Tin tiles make artful decorations for your home in the form of framed wall art, covered shelves or as table top inserts. You can also craft a variety of home decor items from old or new tin tiles. For instance, with a few additional supplies from your local home improvement store, tin tiles can transform an old coffee table, wooden picture frames or shutters into stylish objects for any room.
Instructions
1. Make a tin tile insert for any wooden table top with decorative trim and glass. Use your snips to trim the tile to fit the top of the table and glue it in place with construction adhesive. Frame the outside of the tile with decorative wood trim, cut to fit the perimeter of the table. You can use construction adhesive to attach the trim pieces to the tile or the table. The trim should stick up above the tile to allow a piece of glass to fit flush over the tin.
2. Make an art piece with tin and an old picture frame. Look for frames and tiles at local thrift stores or architectural salvage yards. Insert the tile into the frame and hold it in place with screws. If the tile is too large for your frame, trim around the outside edges until it fits. If the frame is too large for the tile, cut a thin wood board to fit inside the frame, and paint it to match or contrast with the tile. Center the tile on the wood board so that the painted edges frame the tin tile. Attach the tile to the wood with construction adhesive. Insert the wood in the frame and hang your new tile art on the wall.
3. Remove the center of a slatted shutter and replace it with tin tiles for another type of recycled art. Depending on the size of the tiles, you may need more than one. You can always attach the tiles to a thin backer board, painted to coordinate with the shutter. Craft shabby chic style wall art by painting the shutter white, and distressing it by sanding the paint away from the edges and high points. You can also distress a new tile in this manner to make it look old. If your shutter does not have slats, paint the shutter and glue the tiles onto the raised panel centers. Turn the shutter sideways and place it beneath an existing shelf to add depth and dimension.
4. Laminate the face or the top of a wooden shelf with tin tiles. Cut or bend the tiles to fit the shelf and attach them with . You can transform a plain shelf into a keepsake with this simple application.
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