I've wanted to make wall art. Take a few of those tiles, place them randomly layered, overlapping, side by side, or corners matching. Then, watch for the unique pieces at Lowe's or one of those places to get some clearanced ones & add the smaller ones on top. I've picked up some cheap glass & metallic ones! You could also use stones, mirror pieces, globs, beads, etc., anything. My Lowe's tile section sells a big bin full of broken or discontinued tiles for only $5 - almost the price of just the bin! I've picked up random beautiful tiles from their clearance tables for 10cents up. They have those 6" long skinny pieces that go btwn your 4x4 pieces & top beveled piece. Some look like rope or carved & I've gotten them for 25cents. We're redoing our LR & I hope to make a nice artsy piece for the wall. Properly finished, sealed, these could go outside on a fence. If yours aren't fancy, their still fine for the background.

Scott, If you only had 1 or 200 conifers it doesn't matter. The point is to find the best plant marker out there that happens to be trouble free and will still be there long after the plant dies. That has happened to me numerous times. I then pull it up stick a new name on it and away we go. We all have different opinions. You need to decide what works best for you. I think you have enough to go on. I am sure Ken only has your best interests in mind. Opinionated for sure, but aside from that a good resource for valuable information. By the way I am opinionated also. "So since bunky only has 45-50 conifers" If you have that many then putting the correct name on a marker is a must. A conifer collector you have become. Most people that would take time to look at 50 different conifers have more then a occasional interest. Having a name on them will relieve you of the embarrassment of not knowing what you are growing. I still on occasion have to look at the tag to give correct information to the person that is interested. No big deal...who could remember all those Latin pronunciations any way. "I kind of get the feeling I'm not good enough to talk with the elites, but nobody here normally talks down to me in this way." There are a few elites on this forum and rightly so. Its easily to separate the ones that are in the know from those that think they are. I have been helped numerous times by those in the know. Straighten those feathers back up and keep on posting. We enjoy your comments and the photos of your conifers. Dave

Maybe Deco Arts (I think) product is called "Patio Paints"..haven't used it myself, but have read the label a few months ago. You can probably get a real quick answer to this on the Garden Junk forum...those gals REALLY have a lot of knowledge and have tried many different things out to get the results they want....not trying to "steal" folks from this forum, but you've only gotten one other response since Sept... Just a thought, Pat

Hi- This is Rebecca co-owner and designer of modwalls. Thank you for ordering samples from us. I agree that our latest dye lot of Lush 3x6 glass subway tile in Cloud is a bit on the green side. We will have a brighter white version of Cloud using clear glass in stock in Mid August. I would also suggest you consider a warm grey tone for your backsplash. We have our Lush tile in Fog Bank in a 1x2 small subway set with a classic offset joint on mesh sheets in stock. I have attached a photo of it installed in the Sunset Magazine Idea House last year with white cabinets. We will also have this color in stock in mid August in a 3x6 subway and a 1x4 skinny subway tile. If you can wait until then I'll be happy to get you free samples of these styles. Just email me at rebecca@modwalls.com I concur with many other comments here. Your stunning countertop should be your kitchen's focal point so I'd suggest either a white or warm gray backsplash tile. Here is a link that might be useful: modwalls Lush 1x2 glass subway in Fog Bank