Flipside Products 12" x 12" x 9.5mm Thick Dark Brown Cork Squares, Wall Tiles, Square Pinning Cork Board, Bulletin Board Mini Wall Board - 4 Pack

The smell honestly is barely noticable u less you're actually sniffing the product itself , a little extra woodglue helped but wasn't necessary, and the peices are delicate, but you can tell from the pictures they're not tightly compressed so unless you're manhandling them, they're absolutely fine. I even pulled a tile back up to add an extra sticker and it held up fine ! These are making up a dart backboard and they're perfect for the project. No issues, 100% will buy again if my aim continues to be awful and I tear them up too bad 😅

They say everything gets chinsey over time..... These are identical in size, thickness and weight to the ones I put up on a wall in the 80's. I used them to patch up that wall where I pulled a bookcase out, and repair the damage from years of thumb-tack abuse. They fit and look great. The rating asks about "adhesion" and "sturdyness".................but, just an FYI, these are not self stick, and no cork product would really be considered sturdy. But, you spread glue on the wall (or whatever you are covering), I used a PL400 type glue from a caulk gun, and they stick right on, forever. As long as the wall is sturdy, so are they lol. Definatly a good buy.

Getting sixteen 12x12 panels for about 40 bucks gave me great coverage for the money. The color's nice, thickness is practical, and the panels are fairly easy to work with (cut, match up, adhere.) Gonna underscore other reviewers on a few points: burnt wood smell is intense at first, this is chunky cork so there are holes & crumbled edges in places, and the adhesive strips are pretty weak (and not enough of them) for the panels they're holding. Filling a 22" x 70" wall was a far messier job than I'd anticipated—with much crumbling, re-taping, and vacuuming involved—but in the end, it came out how I wanted. I'd recommend the product with the caveat that you may have to fill some holes, buy a good amount of strong double-sided tape, and get a little crafty to make it work. But IMO, the look is far superior to the traditional tan, thin, office-style cork.

I hot-glued these to a space to make a display board. Went on nicely and joined up perfectly. Was able to place display quickly and it stayed put for several years. The initial smell was a bit offensive but it dissipated quickly. The color (dark) helped the display really pop!

Size and thickness was as advertised, but the quality is lacking. I purchased this to line the wall around an electronic dart board, but it could barely hold together getting it out of the packaging so I’m not sure it will last long with some wayward plastic darts. I’ve subsequently ordered some clear application that is supposed to protect cork, so we’ll see how it goes. I expected it to take a beating from the darts, but not disintegrate in thin air.

I wanted these to make a command center to post my kid’s school schedule, lunch menu, online class info, art work, etc. The dark color is what caught my attention since I was going to stick them to our cherry cabinet and thought it would blend in well with our decor.1. These stink like a campfire. Frankly, they were probably put into a smoker to get the dark/charred color.2. Crumbs EVERYWHERE when you touch it or brush up against it.3. There are large gaps between some of the pieces of cork that have been compressed together to make this. For some tiles, the gap goes all the way through and it’s like Swiss cheese. Will have to watch where I stick pins. Because it’s like particle board, I think it is less sturdy than your typical oak colored framed cork boards. Chunks were flaking off as I was hanging them.4. I hung these with command strips. It came with adhesive patches, but there is no indication in the Amazon description and no directions in the packaging as to whether or not these would ruin my cabinets or walls or is the adhesive is removable.5. The tiles are 3/8 inch thick. One part of the amazon description says 3/8, another says 1/2 inch.Bottom line, looks nice, will serve its purpose, but it could be better.

Just what I needed. They arrived quick and in good condition. They stink horribly for a day or so. I recommend opening them somewhere they can ventilate for a day or so. They are also messy. Be prepared to wipe them down before use with something you plan to discard or don’t care about staining. The double stick has worked so far. They are thick enough for standard push pins. All in all, great!

I was putting together a recording booth and had to cover a very large metal cabinet on the wall that I could not remove. So I decided to make it a bulletin board using these cork panel. They cut very easily with a box cutter knife and I mounted them with double-sided Gorilla tape. Perfect to keep the sound of my voice from bouncing off the metal, and I get to use it as a bulletin board as well! So glad I bought this.