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Remember when every backsplash was just a row of 4x4 white tiles?
I redid my first kitchen in 2005 and that was the standard, along with matching grout. Now, I'm putting in a herringbone pattern with handmade zellige tile from Morocco in my current place. The change happened for me around 2015 when design blogs and Instagram made it easy to see a million more options. Anyone have tips for sealing this type of tile? I've heard it can be tricky.
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val_taylor1d ago
My grandma's 1987 kitchen had those exact tiles. Terry_mitchell is right about the leap, but the real shift was around 2012 when tile shops finally started stocking more than three options. For sealing zellige, you need a penetrating sealer, not a topical one, because the tile is so uneven. Apply it twice before grouting and once after, letting it dry fully between coats.
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