A DIY tutorial for the way to set up moroccan peel & stick vinyl tiles. Much less messy than paint. Much less time-consuming and cheaper than actual tile!
Completely satisfied Eclipse Day! Olivia and I are carrying matching welding helmets in our yard immediately whereas Robert is at work being pressured to cover from the solar. (Juuuust kidding in regards to the welding helmets. I want we had been that cool.)
In any case, I’m dropping my practice of thought over right here. Again a few months in the past after I was dreaming all-things-laundry-room, I discussed how I hoped to color our gross vinyl ground.
(Wish to see this room’s last reveal? Click on right here to see the total tour.)
We painted the partitions, we painted the cupboards, we painted the ceiling and the trim. When you stand nonetheless on this room lengthy sufficient, I’ll paint you.
I’ve heard of so many rockstar DIYers having success portray vinyl flooring with these fairly Moroccan model stencils, and I figured I’d take a stab at it. Buuuuut then I discovered a much less messy, much less smelly, much less time-consuming (hopefully extra sturdy) resolution that I’m loving even more- vinyl Moroccan tile. Yassss!
I debated so much (and even shared an entire slew of my faves), however I landed on a clear black and white sample so as to add some va-va-voom… and likewise assist cover any dust we traipse in right here since this room is our massive workhorse of the home.
Right here’s how the ground began.
Womp womp. Not cute.
We’re hoping in just a few years we will do extra of a Section 2 renovation the place we rip out the Nineteen Sixties cupboards, reconfigure them to create higher stream on this house, and add actual tile in right here. However for now, we’re cool with a fast beauty repair.
So right here’s the thin on how we put in the vinyl tiles.
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To ensure we began with a completely clear slate, I swept the previous vinyl ground first and scrubbed them with the Krud Kutter TSP. Then, let dry.
We began putting in the tiles within the spot that may go beneath the washer and dryer so we might get the grasp of it. For the reason that previous vinyl flooring already had straight traces on it, we had been in a position to make use of that as a information to maintain the vinyl tiles straight.
When you don’t have traces on present vinyl that will help you although, use a chalk line to create a place to begin since partitions aren’t at all times fully straight.
Simply peel the backing, lay it straight, and clean it out with the wallpaper smoother instrument. We didn’t run into any points in any respect with effervescent, so the wallpaper smoother instrument may need even been overkill. Good to be thorough although.
After we bought to difficult spots the place we needed to trim the items, we simply folded the tile the place we would have liked it to crease and used a utility knife to chop it. For actually sophisticated obstacles, we used a bit of paper backing as a template to hint with pencil and trim the tile.
The entire course of took simply a few hours versus a few days like portray the flooring would have been.
The ground ended up not being 100% excellent. Among the patterns didn’t absolutely align by a millimeter or two, and we left a few 1/8″ hole between the tiles to make it seem to have grout. However something was an enchancment from the icky ground earlier than.
After 24 hours of permitting the adhesive to remedy, they are often mopped and walked on.
As soon as we had been completed, we needed to scoot the washer and dryer throughout the ground and never a single tile budged!
We’ve been out and in of this room for almost two weeks now, and it’s held up completely to this point.
I’m SO amazed how they turned out! If we ever get uninterested in the sample, it received’t be almost as tough to alter up as laying actual Moroccan cement tile would have been. I don’t see us changing them for a really very long time although.
I nonetheless have some organizing options to determine in right here together with swapping out the florescent mild, however we’re very near calling this house completed!
If you wish to find out about any of the opposite sources or tasks we’ve accomplished within the laundry room, right here’s the total rundown:
Have you ever ever used these vinyl peel and stick tiles earlier than? Or ones like them? Did they maintain up okay in the long term? I’m positive I’ll report again in about 6 months with a last verdict of their sturdiness. Crossing my fingers and toes over right here!
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