The next step in the Mansard Victorian’s kitchen is the countertops.
Looking back at the inspiration picture, the countertop is white tile with a black border. The backsplash is subway tile, but you can’t tell in this picture what the countertop tile looks like.
I found a picture of another kitchen with a similar countertop. In this one you can see that it’s square tile on a diagonal, like I did on the floor.
I bought a 1/4″ square paper punch (the equivalent of 6″ in half scale). The squares are cut out of scrapbook paper, and I folded black squares over the edge of the wood to make the border. I left a small space between each tile to simulate grout lines. (I had painted the wood white before starting this process.)
One side finished. After taking the picture, I went around the sides and back with the nail scissors, cutting the tiles flush with the edge of the wood.
The black tiles got pretty gooped up with glue crumbs. I touched them up with a black Sharpie.
The cabinet will sit on top of the countertop, like this.
Next I applied clear Gallery Glass paint to each paper tile, to make them hard and shiny.
Looks pretty good. The tiles have a nice sheen.
I did the other side the same way and set them in place. This could have been the end of it.
But of course it wasn’t.
Emily is a freelance writer, miniaturist, and adventure game enthusiast.
