How To Install Accent Wall Tile

This post was originally published on september 5 2018 but has since been updated.

How to install accent wall tile.

The opinions are all 100 my own. The tiles to each side were cut out of scrap and are the exact size as the accent tile and are used as spacers 1. How to install accent wall tiles around the border of a bathroom. Check out the pink circled area that is the empty wall we turned into a beautiful accent wall.

Spread it on the wall with the 3 16th v notch trowel image 1. As a reminder here is what our bathroom looked like before. I cut spacers out of scrap tile that is the exact same size as the glass accents so i can install the wall tile first. The mastic doesn t set immediately so its easier to work with.

Use this detailed step by step tutorial to help make your diy cement tile accent wall installation both easy and fun. In addition to their beauty and textural impact tile walls are durable and easy to clean. The top of the tile follows the level line all the way across for a uniform look image 2. This post is sponsored by riad tile.

Since the tile is going on regular drywall not cement board use pre mixed ceramic tile adhesive or mastic instead of thinset. Accent wall tiles can add a nice touch to a bathroom and they can create the illusion that the bathroom has been updated. Installing a custom tile accent wall is easier than ever with today s selection of marble slate ceramic porcelain and even prepared glass mosaics and wall tiles.