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!
Glad Eclipse Day! Olivia and I are sporting matching welding helmets in our yard right now whereas Robert is at work being compelled to cover from the solar. (Juuuust kidding in regards to the welding helmets. I want we have been that cool.)
Anyhow, I’m shedding my prepare of thought over right here. Again a few months in the past once I was dreaming all-things-laundry-room, I discussed how I hoped to color our gross vinyl ground.
(Need to see this room’s remaining reveal? Click on right here to see the complete tour.)
We painted the partitions, we painted the cupboards, we painted the ceiling and the trim. In the event 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 rather a lot (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 conceal any grime we traipse in right here since this room is our huge workhorse of the home.
Right here’s how the ground began.
Womp womp. Not cute.
We’re hoping in a number of years we will do extra of a Section 2 renovation the place we rip out the Nineteen Sixties cupboards, reconfigure them to create higher move on this area, 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 verify we began with a very 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 will go beneath the washer and dryer so we may get the grasp of it. For the reason that previous vinyl flooring already had straight traces on it, we have been ready to make use of that as a information to maintain the vinyl tiles straight.
In the event you don’t have traces on present vinyl that can assist you although, use a chalk line to create a place to begin since partitions aren’t all the time fully straight.
Simply peel the backing, lay it straight, and easy 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.
Once we received to difficult spots the place we needed to trim the items, we simply folded the tile the place we wanted it to crease and used a utility knife to chop it. For actually difficult obstacles, we used a chunk 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% good. 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 treatment, they are often mopped and walked on.
As soon as we have 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 practically two weeks now, and it’s held up completely up to now.
I’m SO amazed how they turned out! If we ever get bored with the sample, it gained’t be practically as troublesome 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 area completed!
If you wish to learn about any of the opposite sources or initiatives we’ve completed within the laundry room, right here’s the complete 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 remaining verdict of their sturdiness. Crossing my fingers and toes over right here!
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