Glass isn't just for windows. Well come to think of it, long before glass window panes were created... glass mosaic tile existed. In fact as early as 2500 BC. And Greece, India and Persia are known to have started producing glass tile around the 3rd Century BC. That my readers, is a long time ago! The glass tile most of us are familiar with are the square chicklet style pieces of glass. But since the 1990's when glass tile started to experience a resurgence in the market place, many sizes have been designed and put into production. Glass tiles, due to their durability and imperviousness to water, make it a perfect choice for your kitchen backsplash tile. Glass tiles are used on floors as well as walls but "beware" if you are installing them on the floor. Any shift in the structure of your floors will cause glass tile to crack and break because of their rigidity.
Glass tile, though ancient in its origins, lends itself perfectly to contemporary, modern style kitchens. Think Manhatten skyscraper apartment buildings with lots of steel and glass walls. And with glass tiles you get beaufiful color and play of light that no other type of tile can offer you.
Glass tiles of today are direct descents of the traditional smalti tile - cloudy, colored pieces of glass that were used to create mosaic murals and portraits especially during the Byzantine era. Glass tile making took a dramatic turn in the 1920's when it became mechanized. And mechanization meant the prices dropped sufficiently so that the middle class could afford to purchase and intall them in their homes.
Types of glass tile:
- antique glass mosaic glass tile is translucent, opaque or irriescent
- bubble glass glass tile is thick with a pillow edge
- crystal glass glass tile is clear or frosted with the back painted to create color
- Euro glass glass tile is lustrous rainbow colored mosaics with metallic gold accents
- metallic gold and silver mosaic glass tile comes in different textural looks
- icicle glass tile looks like crazed ice andcomes in different colors
- metallic glass glass tile comes in different colors with undulating textural looks
- seaside glass glass tile has an irredescent finish, looks a different color from different angles and in different lighting
Glass tile is sophisticated and modern. If you are watching your budget check out discount tile outlets. If you find a glass tile you like there but there's not enough why not mix in some glass marbles or glass gems to give your kitchen backsplash tile installation a definite one of a kind whimsical look.
Glass tile, it lasts forever and never fades. Glass tile's beauty and durability makes it the perfect choice for your kitchen backsplash tile.
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Glass tile is simply fabulous! I recently went to GlassTileWarehouse.com to furnish my new glossy glass backsplash. I'm very pleased with the results.
Used for splashbacks, feature tiles and inset into cupboard doors, glass is a clean, versatile material which in its many forms has a place in every kitchen, from traditional to cutting edge contemporary styles.
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