I’m ready to put the chocolate and peanut butter together! I’ve been thinking of ways to make wall tiles out of MDF or thin Baltic Birch plywood. The tiles could be various sizes from 12″ or 16″ squares to similar size rectangles, with graphic designs or patterns printed on their faces. They could be attached to a wall with either a mastic or a Velcro-type product if you’re non-committal. You can use tiles individually or in small groups as art, or as a type of “wallpaper.” Once the production process was sorted we could apply a Threadless.com-type model. Don’t get me started on that piece because I’ll never shut up.
Dan Bleier Studio makes tiles like this that are coated with resin and they look pretty sweet. But you’re limited to a handful of designs, and at $110 per square foot with a minimum of 30 SF they’re probably too spendy for most of us.
Board Pusher allows anyone to design graphics for skateboards to make and sell your own custom deck. Whatever production process or manufacturer they’re using for these custom-on-demand boards seems like it would be just the ticket for the wall tiles. I’ve contacted them to see if they will share some info to help a brother out. I’m hoping they’ll get back to me soon because I need all the help I can get.
