Nate and I decided that this year we were going to work on some projects at home. Let me begin by just saying that walking into Lowes or Home Depot for me is like a kid in a candy store. I have often said that if I could have a shopping spree at the store of my choice, it would for sure be one of the two. I have told Nate several times that I want things like saws and work benches. He thinks I'm crazy and thinks I probably should maybe get a better wardrobe or something instead, but the truth is, I absolutely love building things and fixing things. I love putting things together and figuring out how things work.
So, the first project of the year for us, was the backsplash in the kitchen. I figured out everything I would need and headed off to the store. Again, a super exciting day. Since I did most of my shopping while Hailey was in school, Addy was my little sidekick. She was great. After getting all the materials I needed and borrowing a tile saw from my friend, I decided to just go for it. The plan was to wait so Nate could help, but I was too excited and jumped on it as soon as I got home. By the time he got home from work, I had most of the kitchen tiled. He tried to jump in and help, but I was in the groove of things and he 'didn't want to mess that up' so he left me to my creation and instead, got the girls ready for bed. :-) Now i've decided that on my list of things I want is a tile saw. I'm kind of addicted and am trying to find other areas in my house to tile. :-)
Here's the before:
And the after:
The grout was the messiest part by far, but all in all,
i'm a major fan of my new backsplash.
Next on my list: a new kitchen faucet, since, as you can see, mine is taped together with duck tape.:-)
Then, Either my bedroom or the backyard.
Good times.
8 comments:
I'm impressed, come do mine with me! I think it's well worth the drive :P
Tiffany! This is Tiffany Feller (old River Grove 3rd ward!). I hope you remember me, cause I would really like to talk to you- can you email me sometime? hopecharityfaith@gmail.com. Thanks! And I'm super impressed with your backsplash!
Looks great! I'll have to come see it in real life. I'm a little jealous of your kitchen layout--it seems much more friendly than mine! :)
Awesome job. I love the fact that you'll just figure out how to do something and then just do it. It really looks beautiful!
You are amazing! I would be way too intimidated to tackle something like this by myself!! You might need to start posting video tutorials or something :) It looks great!
It turned out waaay cute!!! I need to come see it in person. Way to get it done!
You're such a badass :) I told Travis all about it. I think it's so cool that you just go for things and they always seem to turn out awesome.
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