Bathroom Tile — How to match? Is it original?
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Comments (4)Hello Chipster, It sounds like your tile was mounted directly to the lath-and-plaster wall and that the tiles pulled away the layer of paint when they detached. These tiles would have absolutely had some type of adhesive bonding them to the wall, whether it was a bed of pure Portland cement or some other organic-based glue. As long as the substrate is solid, you can reattach your new tile using a powdered thinset mortar mixed with water. Your grout is going to be simple Portland cement combined with locally available washed and gauged sand. It's highly unlikely that you'll be able to replicate this exact mix so you'll have to use a manufactured grout instead. Every grout manufacturer offers a "Natural Gray" color but each manufacturer's gray is different. I suggest that you find out which grouts manufacturers are locally available to you and get samples of each gray for comparison. Best of luck, Shaughnn...See MoreTile most of the bathroom or tile the entire bathroom?
Comments (17)Sumod- The medicine cabinets are simple wood frames with a cabinet-grade plywood back that just sit in the stud cavity. Because of the dimensions, the front of the frame projects about 1"+ beyond the finished wall. The medicine cabinet doors are also plywood with veneered edges and they are attached to the frame with standard cabinet hinges (Euro hinges). The mirrors are just 1/4" plate glass ordered to size from a glass shop and held in place with mirror mastic and a metal strip at the bottom that you don't really see. The guy who did the cabinets just made the medicine cabinets as part of the job. I don't know about the door brand...we live in a large metro area that has lots of door shops and the doors are just solid core maple doors with the center cut out and a maple panel held in with molding. They're not stained; they simply have a couple coats of clear spray lacquer....See MoreBathroom shower tile and countertop don’t match.
Comments (6)"Try different temperature LED light bulbs" You might buy one of these Commercial Electric NS01aA10ER1-259 (for example) which have selectable color temperatures. Screw the connector into a portable lamp and try several color temperatures to see if one of them makes the tile and countertop look more consistent. Maybe another wall color would help. The entire room looks rather beige now....See MoreOriginal bathroom tile?
Comments (14)I think the tile is really cool and it's a bummer that so much is missing. Just my opinion, but I think you could patch in a border but I don't think it will look right to patch in the big missing section. Would you consider replacing with a tile consistent with the era? I suspect you could find a similar style (but probably different color)....See Morelizziesma
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