I started from the doorway, thinking I didn't want to have cut tiles in that very visible spot.
And you guys get to see the first sneak peek of the full kitchen renovations above. You don’t want any liquids getting in between the counter and tiles. You want to do this because of the sink and any spills. To finish it off we added some white silicone to seal the countertop and tiles from water. Now friends have asked me if they have moved at all but the adhesive is so strong I really don’t think the tiles are going anywhere! If you don’t have a tile saw you can usually rent them at your big box hardware store.īest part of when you get them all installed is that you don’t need to grout them… WHAT?!! yup that’s right groutless tile.
This was the most difficult part of the install but it wasn’t too bad. The easiest way we found was to tape off our cuts with painters tape and use a tile saw (wet saw). Now the instructions said we could cut the tiles with a glass scorer but we had some trouble with shattering. I picked the morning dew color because I knew I wanted my kitchen’s accent color to be teal, everything in my house seems to be kissed with a touch of teal. You can find a full kit here. A great project to complete over a weekend or even a few nights after work. What I really liked about this tile was that it was fairly easy and fast to install. Once you do this it is very hard to reposition the tile so make sure it’s in place before applying pressure.
Making sure it is tight with the tiles next to it. The technique that worked well for me was getting the bottom in place, almost at a 45 degree angle, then slowly lifting the tile upright towards the wall. You want to be very careful and precise when adhering them to your wall. These tiles are very sticky! so make sure not to flip them over on your counter after peeling them off. This gave us the level and even surface we were looking for.Įach tile comes almost like a sticker. But in the end it was actually easier to buy some masonite and put it up. Since the sheetrock was fairly uneven and gouged we tried to replace some sheetrock and build it up with joint compound. The most important thing is to have a level surface to stick your tiles too. Had I known that it would have saved me a lot of time! Supposedly you can just tile over your existing tile backsplash.
Now I had removed my tile before knowing I was going to be using these peel and stick tiles. If you’re asking how I removed this tile you can read all about that here. It was almost like they used square bathroom tiles then added in this weird accent tile that did not lay flat all the tiles were at different heights. I cringe when I look at this hideous backsplash. I still can’t believe what a difference this renovation has made.
You can check out all the progress so far here. Let me just remind you of how my kitchen looked before we started renovations. I knew this was exactly what I wanted to do in my kitchen renovation. When I was in Georgia last summer I saw a demo from Aspect Tile and I could not believe that they had peel and stick glass tiles. Yes you read that right! Today I am going to show you how we installed peel and stick glass tiles. This is a sponsored post from Aspect Tile.
How to install a peel and stick glass tile backsplash in your kitchen.