DIY Checkerboard Tile

The tile you choose when you don't want to have to choose tile

The back of our first floor boasts one of the most enviable spaces in our house - a spacious and open butlers pantry (with a laundry room and powder room, to boot) 
The cabinets in this room are wonderful, but once you get over the *idea* of the pantry, it doesn't do much else to shine. 
A few months ago I was invited to a house party by a friend of the host. While I think my house is awesome, it was built as a middle class home and didn't come with many bells and whistles. This other house, however, was built around the same time as mine and has many similar features but was clearly built to be a show stopper over 100 years ago. From gorgeous, hand poured stained glass windows to intricately etched stair rails, this house was a stunner! 
I tried to peep at as much of the house as possible without looking like a total creep. Unclear if I succeeded in the second part. But I did notice that they also had a pantry/mudroom/powder room just behind their kitchen. Among other highlights of this surprisingly beautiful, yet highly functional space was a large scale checkerboard floor. As soon as I saw it I knew that my pantry was getting a facelift. A floor lift?

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