Glass Kitchen Tiles

There was a time when glass was considered to be a material reserved for making things like showpieces and crockery. Its use on rough surfaces, like walls and floors, was not even considered a remote possibility. However, with the changing time, the use of glass also evolved. Today, we use glass, in the form of tiles, throughout the house, in kitchens as well. In fact, glass kitchen tiles are gaining increasing popularity with the passing time, where they are used for countertops, backsplashes, wall coverings and flooring.. Apart from being used for their own sake, they can also be combined with ceramic or porcelain tiles, as accent glass, and impart a spectacular and luxurious look to the kitchen.

 

Glass tiles are mostly made from recycled glass, imparting an environment friendly quality to them. For making them, glass, mostly recycled from windshields and bottles, is collected and crushed. Thereafter, metallic oxides are added to the crushed glass, to add strength. It is this point only that colors might be added to the glass, to produce colored tile or uniquely-hued accent tile. The mixture that forms is, then, poured into tile molds. What follows is firing of the glass tiles at high temperatures. After the tiles are made, glaze might be added to make them more durable.

 

You must be wondering about the reasons that make glass tiles a popular option for kitchen. Find them in the lines below. 

 

Though glass tiles present many advantages in their wake, there are not completely devoid of fallacies. Let us know about some: