Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Kitchen BEFORE, AFTER and DURING the Backsplash


BEFORE: Here's a close up view of our Kitchen sink the day we moved in.  The "backsplash" tile is so "1970s bathroom shower stall".  



AFTER: Here's a close up view of our finished Kitchen backsplash.  My husband also deleted the light switch by the sink, which we never used.  
  


DURING: Here's a close up view of the Kitchen backsplash after it had been hung and before it had been grouted.  The tile was affixed to the wall with glue which had squeezed through the tiles so before applying the grout to the backsplash, I had to go over each tile with a toothpick and scrape out the excess glue.  It was like flossing a T. Rex.



In Summary...

BEFORE: Here’s the Kitchen on the day we bought The House, complete with the streaked “Kountry Kitchen” paint job, itty bitty cabinet handles and the lone strip of bathroom (!) tile.


AFTER: Voila!  Here's our Kitchen after we’d painted the cabinets, installed new hardware, bought an oven and oh yeah, hung the porcelain tile backsplash.  Thank you Mr. Wonderful! The kitchen suddenly has a polished, finished, and—to borrow a phrase—a very “now” look to it. I love my Kitchen! I guess this means I have start cooking in it…


4 comments:

  1. Beautiful Alicia!!! I want to come for a dinner party now. :-)

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  2. Thanks for your comment! And the compliment! People wanting to eat in my redone kitchen without knowing how well I cook means the kitchen is inviting! So that works! This remodel has been a lot of work but the results make me happy and longing to cook. Just in time for the holidays! I hope you like your kitchen space! All the best!

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  3. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this matter. You make some interesting points. I like your kitchen blue color

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  4. Thank you for reading my blog! And thanks for your comment! We like the blue too. Have a great day!

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