Designs for Cheese Boards Made With Floor Tile

Ceramic Cheeseboard

• A single ceramic tile can be sunken into a store-bought wooden cheeseboard with a handle. Whether you choose to order one online, make a purchase at a specialty kitchen store or build it yourself, a cheeseboard can be made with a colorful ceramic tile. Darker colors of tile provide contrast to the light shades of cheese, but any color or pattern will work. Look for vintage tiles online, in secondhand stores or at your local flea market. Customize the cheeseboard further by having the tile or the wooden handle laser engraved with a family name, phrase or design.

Tile and Wood

• Mount four 4-inch tiles on a board and grout them with a corresponding color of grout. For the tiles, choose four different patterns in the same color palette or two different colors for a checkerboard effect. Once the grout has dried, frame the tiles with pre-stained pieces of wood. Or, choose one 12-inch tile and frame it the same way. Pair the cheeseboard with a quality wire cheese slicer and a choice cut of cheese for a gift.

Slate Cheeseboard

• Slate tiles can be used to serve cheese. Use a square or rectangular shape for the design. If the cheeseboard is to be a gift, affix cork or felt pieces to the underside of the tile to protect the surface it will rest on. Another idea is to label each type of cheese on the slate tile using chalk. Ask the tile company to core a small hole in the top of the rectangle for hanging the cheeseboard when not in use.

Other Ideas

• Use one large floor tile as a base for several smaller tiles. For instance, each tile can be used to showcase a different type of cheese. Layer the fruit, nuts, crackers and other accompaniments between the tiles on the base tile. Use a black granite tile and have it sandblasted or laser engraved with a family name or the word "cheeseboard." Or, use leftover mosaic tiles from your kitchen backsplash to create a matching cheeseboard. Mount the mosaic tiles on a plain wooden cutting board.