How to make a mosaic with your own hands?

Mosaic becomes very popular in modern interiors. And it is not surprising, because this element of decor looks just amazing. In addition, decorating the interior will be very interesting, if you know how to make a mosaic with your own hands. It is decorated with walls, countertops, as well as various small details of the interior. The mosaic will look great from glass, mirrors, pebbles, shells, broken dishes, and how to do it is described in detail below.

How to make a mosaic on the wall?

  1. You need to start by choosing a place on the wall where there will be a mosaic, clean it with sandpaper, putty and mark it with a pencil.
  2. Next, you need to cut the material used for the mosaic into pieces. To do this, you can use tools such as side cutters or tile cutters.
  3. After the elements of the mosaic are ready, you need to proceed to their immediate gluing to the wall. It is best to use latex-based glue. It is necessary to mix glue with cement and water, carefully reading the instruction on the packaging before it. After this, the resulting mixture is applied to the wall.
  4. Then each piece of the mosaic is spread on the back with glue and is firmly applied to the wall.

    Surplus glue between mosaic pieces should be cleaned immediately.

  5. After all the elements of the mosaic are placed on the wall in the right order, the product should be allowed to dry, so we proceed to the next stage in a day. It is necessary to wipe the seams with a special grout. Its excess should be removed using a rubber spatula, then the entire composition is wiped with a soft cloth. After all this, the mortar should be allowed to dry.
  6. The last stage is polishing, during which the dried grout is removed with sandpaper, after which the composition is polished with a soft cloth.

Here's how you can make a mosaic with your own hand and what will happen as a result.