Jane of all Trades



The Before "Blues"



We recently replaced our laminate counters with granite.  I'm very excited and inspired by this change.  Sooo, I decided to tackle a do it yourself project.  A mosaic tile backsplash rose to the top of my "to do" list.   Our kitchen was an awful light blue wall paper....even the ceiling was light blue, counters were blue, backsplash blue.   Definitely a bit dated.  We have gradually done some minor things here and there to ease out of the blues.  But the grand finale was the counter top.  A worthy investment indeed.  Hopefully I can find a before picture. 

The ending result is lovely!  And really, considering the before picture, it was a major upgrade for a minor investment.



Work in Progress - The easy part



I have never tiled before so this was a new adventure for me.  It was kind of like putting a puzzle together with glue and a little muscle.  I watched a bunch of how to videos on U-Tube.  Very helpful!  I was amazed at how quickly the tile actually went up.  Only took a few hours to get in place.  Then....wait till tomorrow to grout.  Grouting was a bit more difficult and took a bit longer and a lot more muscle.  I am sore and my hands ache but I am sooooo please with the results!  



Some tools of the trade



Biggest obstacles in this project....time and the fear factor.  My recommendations if you would like to try this type of project is to just go for it.  Watch videos, educate yourself and put the fear aside because tiling is totally doable.

I loved working with this mosaic tile.  It was very forgiving.  Comes on sheets and you just cut off tiles around outlets, etc.  Had to clip just a few with tile nippers.  Scroll down for the finished product.

The WoW Factor!  Enjoying my afternoon tea admiring my new counter and backsplash!  



Tada!  Finished Project!