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| Before installing backsplash |
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| During installation-cut around outlets |
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| up close of the pattern |
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| after |
I
have slowly been remodeling my kitchen myself. once i
finish ill do an entire kitchen reveal, but for now you can just see
bits and pieces. First Ill share my backslash, it looks beautiful and
the best part is it only cost me $25.00...and i had supplies to spare. I
used a paintable wallpaper that looks and feels like ceiling tiles,
everyone always says they thought they were ceiling tiles {before i tell
them the truth}. So lets begin with supplies. I bought the paintable
wallpaper at Lowe's in the blinds and wallpaper section for $18.00 {it
comes in a white color, ready to paint}. I used copper valspar brand
paint that is premixed at Home Depot, Lowe's may carry it too I'm not
sure. This wall paper is prepasted so no need to buy paste, just
buy a wallpaper squeegy-theyre $.99 and razor blade if you dont have
one, and you're ready to go. I read the instructions that came with the
wallpaper, and consulted good old Pinterest for wallpaper hanging
techniques since this was my first wallpaper attempt. Follow your
directions for hanging, but i basically measured out the area i was
going to hang, grabbed a tape measure, scissors, and ruler/lever
combo to draw straight lines for cutting and trimmed the paper down to
fit the area i was hanging it in. Next i decided to save a little money
and not buy a water dipping tray at Lowe's and instead just wet the
wallpaper in my bathtub for a few seconds, then carried it carefully so i
wouldn't rip the edges to my kitchen counter where I folded the glue
sides together and let it set for 5 min. Next I hung it on my wall
space i had measured out, then hung it on my wall smoothing as i went to
ensure there were no bubbles. Wallpaper is very forgiving, you don't
have to hang it in the exact right spot when you first place it on the
wall, it gives you some room for error and slides easily while its wet
and not smoothed in place, once you have it in the right spot, begin
smoothing it down for air bubbles. The trick is to line the pattern up
correctly so there are no errors in your pattern. Last i used a small
razor blade to trim the edges where they met my granite counter and to
cut around outlet spaces. The directions say to wait for it to dry, but
i did this when it was still wet. I found the paper didn't tear this
way, and wallpaper residue didn't stick to drywall in places you don't
want it to. Last wipe down the area with a wet rag to remove excess
glue and let it dry. When its all hung i waited to paint for 5
hours--being impatient like i am i didn't wait the 24 hrs the direction
said to let the wallpaper cure-i could tell it was dry only 5 hrs
after. Copper paint is an oil base so its super fumy compared to most
paint and sticks to ALL surfaces so be sure to wipe it off your counters
right away if you accidentally spill instead of wait til your finished
to try and chip it off like i normally do-lesson learned, no need to
fret it will come off counter surfaces with goof off if needed ;). Here
is how mine turned out. I still want to add a little trim on the edges
just to finish it off and add a little something more, and plan on
putting some on my ceiling in spaces I will share those projects when
completed ;) I had so much left over that i placed some in wainscoting I
installed on my breakfast bar--ill share the wainscoting tutorial in a
later post!
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