every piece is unique and comes in a wide range of colors, styles, and finishes. You will be adding not only color to your room’s design, but you will also be adding something three dimensional and structural to the room as well. Choose a matte finish for a sophisticated design, or go all out with a shiny gloss finish to show off your playful side!

Not only are they beautiful and good for the environment, recycled glass tile is also durable and lasting! You can install them anywhere in your home for a look that will last generations. They are also very functional! Use your recycled glass tile as a back splash for your stove top in the kitchen, as design topper to your favorite stone table, or even as a stall for your shower! They are lasting, functional, versatile, and have the ability to make any space in your home (or every space) your very favorite!

One of the newest popular choices of design using recycled glass tile is in the design of the fireplace mantle. Choose your favorite color of luminescent tile to cover the mantle from floor to ceiling in order to create a one of a kind work of art that will be the talk of the town.

These little super heroes of interior (and exterior) design are easy to install. Similar to the technique used to install stone tile, do it yourselfers will need to use a wet saw to cut the pieces of recycled glass tile. Also, the edges of each piece should be sanded down with a sanding stone to make smooth edges to protect your fingers! For the actual installation process you need sanded or either unsanded grout: the choice is up to you.

The maintenance of recycled glass tile is a very simple matter. With a bottle of household glass cleaner (or home made vinegar and water spray) you can spray and wipe these little pieces of design genius to their original shine and luster. How much more simple could you ask your clean up to be?

Unless you are saving and forming your own recycled glass tile to use in your home design, the cost of this building material is a bit pricey. Use it sparingly as an accent that will really make your room and you can create a statement without emptying your bank account. Also, shop around in local stores and online to find the best deals on your recycled glass tile.