A fun way to add some colour to your kitchen (or any other area of your home for that matter) is by way of a mosaic design. You really don’t need to be an expert in mosaic to be able to do this.

I did a short course a few years ago and I love doing it as a hobby. Basically what you need is this:

• Mosaic tiles (you can buy these at most arts and crafts stores or even at Builders Warehouse or CTM)
• Grout
• A Tile cutter
• Glue
• Rigid surface

Mosaic tiles can be purchased conveniently on mesh-backed sheets such as in the picture below – making it easier should you not want to cut a larger piece of tile into smaller pieces. Should you struggle initially to pull the tiles off the backing mesh, place the mesh in hot water for about 5 minutes to allow excess glue to soak off.

There is a great store in Lynnwood Ridge in Pretoria that sell these glass tiles at reasonable prices  – Jimnettes.

I also purchased the glue which is suitable for glueing the mosaic tiles to walls at this store:

So now all you do is pull off the tiles from the backing mesh, coat the wall or the surface you wish to decorate with glue (I just used an old knife for this), stick it on and voila. You have your mosaic.

It really is that simple. I stuck the tiles very close to each other in the are that I decorated, so in that case you do not need to use grout in between the tiles. You would also only need the tile cutter in case you want to cut the tiles in smaller pieces or different shapes. As per below, I stuck to a basic pattern and just used the tiles exactly as you buy them at the store:

This is what the tile cutter looks like should you want to experiment with cutting the tiles smaller or into different shapes:

As you can see for yourself Mosaic can be very simple and easy depending on the pattern and design you want to create. At the same time it is a relaxing hobby and it really adds to the appeal of your home!