We’ve had them for about 8 years now.
We started out by choosing a shiny white subway tile to go all around the room, halfway up the wall.We used the beveled version so it would have more of a historical feel and fit in with our old farmhouse.
On top of that we ran a little strip of marble mosaic tiles in a brick pattern and topped it off with a chair rail, also made out of tile.I also got pretty excited about the whole marble thing and decided that the whole wall behind the vanity would be amazing if we did a marble mosaic in a herringbone pattern.Well, that sounds easy enough until you get to the edges and realize that you need to figure out a way to cut each individual teeny tiny tile into a little mini 1/4 inch triangle with the tile saw.
I’m just lucky that Chris specializes in ridiculously meticulous tasks like that!… and about 20 straight work hours later, we had a tiled wall!.The floors were also a bit of a finicky tile because of their giant size.
We sure know how to pick ’em!
It can be a little challenging to get tiles that big to sit level, especially on top of all of the heated flooring stuff and the cement that goes over it, but we got it done!This is also a great time to use a soft brush like an old toothbrush on some of the ridges where mud may collect because it will all be nicely loosened up at this point from the warm water.
The brush step is really only necessary if you’re going for a really perfectly clean look.Since I know that my boots are just going to get dirty again the next day, I don’t worry about it too much most of the time.
Next, grab some olive oil and another clean soft cloth.Put a few dribbles of olive oil on the cloth.. Rub the olive oil evenly all over your boots.