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Unique Way to Fill in Between Your Tile by Using Tile Instead of Grout

June 7, 2013 By Vanessa Goodpaster-Beaty 19 Comments

Unique Way to Fill in Between Your Tile by Using Tile Instead of Grout

This isn’t nearly as confusing as it sounds. If you have tile in your home then you know all about grout. What if you could fill in the spaces between your tiles without having to mix and apply grout? Well, you can and it leaves you with a very beautiful and unique look on your floor.

Instead of using grout, just use thin strips of tile. You can stick these thin strips in between tiles just like you would when you lay the tile. Just cut the strips whatever size you need to go between. You can use different colors or patterns to give your floor a really unique look.

The next time you think about replacing that old tile, think about a new way to update your floors. Instead of adding grout between the tiles, just add a contrasting color of tile. This may also work for bathroom walls if you have tile in there. Have fun with it and be as creative as you want.

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  1. Donna miller says

    June 15, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    could you please tell me the name and color of the tile you used for the strips? It has a glittery look to it. I would love to do this in my bathroom…also are those ceramic tiles?

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    • ana alvarez says

      December 5, 2015 at 8:34 pm

      ME GUSTARIA QUE ME DIJIERAIS COMO CONSEGUIR ESTAS TIRAS PARA PONERLAS ENTRE LAS BALDOSAS. SI LAS VENDEN ASI. GRACIAS

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      • Elena gallardo says

        January 8, 2018 at 1:22 pm

        Please, would you be so kind to inform me where can I buy these strips for the tiles. I´m sending you e-mail from Madrid (Spain).
        Thank you in advance.

        Regards,
        Elena G.

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    • Anonymous says

      March 29, 2021 at 2:57 am

      Can u give me the colour to please?

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  2. Karen says

    July 4, 2015 at 5:31 pm

    I’ve laid a little bit of tile in 2 bathrooms some years ago. It think with a little care this can be done to a new job. I wouldn’t do it to an older floor…what” Take out the grout and add tile. No way!

    1. Lay larger tile with the amount of space you want in-between tiles. For the area in between tile, use something that comes on a mess background so you cut with scissors, rather than trying to cut a thin sliver of tile. I’d pick something that is not as thick as the regular tile.

    2. Put some grout in the space between tiles, or butter and lay the accent tile in that area. Make sure the surface is even between the regular and accent tile. Let it dry and go back and grout over the top of the tiles to make sure there is enough grout to connect all the pieces.

    3. Seal.

    I have a bunch of really pretty glass, etc tile that i found for free and am going to try this up a wall in my shower.

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  3. LuAnnmarie says

    July 5, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    I have to ask, isn’t the grout a sealer? Doesn’t it keep leakage from happening? This would be pretty, but not if I had to rebuild my floor because of leakage.

    Just curious,
    LuAnn

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    • Shellie says

      May 21, 2016 at 12:39 pm

      No, grout still needs to be sealed. If you don’t, you will have dirt build up much faster. In showers, if you don’t deal the grout, you will have much higher chance of mildew/ mold forming

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  4. Kathleen says

    July 21, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    I am in the midst of choosing material for a new bathroom. I would like to know more about this technique of tiling. Where did you get the tile strips? What color are they? I need the whole process please. Thanks.

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    • GLADYS GOODSON says

      August 24, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      Looks beautiful, but I think there would be leakage on a shower wall. Details, please.

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      • RUTH says

        January 11, 2016 at 11:21 pm

        Listen you still have to grout nut it’s going to be fine lines of grout instead of a thick grout line!

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  5. Silvia Corredor says

    September 6, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    I have TWO IMPORTANT QUESTIONS!!!
    1) could I use This Beautiful SHINES in between The Tiles in my Kitchen FLOOR? ? I hope so
    2) I have tramantin tiles, Do I have to Replace the Floor??

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  6. Ceramictec says

    June 24, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    Nice look, not practical from a DIY perspective for not having grout. All floor tile should have some sort of grout filling the gaps required between tile.

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  7. Rachel says

    October 9, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    Looks fàntastic, but I’ve heard that the grout helps hold the tile in place like part of the adhesive (thin set), and that is important. Plus something someone else mentioned, making it more waterproof, no? Would love to here more comments on this issue.

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  8. Chuck says

    March 3, 2017 at 2:30 am

    Grout does not make your floor waterproof. Water still goes through grout joints. It is not necessary to have the grout but there will still be fine lines between the tiles where dirt and mildew could build up. Also grout is not used as a form of adhesive. The thinset if used properly with the correct type of thinset holds the tile in place by itself.

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  9. Claudia Trommer says

    April 23, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    Can I do that over the existing grout on my bathroom floor or do I need to remove the grout first?

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  10. Claudia says

    April 23, 2017 at 9:33 pm

    Can I place the strips over the existing grout?

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  11. Laura says

    May 4, 2017 at 6:01 am

    I am very interested in this style. I can see how it would easily work in my foyer but I am not sure about bathroom area. Can I use this style in a wet room? (Walk in shower/wet room)?

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  12. Liz says

    January 12, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    You must still always grout. If you use stain Blocker in mix your own grout or epoxy grout you will never have to have to worry about stains!
    Please do it the right way. This way is very pretty in you’ll have smaller grout lines as previous people have said.

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  13. Tilegirl says

    March 31, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    My eye is twitching right now. You always use grout and you always seal the grout to waterproof the seams. If you do not use grout and sealant, you will damage the sub-flooring as well as the ceiling below this floor. That is thousands of dollars of damages. Though this idea is beautiful, it would be best done the right way.

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