Glass tiles are commonplace all throughout the United States, used for a whole array of different purposes, from the functional to the decorative to a combination of the two (as is very often the case). For many people, glass tiles make the obvious choice for many different parts of their home.

For instance, aqua glass tile and other such blue glass mosaic tile is particularly popular in bathroom spaces. Aqua glass tile and other such turquoise glass tile is relatively easy to clean, making it ideal for any given bathroom location. In addition to this, blue bathrooms – and blue rooms in general – can actually boost the overall value of any given home quite considerably indeed, sometimes even by as much as a full $5,400. In many cases, updating a bathroom with aqua glass tile will be more than ideal for getting a home ready for sale and the market. Making such an investment in a renovation using aqua glass tile or blue glass tile is one that will more than pay off at the end of the day.

Updating the average kitchen space is another great way to prepare for the home in question to be sold. After all, many people will want as updated a space as is possible, with top of the line appliances and a sleek design. Subway tiles can come into play for the latter part of this equation. After all, subway tiles are tried and true, first dating back to the early 1900s, when they were used in the creation of the New York City subway system.

But what makes subway tiles so ideal for use in the typical kitchen – or for use in general, for that matter? For one thing, subway tiles are easy to clean, making them quite effective indeed for the typical kitchen space, where messes are going to be more commonplace than not. In addition to this, subway tiles reflect light well and are quite visually appealing, making them ideal for brightening up just about any given kitchen. Add all of this onto the fact that they are highly affordable and you can see why subway tiles have stayed so prevalent in the now more than 100 years since their inception.

Glass tiles such as the aforementioned aqua glass tile can be used outside the confines of the typical home, as well. For instance, aqua glass tile is typically ideal for use in the inground pool. Pool tile installation using aqua glass tile and other forms of glass mosaic can be ideal for many different reasons. For one thing, glass mosaic tiles installed for pool tile installation are hugely beautiful. They can form all different kinds of designs, ranging from mermaid mosaics to the sea turtle mosaic to even tribal dolphin mosaic. These can turn the basic in ground pool into a veritable work of art, something that can make your home all the more appealing from the perspective of a prospective buyer.

In addition to this, using glass mosaics for your in ground pools can actually pay off in that it will reduce the amount of times you have to replace your pool lining, as glass tiles can last just about forever when they are cared for diligently and well. Fortunately, this marks a considerable difference from other pool linings used, which range from plaster to exposed aggregate, to fiberglass. In most cases, these linings will not last any longer than 25 years. In some cases, they might end up lasting for as few as five years, which is certainly not very long at all.

At the end of the day, the use of glass tiles, from the aqua glass tile to the waterline tile to even the tiles used to create a mosaic turtle, glass tiles have long been used (dating back hundreds of years even before the birth of Christ) and will continue to be used well into the future. As a matter of fact, glass tiles are not likely to go anywhere anytime soon, as there are just so many benefits for using them to be found all throughout the United States and beyond.