How To Encompass An Ugly Kitchen Backsplash {Way Dorsum Wednesdays}

Back inwards Feb I showed you our kitchen and the changes we've made since we've lived inwards this house.  Today I desire to present yous how nosotros disguised the dated backsplash.  Here's what nosotros had when nosotros moved in:

White squares alongside a crimson as well as greenish stripe.  Perfect inwards the mid-90's when the line of piece of work solid was built.  Today, non hence much.  After moving inwards nosotros did an initial kitchen redo, mainly cosmetic-stripped wallpaper, textured, painted, switched out the faucet as well as kitchen cabinet hardware.  We knew nosotros wanted to create some to a greater extent than major renovations inwards the future, but inwards the hateful fourth dimension looked for an choice for the backsplash.

Here's what nosotros used: 

These are plastic squares that hold back similar tin as well as come upwardly inwards a diverseness of colors.  They were inwards stock at Lowe's as well as Home Depot at the fourth dimension as well as I believe they nevertheless acquit them.  The beauty of these panels is that they are tardily to install, tin live cutting alongside scissors, as well as tin live temporary or permanent.  

At this signal inwards our kitchen redo, nosotros used the outset colored tile, "Bermuda Bronze".  
It's a mixture of gilded as well as silver. 

Corner as well as border bring down pieces are also available that jibe the complete of the color yous choose.  This is a corner piece.  The panel slides inwards that apartment slot as well as the curved top slice covers where the corners meet. 

Because I was wanting to utilization this over my existing tile, the pre-made border pieces weren't deep plenty to conceal the edges of the tile backsplash.  So, I establish this slice inwards the regular bring down subdivision at Home Depot.  It is plastic as well as also tardily to piece of work with.  But, it's white as well as didn't jibe the bronze tiles.  

They also sell sheets of glutinous paper-like contact paper-that jibe the complete of the "tin" squares you've chosen. Their piece of work is for roofing switch plates as well as outlet covers, but I also used some to encompass the border of this homemade bring down slice hence everything would blend together.  You tin reckon inwards the photograph to a higher identify the complete newspaper applied to the top of the bring down piece.  With this piece, the panel would sideslip inwards the front end subdivision of the trim, as well as the dorsum subdivision covers the tile as well as wraps all the agency to a greater extent than or less the border of the tile.    

Since this was a temporary fix, nosotros used double sided record to adhere the panels to the tile.  Worked similar a charm.  We never had ane occupation alongside it.

After our major remodel, I planned to utilization the same panels, but in ane lawsuit nosotros got all of the novel colors together the "bermuda bronze" looked terrible alongside the novel granite as well as painted cabinets.  So, I painted it.  First I used a layer of Krylon Fusion spray pigment that is specifically for plastics.  Color didn't matter, I only used that similar a primer.  Then, I did some other coat or 2 alongside Rustoleum's Oil-Rubbed Bronze.  

We genuinely did tear out the onetime tile during the remodel, hence this isn't only roofing it upwardly anymore.  I used my trusty hot gum gun to install it this time. We volition likely nevertheless create something unlike alongside the backsplash inwards the future, hence I didn't desire to utilization a lot of permanent structure adhesive.  If nosotros ask to I'll only pare this off as well as the wall volition live ready for something else.  

I convey a subdivision of counter/bar that is at an angle.  These panels are flexible, hence all I had to create was follow the wall to a greater extent than or less as well as gum it down.  It conformed to the shape of the wall.  

My dad ran a line of dark caulk along the bottom border to preclude H2O from getting nether as well as behind the panels.  This fourth dimension I chose a chunkier slice of forest bring down as well as painted it to match, as well as hence hot glued it correct upwardly in that place too.

If nosotros become a unlike road inwards the future, this volition live hence quick to delineate downwards as well as live ready to re-do.  I'm thinking possibly beveled subway scheme tile?  But, we're expert for similar a shot as well as these panels convey been a peachy solution for our backsplash.  My sis used the copper colorway inwards her kitchen as well as it looks fantastic.  I've also seen these used on a ceiling...amazing!  

Here's a link for the production if you're interested:

Plastic Lay-In Ceiling Tiles

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