I had some tile left over from a recent project, so I decided to make a trivet out of it. Here’s what I did:

  1. Spray a piece of wax paper with a light coating of cooking oil spray.
  2. Lay two paint stir sticks on the wax paper. Position them closely together so the tile’s corners will hang off the edge.
  3. To make the feet for the trivet, put a dab of hot glue in each corner of the tile.
  4. Immediately set the tile on the wood sticks and press down. The sticks serve as spacers to ensure each glue pad is exactly the same thickness.
  5. Once the glue hardens, peel off the wax paper.

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Mitchell Layton

Mitchell Layton is a former professional mover who currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mitchell spent years packing and moving for REAL Rock N Roll Movers, a commercial and residential moving company based in Los Angeles that’s primarily staffed with up-and-coming musicians. That gave him plenty of experience navigating box trucks up and down the winding streets of LA. In addition to moving hundreds of happy customers into new homes and apartments all across Southern California, Mitchell has also performed corporate moves on company lots for Nickelodeon, Warner Bros, Universal Studios, Paramount, and more. After pouring blood, sweat, and tears into his profession, Mitchell has all the helpful tips you need for your next move.

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