Bathroom Mosaic

There are a ton of new homes being built in Regina.  All very big and beautiful, but all to me have that cookie cutter feel to them.  Since we are renovating a church into a home, I really wanted to not only keep the integrity of the church as best as we could, but also make it very much our own.  My parents have a fantastic mosaic in the tile floor of their porch.  I have admired it ever since it was put in.  I spoke to my contractors many months ago to see if this was something we could also do.  Allan had described what he had done in the past and Rick gave me a crash coarse in how to not only tile, but how to tile a mosaic.  So, for months I have been shopping for colored ceramic tiles.  Much more difficult than I had hoped for.  Nobody really wants crazy colors in their homes it seems.  I did my best and was able to find enough to give me the effect I was looking for.

I initially wanted to have the mosaic in multiple areas of the bathroom that linked/connected like a path.  Since we were over three weeks behind schedule Rick and I decided that it was just going to be too much work for that.  We spent time discussing what and where it would work.  The final shape and space was to be the backsplash of the jet tub.  As you walk in it is what your eye is drawn to, so we decided to make it the official focal point of the bathroom.

We cut white tile to make a border, and decided to create a shape that mirrored the shape of the framing of the tub.

Rick had almost completed the tiling of the shower and walls of the bathroom so I decided I wanted to try to complete the mosaic over the weekend so I was out of his way for the tiling of the floor.

It was a little slow going at first while I broke the tile and got the hang of how much glue to place on each piece of tile.  I began the process close to the end of the day on the Friday so this was where I left it that Friday.

The end of day two I ran out of the glue so had to stop.  It was frustrating but it was getting late and I didn't feel like driving into Regina then back to Indian Head.  I left it as it was and got an early start the next day.

And after a very long day it was FINALLY finished.

I really wanted to have some red tiles placed within the mosaic but no such luck finding red tile.  I had to settle on a reddish grout.  I searched EVERYWHERE for a bright red grout.  The only place I could find some was a Rona BUT they had to order it and it was going to take at least three weeks to come in.  No go.  Thank goodness my dad had some reddish grout that he was going to use on the tile around his fireplace but ended deciding against it.  He gave it to me. EXCELLENT!  Not as bright as I was hoping for but it ended up being perfect.

I'll save the final pictures for when I post the finished bathroom.  I am very happy with how my mosaic turned out!