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Grouting zellige tiles9/2/2023 Of course this is all up to personal preference, but as the zellige experts, we believe keeping grout to a minimum is a recipe for success. Please note the colours and finishes presented in the display images are indicative and may vary in real life. Random installation creates a blend effect, in which the colours vibrate strongly. Position the tiles by hand without using tile spacers, looking for harmony and cohesiveness of the entire area being tiles. The hand-crafted look tiles in the Zellige series are produced in 12 shades with a lux glossy finish and visible variations in tone. We always recommend that the grout width be no more than 1mm thick. It is Imperative that the eye is drawn to the beauty of the tiles, all the imperfections, the variations and not the grout. Another question we often get is "do we have to grout them at all?" Whilst some believe Moroccan tiles can be dry laid without grout, we always insist that our clients grout their zellige tiles. This is why the grout width should be kept to a minimum, no matter what direction or format you are laying the tiles in or where the tiles are going. It is imperative that the eye is drawn to the beauty of the tile, all the imperfections, variations etc and NOT the grout. The zellige tile is so beautiful in all its glory, that it is essential that the tile itself remains the feature of the space. Almost every day one of our clients approaches us with the question “how much space should they leave in between each tile?” In other words, what should the grout width be. My kitchen feels more French utilitarian now and the slight sheen and wavy texture are just what this space needed.This is one of our most frequently asked questions. We continued the horizontal look with the 9ft foot brass pot rack from Devol Kitchens. We had a professional contractor who was working on our baesment fireplace at the time take down the marble for us and with a little spackling and a weekend of putting up the tiles ourselves it was finally done! FULL CIRCLE! I knew now that I wanted something that also did not take your eye up but make the kitchen look larger with more horizontal lines. We ordered our Zellige “natural white” (yes they appear more gray so if you want more white go with the snow color) from Riad tiles. I decided to come back around to my love for the Zellige and that’s when after almost a year of tossing around the idea I finally decided to go for it! I needed something that either worked better with the warmer tones in our house or more neutral that also complimented our marble counters. Not having windows to each side of the marble or cabinets and then a large square hood made everything feel…square lol. The hue of the marble read very cool and kept throwing off my eye constantly. So why the change? Well, after living with what I called the “blue marble” I knew it just was wrong for our kitchen. The counter installers just installed it with the counters and it was a done deal, no extra expense. To have someone install tiles and also the extra expense of tiles would have possibly cost us maybe $1,00 if not more. We were able to use one of the slabs that we bought for our counters and have that cut down to 1/4 of an inch and it saved us a ton of money. That’s when we decided to go with the more affordable option which was the marble slab. I had fallen in love with a marble slab backsplash look and these and I kept tossing around the idea of both. So you might be thinking…well why didn’t you add them to your kitchen 3 years ago then? Well, I was very torn. I fell in love with how European they felt and since I’m more about texture than color and pattern, they caught my eye instantly with their subtle texture and natural look. I had my eyes on these way back when I was planning my kitchen 3 years ago. I have been dreaming about a true un-perfect looking backsplash for so long! You might have been seeing these clay tiles around the design world called zellige, They have that perfectly imperfect look and come in different colors and sizes. Creating a true French kitchen with Zellige tiles from Riad Tiles.
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