What do you do with the TILES?

I just saw a question on another thread that asked "What do you do with the tiles?"

We are getting quite a nice collection of them but they are just sitting in a cabinet for now. Has anyone done anything creative and/or useful with them?

We got so many, that I would donate them to the thrift store. I saw others there, so perhaps many of us are inundated.

Sandra

I use mine as coasters on my dining room table.

My parents used theirs in their guest bath remodel. They are part of the back wall of the tiled shower enclosure. In fact, my mother picked the colors of that bathroom based on the tiles.

I just saw a question on another thread that asked "What do you do with the tiles?"

 

We are getting quite a nice collection of them but they are just sitting in a cabinet for now. Has anyone done anything creative and/or useful with them?

There are a lot of them for sale on ebay. FYI

I purchased a couple of wooden trays and glued the tiles to the bottom. Now when I serve coffee to guests, I use my HAL tray. I’ve got enough tiles left to do a few more trays, so will have to get busy!

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I purchased a couple of wooden trays and glued the tiles to the bottom. Now when I serve coffee to guests, I use my HAL tray. I’ve got enough tiles left to do a few more trays, so will have to get busy!

 

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I glued the tiles on the bottom, not to the bottom (underneath).

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I purchased a couple of wooden trays and glued the tiles to the bottom. Now when I serve coffee to guests, I use my HAL tray. I’ve got enough tiles left to do a few more trays, so will have to get busy!

 

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This is what I had been planning to do ...... now I'll see what other options I have! :)

Mine are all around my ship models.

Ours are stored in a closet -- tons of them.

Originally I was going to use them as a back splash in the kitchen. Never got around to that project.

We don't collect them. Not something I want. Just more junk to sit in a cupboard.

We don't collect them. Not something I want. Just more junk to sit in a cupboard.

Agreed. I only had 1 because it was the first one given to me and I had no idea what was in the box. "Had" because I threw it away. Since then, I've refused them.

We had a low table on our deck just the right size for the HAL, plus other same sized tiles to cement them on-with grout in the cracks, making an interesting patchwork cocktail table.

Mine were tossed in various drawers and cupboards...when we moved 3 years ago, I gave them to Savers. I have 2 from our Bermuda cruise in ‘15.

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I purchased a couple of wooden trays and glued the tiles to the bottom. Now when I serve coffee to guests, I use my HAL tray. I’ve got enough tiles left to do a few more trays, so will have to get busy!

 

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We've made a large serving tray in the same fashion as you have used. We've a good number of tiles for the next one.

My in-laws throw them out or simply leave them on board.

I thought they were coasters

I thought they were coasters

They are coasters but you can only use so many coasters. The tray seems to be the easiest way to re-purpose them into something useful.

My in-laws throw them out or simply leave them on board.

If a passenger doesn't want them, it's better not to take them in the first place than it is to add to the landfills by throwing them away (or leaving them for someone else to throw away).

If a passenger doesn't want them, it's better not to take them in the first place than it is to add to the landfills by throwing them away (or leaving them for someone else to throw away).

We redid our bathrrom a while ago and I chose some of my HAL tiles I like best and had them inserted into the pattern of tiles on my shower walls. I love them there and each time I shower , I have pleasure from them.

We redid our bathrrom a while ago and I chose some of my HAL tiles I like best and had them inserted into the pattern of tiles on my shower walls. I love them there and each time I shower , I have pleasure from them.

I really like this idea!

I really like this idea!

I'm glad. I wasn't sure when I first thought to do it but I am very happy I did. I layed them out on a table so my contractor could see the order in which I wanted them placed.

We use them as coasters, too. One is a spoon rest on the stove. Others are in a Longaberger basket as treasured souvenirs of our HAL cruises. The newer, art deco tiles we have given away. Much prefer the "old" Delft tile look of the individual ships. We also have one issued for the Rotterdam's inaugural Canada/New England season.

Turned them into table tops for our nightstands - glued them to a stiff backing. Wake up to seeing them every night and before going to bed. A bit of lovely blue and white whimsy.

Turned them into table tops for our nightstands - glued them to a stiff backing. Wake up to seeing them every night and before going to bed. A bit of lovely blue and white whimsy.

How sweet!