Look! A Real Penny Tile Backsplash

We've seen penny tiles in the kitchen before, but in this case it's literal. One industrious kitchen owner glued a whole lot of pennies to a board, which was then installed as a backsplash. See more photos below:

Unfortunately, we don't know too much about the project, but according to the notes on the album linked below, it looked painful. (So many pennies to push and glue down!) So, maybe only for the truly dedicated, huh?

See More Photos: Penny Backsplash | Belaforce

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Categories: Kitchens, Main, Hardware & Materials, Renovating

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Comments (5)

If I had a penny for every time someone said my kitchen didn't have enough pennies...

Penny for your thoughts.....

Beautiful!

Unfortunately, I'd need to make sure all of the heads were similarly oriented. Otherwise this stunning backsplash would drive me cents-less!

As much as I hate to rain on this idea and this post, I think it's important to point out that plywood is an inappropriate substrate for tile, and particularly for metal "tile". Wood expands and contracts with humidity, pennies and grout do not. That said, backsplashes are more forgiving (IF they don't get wet) than floors, which is where saw I pennies set on plywood most recently, yikes. If you're going to take the time to do this, choose the appropriate substrate--tile backer aka Durock or Hardi-Backer.