How to source or match vintage tile?
Hi folks, new(ish) century home owner here tackling my first major project which came up unexpectedly. I was regrouping my tiled shower walls, only to discover some serious water permeation; there was no real waterproof backing behind the tile walls, so a decent amount of mold and other nasties. I tore these nice vintage tiles out to get everything prepped for water-resistant backer board and some kind of waterproof membrane. However, I broke quite a few tiles in the process, and am now discovering it is rather difficult (and expensive) to find these tiles, or anything close to them.
I believe these tiles are from Florida Tile, and are 4-3/8”. I love the look of them, and the rest of my bathroom is tiled in the same color/size, so I’d hate to have to re-tile my entire bathroom instead of just three shower walls.
Does anyone have any advice on finding similar tiles? Is my best bet finding salvaged tiles on EBay, or is there a company out there that manufactures these? I doubt I’ll find the exact same tiles, but I have enough of the pink that I’d be happy to expand the white tiling you see underneath the shower head to other walls. Much appreciated folks, thank you!