What is a tumbled backsplash?
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Tumbled tiles start life as large stones that have been pulled from the stone quarry and can be as much as 6×6 feet big. It’s roughly cut from the earth and shipped to fabricators who cut down those large blocks of stone into slabs or tiles.
As its cut down, some pieces of the original stone will break off and they are then set aside for making tumbled tiles. They are often larger than standard sized tile pieces. Those are then placed into a large drum along with grit, crushed stones, water, and cement chunks and the drum spins. Everything inside the drum will rub and wear against the stone.
In the drum the tiles will lose corners and develop fissures or holes in the surface and when the drum stops, the remaining stone tiles are rustic looking, tumbled tiles. When you use them in your home you will be using truly natural stones and therefore you will have a variety of different shapes and sizes that you piece together to look like it was created many years ago.
I love how a tumbled backsplash looks in a kitchen. I think it makes it look so clean and bright!