{Likely Solution} Ugly Tile

So you’ve probably already figured it out…we didn’t finish painting this weekend. But we had a good excuse! Glenn’s sister has moved into a new rental and we were there most of the day Saturday helping her unpack and rearrange. Glenn started priming the exteriors of the windows on Sunday, which led him to working on all sorts of other outdoor chores. I was inside cleaning, taking care of the little one, and working on picking paint for a client. Excuses, excuses, right?

So what we did this weekend brings me to what I’ll talk about today: how to take care of ugly tile without a crowbar. I guess ugly is a matter of opinion, but please just take a look at my sister-in-law’s new rental and her {lovely} kitchen that she has to work around. She has free reign with painting and colors, but the kitchen is something that you just can’t ignore. The kitchen itself is nice and big and has nice cabinets, but there are a few interesting design choices that she just can’t change.

They had to do A LOT of cleaning prior to actually living here!

My first thought is something that I’ve seen all over the interwebs: tile tattoos. Heard of ‘em? They’re pretty much just a decal that sticks right over your tile. The brand I’ve seen comes in 4″ x 4″, 6″ x 6″ and 6″ x 3″ subway size to cover any standard tile sizes and they don’t leave a sticky residue when you try to remove them. Great for renters, right? You can find them with transparent backgrounds, so that the tile color shows through, or with opaque backgrounds to cover the entire tile. Which is what we’d need in this case!

Glenn cleaning the glass over the light above the sink.  What a nice brother!

As you can see, there are some beautiful flowers painted onto their backsplash (I’m not quite sure if it’s painted on or if it’s how the tile came).  Not so beautiful for the backsplashes, though…flowers belong in vases!  The flower patterns are in increments of 3 or 6 tiles wide, so if we use these I think we’d just make stripes, but with these cute-as-a-button tile tattoo patterns I’ve found it would look great!

The most available brand online is called Mibo, and can be found at many online retailers such as 2Jane and Target and are sold in packs of 6 (all photos linked to shopping source!).  They range from about $13/pack to $18/pack, depending on the size you need.  Here are some of my favorite designs:

Chessel Black on White background (2Jane)

Loverstone Black on White Background (2Jane)

Ventor Red on White Background (2Jane)

Shanklin Taupe on White Background (2Jane)

Ventor Black on Clear Subway Size (2Jane)

I really love the retro designs, and they would be perfect for my sister-in-law’s taste and style.  Just do a Google search for ’tile tattoos’ and you’ll find tons of places to snag some of these for your kitchen or bathroom.  Or anywhere you need some waterproof decor!

I also found this set on Etsy {seller enna}, but that’s the only one I could see that were made for the purpose of sticking to tiles.  The woodland creatures would be cute in a kids’ bathroom.  Any screen printers out there?  I bet these would be a big hit on Etsy!  You can also request custom sizes and colors from other sellers, so that is another option as well.

The online store, 2Jane, where you can buy the entire Mibo line, also has a blog where they showcased a customer’s Mibo tile job, which is nice to see how it turned out for a customer (instead of just seeing the marketing photos).  I think it turned out pretty cute!

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{After}

What do you think of Tile Tattoos? Yay? Nay? Are there any other brands out there that you can find?

My opinion is that if you own and can change up your tile then go for it (get something you really love), but this would be a good temporary option, or something you could do to customize your kitchen if you can’t change it!  I’ll be sure to post pics if this is what my sister-in-law goes for!

Happy Monday and have a great week!  xo, L.