In a great post over at the Olympican blog, author Mi-Ling explains your options for updating old tiles.
The reader is looking for a way to update his bathroom tile design without ripping out the tiles and putting in new ones. His question is a common one, "Can I just paint over them?". This, as many of you know, can lead to more trouble down the road. Her best suggestion is to change the grout which would be our suggestion as well.
"Another way to freshen things up is to re-grout the tile. That's something you can easily do yourself. Just contact your local tile store or home improvement center for advice and product information. The color you select will either pop the colors or tone them down based on your selection."
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I’ll have to look into techniques to ‘replacing the grout’. I haven’t tackled a big project going this route but the few times I’ve tried to remove grout, well, it was not easily done. Do you have any tips that makes this task easier? I just noticed you recommend seeking assistance at the local store. I’ll do that.
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I have just recently had my bathroom re-decorated. I went for the mosaic tiles and they look fab, I like mosaic as they are not plain and boring and you can have a few different colours so you can coordinate the rest of your bathroom with the colours.