Almost all the caps we're flattened with anything I could find round enough to rebend them into shape. ( husbands sockets, hammer, etc. ) Then, each cap was piped with tile mortar to dry full allow stability for walking.
Bottle Cap Floor Tile
We hated the musky carpet in the office / craft room, So, rather than buy a normal floor covering, I decided to challenge myself. I began collecting beer / soda bottle caps from friends and family across country as well as circulating a picture of my project to local pubs. It took over a year to complete because I waited for people to drink the right colors. I think it turned out amazing!
I knew I wanted some sort of star in center. After several dry fits, I took a pic and began the real work. My grand daughter helped by photo bombing my tutorial every chance she got.
The center of our floor was secured with a ledge stick and I began setting the caps permanently.
The pattern was duplicated on the other side and grew depending on how many I had of any one color.
The final product was grouted black and minimal 6 coats of commercial grade urethane applied.
The doorways were highlighted with a "door mat" pattern. Its difficult to see here, but there's a red mat with a blue and white star in front of my closet.
I'm so ready to create more in this very inspirational room. Onward to the next project!
Resources for this project:
Tile mortar and Unsanded black grout
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Carolyn Marieon Sep 6, 2018Beautiful! You have a LOT more patience than I do.
Coraline Joneson Sep 6, 2018I just get bored and love making my husband nuts. Lol
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Love it but how many caps did it take?
We just made a table that's 2'x4' and it has approximately 950 caps so....
Your floor is absolutely amazing! I'm jealous!
Did u lay tile boards or a sub floor down first?
Yes. Concrete boards