Diy Penny Tile Floor

Using a v notch trowel put a thin layer of thinset down then lay out a sheet of penny tile setting it by pressing down over the sheet with a tile float.

Diy penny tile floor.

You have to see what this woman does with 150 worth of new and old pennies. I decided to do my kitchen because the floor is only 38 square feet. That includes a few hours of figuring out how to cut the tile which we summarized in this video for you read a lot more on that process here. An incredible feat given that most people don t have the patience to sort through their change jar let alone thousands of pennies.

We also shared an in progress post about prepping the room for tiling mixing and spreading thinset and placing the penny tiles here. See more ideas about penny floor penny tile home diy. Forget hardwood or tile this is a whole new type of flooring. Measure the floor space.

In 2015 kelly graham owner of etsy shop camias jewelry designs one upped the concept of penny tile. So that might come in handy if you re at that stage of the. This floor is made exactly how it looks like it s made. It s a creative and quirky alternative to a traditional tile or laminate kitchen floor.

7 steps to a diy penny floor step 1. At the news of kat von d s penny floor this. But since penny tile doesn t really have seam lines you don t have to worry about starting in the center of the room. But upon closer inspection it s actually made of 13 000 lincoln faced coins.

She decorated her floor using 7 500 real pennies. A solid yet light blue color choice furthers the similarity for a gorgeous and unique bathroom design. Although it seemed like a small space and not too big of a project by the time we started laying about 2 78 worth of pennies per square foot the space started to feel much bigger. Get started making this penny floor diy today.

And it s sure to be a conversation starter at your next gathering. Carry the penny tiles from the floor up onto the wall or vice versa with the penny tiles on the walls down onto the floor to create a stunning waterfall imitation in the bathroom. I chose to start in the corner up against the bathtub.