TILE OVER IT!! As everyone knows, I have been agonizing over my kitchen backsplash!! One thing is for certain, and two things are for sure: One, when I am working on a project that I feel I have goofed on it usually turns out really nice once I add the accessories to the space, Two things are for sure: I always agonize about it and always seek support to resolve it.
For this blooper, I chose to check with our tile company to get pricing on two different backsplash options that I saw that I could have chosen from the very beginning but let the pricing deter me plus it was not an RH option. As I wait for the pricing from the tile company, I keep looking at the pictures envisioning the possibilities and I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
In the meantime, I have had some great feedback from our fellow bloggers and even had one blogger, DWtimes2 who shared my pictures because I could not post pictures to my blog to get feedback. Another blogger, Catherine shared that she knows an artist who painted over her existing backsplash and it came out beautiful (I entertained painting it too). Another blogger, Ravenna 120 sent me pictures today of another bloggers page called "forever cottage" who covered the existing backsplash!! Jackpot!!! WHAT!? And it looks fantastic. So I am going to select and purchase the backsplash from the tile company that would compliment the kitchen theme and hire someone to install it over the existing backsplash. IT'S CALLED BREAKING THE RULES ON BACKSPLASH INSTALLATION. I LOVE IT!!
**Special Thank you to all my fellow bloggers for supporting me with feedback
and encouragement**
and encouragement**
********THIS IS NOT OUR KITCHEN******
THIS IS THE KITCHEN OF A BLOGGER CALLED *forever cottage" blog THAT TILED OVER THEIR EXISTING BACKSPLASH. THE PICTURES BELOW IS THE WORK THEY DID AND THE OUTCOME!! |
| Original Backsplash - Ha, it looks like St. Cecilia!! If you look closely you can see that it is! |
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| Sealant has been applied and almost completed!! |
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Very nice, good selection!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike! This isn't our kitchen! This is another bloggers' choice of color. I will be picking a backsplash with the same maple glaze butterscotch as the cabinets.
DeleteI'm glad I was able to help with your tile dilemma. :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, delighted to see your email because I knew they would charge us an arm and a leg to tear it out. But this solution is definitely a workable game plan for much less money. I plan to visit the tile flooring company to select another backsplash because my husband and I both agree that it's not going to work or we just can't see it working as it is. AGAIN, thank you so much for the support. I am so happy to have a resolution. :-)
DeleteSo happy you figured it out!! Will look awesome!
ReplyDeleteElise, I was too tickled!! Something that seemed so complicated became so simple! What a blessing!
DeleteI am glad you have a solution to the tile problem, they did a good job tiling over the backsplash. yours would turn out great too.
ReplyDeleteSummer, I could not believe my eyes! Not only was it St. Cecilia granite; but it was tiled over!! I just need to be sure that the color I choose will work. I still prefer stone whereas they used the standard ceramic tile. The other nice thing is the current backsplash is flush to the wall so tiling over it should be fine and not protrude.
DeleteI'm glad you were able to come up with a solution that doesn't require tearing out the old backsplash.
ReplyDeletei am glad that you have shared this to all of us, i am also having a problem which is similar to this and i don't really know what to do..until now its still not fix that is why i am looking for some helpful sites in the internet
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You know I am a full supported of you Nadase.
ReplyDeleteTake what I am saying into consideration. I think what you are doing will work...yes....you can do the same thing with flooring also.
But the picture you are showing looks like a very smooth surface..yours is not?
Have you considered the thickness of the back splash out onto your counters and the way it will look when it meets a wall and not a cabinet. How are you going to finish the look?
How far will it stick out past the cabinets?
Also what about your outlets? You will have to have those pulled out to meet the new tile?
As long as you have considered all this and have a plan you got yourself a solution...
You have a solution for not so thick carpet padding.....LOL??
*In my Martin Lawrence voice" damn, damn, damnnnnnn!!! NO! I did not think about any of these things -- I was just excited about the possibility. I did not think about the details. I wanted to see if the flooring company would allow it. Great questions and considerations!!!! You are right, we have so many outlets and a cable jack!!! Ugghh I hope to hear from the tile company on Monday. Thanks DW!!
DeleteI wonder if there is any way to sand or grind down the current backsplash to make it more of a smooth surface and to eliminate some of the issues that dwtimes mentioned by removing some of the thickness of the current backsplash. It might be easier than tearing it all out... but I imagine it would be messy either way.
DeleteThat is a great though M! Because the backsplash is really tight to the wall and at this point we want to save money and have a nice kitchen. I will be sure to ask the tile company if sanding will cost less than ripping it out. At this point, it's a bit scary, but we may have to rip it out. The only confidence I have is knowing that it's best to deal with the tile company because the gentlemen who installed the backsplash did a fantastic job. I was trying to secure him as a side contractor but he didn't speak english AT ALL!! :-(
DeleteI was thinking the same thing as DW, but didn't want to rain on the parade :(
DeleteI was thinking what about copper or tin sheets vs. a tiled look? Or I suppose I would consider getting hardie backer (the cement backer that tile is attached to, and its also a smooth surface, wink...wink...) and screw that right to the existing tile and start there. For the exposed edges, make a corner with small cuts of tile to cover it. The grout should fill in any uneven-ness <---- not really a word LOL
And I don't think brining the outlets out would be too difficult, your talking about maybe moving them 1/2" forward... Unless of course the wires in the wall aren't long enough, then there might be a problem. I'm not an electrician though, so don't quote me on that :)
I hope whatever solution you come up with is an easy one! And I look forward to photos!!!
Very nice! You always find a way, Nadase. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
ReplyDeleteThanks Danielle, I am going to get this handled one way or another!!! It ain't ova!!! lol
DeleteSo glad you were able to find a solution! We are also doing the St. Cecelia/butterscotch cabinet combo and I have been agonizing over backsplashes. We didn't have Ryan do it, so we will have to pick something out ourselves.
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