“Tin” tiles for ceiling and backsplash

I just ran across a some­what ugly site, Dec­o­ra­tive Ceil­ings, with an aston­ish­ing selec­tion of dec­o­ra­tive faux tin tile. Avail­able in indi­vid­ual adhe­sive tiles that can be applied over pop­corn (!), tiles that can be inserted in a dropped ceil­ing, and 2′ wide strips that come any­where from 5′ long to 25′ long, intended for back­splashes. The prices are rea­son­able, the metal­lic fin­ishes actu­ally look like metal, and they offer free sam­ples. Good, eh?

They aren’t the cheap­est option out there. In fact, you can get sim­i­lar prod­ucts off Ama­zon for as low as $3.59 per panel — but that’s only if you are will­ing to buy from “Ceil­ing Tiles by Us.” I’m not sure why dec­o­ra­tive tile sell­ers have no taste in com­pany name or slo­gan. Take Ceil­ing Mag­nifique, for instance. Not so bad a name, until you get to the bot­tom of the page and see the slo­gan: “qual­ity plas­tic prod­ucts since 1979.” What hap­pened to things like “Char­bon­nel et Walker Ltd., Pur­vey­ors of Fine Eng­lish Choco­lates by appoint­ment to her Majesty the Queen since 1875″? Couldn’t they at lease say “qual­ity repro­duc­tions” or some­thing? Sheesh.

Any­way, if you know of a bet­ter option for these tiles, please add it in the comments.