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Does anyone make decals or stickers that will adhere to ceramic tiles?

12 years ago
In conjunction with our last major renovation we first replaced all the downstairs flooring with large terracotta (saltillo) tiles . . . then redid the kitchen with Santa Isabella granite (soft green with gray and white veins) counters and backsplash.

When it came to the backsplash (for which the installer rotated 12" matching tiles 90° (to form diamonds), he asked if we had any floor tiles left in order " Since we had an ample supply left over, he used a couple to cut four 4" squares, which he placed strategically across the backsplash (beneath the new cupboards above).

MY DILEMMA: I'm not sure why they never bothered me all these years, but in the past 6 months or so, those squares have become an eyesore to me (albeit a minor one). Still, I've been trying to think of an easy way to blend them into the background, instead of sticking out visually as much as they seem to.

The most practical idea I've been able to come up with would be a decal or sticker that incorporated both colors — that would stick to a vertical ceramic wall. Actually thought I had found two perfect solutions on a website called "Zazzle": (1) a 3" x 3" ceramic Mexican-style tile called "Mexican Talvera" that seemed to offer the perfect color balance I've been visualizing . . . and (2) the option to submit my own design (possibly the better solution, since I still have one of the remaining 2" x 2" tiles . . . which our decorator referred to as "dots" . . and used to punctuate the floor in our kitchen area and the tiled top of our hearth in the adjoining family room.) The colors are perfect and I'm pretty sure the tile would be easy to scan.

Luckily I contacted Zazzle before ordering either . . . only to learn that the term "ceramic tile sticker" only referred to the style of pattern — not recommended application. Their stickers are just printed on ordinary paper with an adhesive backing, so are not waterproof, even if sealed with an art spray. Other websites I've visited either caution against using them on a backsplash or clearly state that their products must be oven-fired.

I'm hoping someone out there in "Houzz-ville" can lead me in the right direction.

Comments (6)

  • PRO
    12 years ago
    You could try 2jane.com I haven't tried them but they claim to be impervious to water.
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    excanuck thanked Madden, Slick & Bontempo, Inc
  • PRO
    10 years ago
    Visit our store on Houzz search for " Stickonmania " we have over 22 000 products listed and will do custom stuff as well - Google for stickonmania.

    Our production is located in FL and all products are made by hand. Shipping out in less than 5 days and prices starts at $5

    We use premium material made for wall art only and it will not damage your wall when removed.
    excanuck thanked User
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks for the reminder! After visiting Jane's website, I was excited to find a design that actually would work. The next question was: could it be reproduced in the size and color I needed ?

    I called the company immediately, and was excited to learn that it could; they even sent me a couple of larger samples in various shades of the color I needed.

    It was at that point that I (not the decal) got stuck. As one of those people who gets stuck choosing between two flavors of ice cream at Baskin Robbins, I was unable to decide which color to order. The samples of my two top choices are still taped to the wall as I continue to vacillate on the color; but noting the date of my original post (January 2014) has been a wake-up call.

    A few minutes ago I googled to see if "Jane's" is still listed, but was unable to find the company. However since both it and Stickonmania are located in Florida, wondered if they might be one and the same.

    I also visited Stickomania's website, but age must be catching up with me, because I didn't have the patience to search through what must be several thousand designs in 35 categories —with at least 11 pages of samples in the category I need.





  • 10 years ago

    To Madden, Slick & Bontempo, Inc:


    Thank you!!! I forgot to include the "2" when searching for 2Jane's website, but you must be a mind reader. That was EXACTLY the image I had chosen.


    BTW, the reason their decals are impervious to water is because they appear to be printed on peel-off, transparent stock. As I recall, the cost I was quoted for four individual tile-size pieces was less than than the cost of a package of the same stock, not to mention the time it would take to fiddle with calibrating my computer's software, screen image and printer's ink colors to get a perfect match.

    Your response has motivated me to try again to choose a color that seems "right" for at least two days in a row.


    To Decor Ideas, Stickomania and Heidiike:

    Thanks for your suggestions, as well.


    The Moonwallstickers' image caught my eye, too . . . but since it was blue, it wouldn't work in my kitchen. So while there probably were other options on your website, I didn't have the time to launch another search. Especially since I had already found exactly what I was looking for.

    As mentioned in my previous response (earlier this morning), I was just overwhelmed with all the options on your site, and wasn't up to re-inventing the wheel with a new search, when I had already found the image I wanted. However, because of your geographic location, I had thought about contacting you to see if your company was the same one I had found in 2014, with a new name.


    Headache, since the name under the image sent by Decor Ideas and your email address both mention (Mibo tile tattoos), it looks like Houzz members have reunited me with the image I need. If your company created it, I can only thank you for solving my decor problem. . . but hope you will understand why it makes sense now for me to follow up with 2Jane — if only to escape the hassles of shipping costs, import duty etc.




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