Help! Ugly blue tile on my living room stone wall. What to do?
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Adrianne C on Nov 24, 2014Curious to know how that got there! Probably have to dig it out with a chisel.Helpful Reply
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MagnoliaMama on Nov 24, 2014Is the rest of the wall made of real stone or man-made stone? If it's the latter, then it's easy to chisel off the blue tiles and replace them with standard-size pieces that match the stone in the rest of the wall. You might also need to replace a few other pieces if the new pieces aren't an exact match, just so the two new ones won't stand out like sore thumbs!Helpful Reply
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Lan410333 on Nov 24, 2014Paint the blue tiles the same colour as the rest of the wall. Use flat paint, so there is no gloss.Helpful Reply
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Centrd on Nov 24, 2014a bigger picture would help...I can't tell if that's just a wall, or if it attaches to a fireplace or what. But there are so many things you can do, some good ideas already...another option is to create a gallery wall, maybe one large piece and some smaller ones around it to cover that random small chunk of tile on the upper right. Same thing would work with a mirror collection. Just be sure to cut out paper templates so you know exactly where things are going before putting anchors into the stone. Actually, putting anchors into the grout is easier, then you can easily patch if needed. You could also create some kind of sculpture made from wood, or a wooden sign, if you like the rustic/natural look. Check pinterest for "wood wall art" or "wood wall decor". Basically, your options are: remove it, paint it, cover it up with something else.Helpful Reply
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Kelly Dombrowski on Nov 24, 2014Thanks, it is just a wall. It's not attached to anything. I will check interest I haven't done that yet. The middle one is 58" wide so it has been hard to find a picture that I like in the detentions. I will continue looking. Thanks :)Helpful Reply
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M'sMammy on Nov 24, 2014Same stone as my fireplace!! I see you even have a little shelf--I have 3 at different heights. So far I have sanded the brass fire screen and sprayed with black high heat paint. It looks so much better but I still can't figured out what to do with the stones. Darken the mortar or paint/stain the whole thing??Helpful Reply
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Z on Nov 25, 2014I see a shelf to the far right close to the smaller of the two blue areas. My thought is the other two could have been shelves and the stone somehow got chipped or broken so they removed them and filled it with mosaic tile to be artistic. Could you share a photo of the room as a whole to give a better idea of your decor style and the bones of the rest of the room please?Helpful Reply
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Marjo on Nov 25, 2014I have tile on my fireplace that was an ugly teal and I just painted over it. In that small of an area that is not high traffic you could use all purpose craft paints for metal, wood, and glass and it will cure when left on for a few weeks. It wouldn't take much paint to cover them right over.Helpful Reply
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Marjo on Nov 25, 2014So put your stencil on and if you don't like it later you can always paint over it again right?Helpful Reply
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Lan410333 on Nov 25, 2014Not sure about stencils...Helpful Reply
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Lor4589589 on Apr 01, 2016You can paint the stone the base colour of the other stone and very lightly and with watered down paint (another shade from the stone) sponge it on or dry brush it and blend. It will cover easily. If the tile is really shiny use a high adherent primer first. You can buy sample sizes of all colours. They go a very long way.Helpful Reply
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