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Tumbled Stone Murals & Backsplashes
Our beautiful murals start with artist Linda Paul's original paintings which are recreated with permanent pigmented inks directly onto natural tumbled marble stone tile.
Once the artwork is on the marble, it is sealed with several coats of a 2 part epoxy custom sealer. Our tiles are designed for indoor use as backsplashes, behind kitchen stove tops and sinks, and in bathrooms. They are durable and easy to clean.
The murals are created in the artist's Colorado Studio. These are the highest quality and most beautiful tile murals on the market! The murals are shipped as individual tiles.
We use natural marble tumbled stone that has slightly rounded edges and corners. It is called tumbled because it occasionally has a little corner that has been tumbled away to give it a bit of an old world look
This shows the loose tiles, without any tile grout.
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Natural quarried white sculptor's grade Thassos
marble tile used is for
Linda Paul's beautiful murals!
4" stone tiles actually measure 3-7/8"
6" stone tiles actually measure 5-7/8"
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Some Frequently asked questions:
What size and type are the tiles used for the murals?
We use only high quality sculptor's grade thassos marble tiles for our murals. Our murals are created using either 4" x 4" or 6" x 6" (x 3/8") tumbled marble stone. A 4" tile actually measures 3-7/8" and a 6" tile measures 5-7/8". This sizing allows for grouting should you choose to grout. There is a chart below that shows the overall mural measurements if you press the tiles tight together.
How thick are the tiles?
The tiles are 3/8" thick
How long does it take to get our mural ?
Murals on the in stock page ship out from our studio usually within 3 days
If we have to make your mural (not on the in stock page) it will ship in approx. 4 weeks. You can expedite to ship in two weeks for an additional $100.00. Backsplashes and tiles on the clearance page and the ship in 3 days
How long does it take to get our Linda Paul accent tiles?
Accent tiles that are in stock usually ship within 3 days. See list of in stock accent tiles
If not in stock, it takes 10 days to two weeks to make them
Are the tiles sealed? do they need to be periodically resealed?
The tiles are fully sealed with a 2 part epoxy sealer and never need resealing
What is the finish on the tiles?
Our murals come with a satin finish
What do you use install these tiles?
Use white ceramic tile adhesive or white thinset, not gray see installation instructions
To grout or not to grout a tile mural?
About half of our customers choose not to grout their murals. They place the tiles tight together. Whether to grout or not is an aesthetic personal choice of whether you like the look of the lines or you want the image to be more continuous.
see installation picturesto help decide which look you like
If we grout, how thick should the grout line be?
The grout line should be a small as possible in the mural. 1/8" at the most
What if our tiles arrive damaged?
If an item arrives damaged we will immediately replace that item for you free of charge. We pack our art and tiles very well and in thousands of shipments have only had a few items damaged during shipping. We guarantee that you will be thrilled.
How do we clean our mural?
Clean your mural with soft cloth and soap and water or regular Windex. Do not use vinegar or lemon juice or cleaners that contain citrus or acetic acids.
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Linda's Tips on how to pick the right size and shape backsplash mural for your space
Shape: The mural should be the same shape and orientation as your space. If your space is long and thin, you mural should be long and thin If your space is vertically oriented your mural should be the same orientation. Don't put a horizontal mural into a vertically oriented space.
The picture to the left demonstrates this. The overall shape of the space and the mural is long and thin so it looks balanced and beautiful
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use paper to size your backsplash mrual
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How to pick a size for your mural
backsplash
The ideal size of the mural is da Vinci proportions which means the mural should take up four fifths of the space.
It also look good to fill the space
completely. With murals you can never
be too big, it does not look good if the mural is too small.
To help with sizing, you can cut out a piece of paper to the size you think the mural should be, tape it to the wall, then stand back and see if you like the ways it fits the space.
You can use blue painter's tape to simulate
the border
If you need help with mural sizes just contact us. Its always helpful to send in a picture of your space (make sure the photo is shot straight on)
We can design the perfect mural just for you! Artist Linda Paul is an expert in making her images and paintings fit your space perfectly!
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Customer sent in this picture of her space |
This is a mock up we did for the customer
showing how her space could look with a
custom backsplash |
Picture showing customers finished kitchen
with Sunflowers in the Vines mural installed |
Why should you buy our murals instead of others? These are artist created, incredibly high quality works of art. All our murals are created individually for you and we guarantee that you will be thrilled. We use only colorfast, permanent pigments and a sealer so beautiful (and tough) you won't even know its there . Our quality is Tiffany not Kmart! Our murals are not dye sublimation, you should never buy a dye sublimation mural. It will fade very quickly. You should only buy murals that are created with pigmented inks or ceramic glazes and are UV cured or kiln fired and sealed.
"Hi Linda, I just wanted to let you know that I received the mural today and it is JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! I thought the pictures on your site were great... they are nothing compared to the real deal!! I love it! Well worth the money spent!!! I will definitely send you pictures once the kitchen is finished!! Thanks so much for the great work!! Michele Famularo "
Read reviews and comments from other customers who purchased a kitchen backsplash mural.
Here is an increment chart of tile sizes for 4x4" and 6x6" marble tile with the tiles pressed tight together
| # of tiles |
4" |
6" |
| 1 |
3-7/8" |
5-7/8" |
| 2 |
7-7/8" |
11-13/16" |
| 3 |
11-3/4" |
17-3/4" |
| 4 |
15-3/4" |
23-3/4" |
| 5 |
19-5/8" |
29-5/8" |
| 6 |
23-5/8" |
35.5" |
| 7 |
27.5" |
41-3/8" |
| 8 |
31-7/16" |
47-1/4" |
| 9 |
35-3/8" |
53--1/8" |
| 10 |
39-5/16" |
59" |
| 11 |
43-1/4" |
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| 12 |
47-3/16" |
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| 13 |
51-1/8" |
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| 14 |
55-1/16" |
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| 15 |
59" |
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| 16 |
62-5/16" |
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| 17 |
66-7/8" |
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