Kitchen Spruce Up!

Made by Me for Monday!

I am happy to share my kitchen spruce up this week.  I finished it a few weeks ago, but have been saving the makeover to post until today.

We moved into our new home about 11 months ago.  Ever since we moved in I have been wanting to do the kitchen back splash.  My hubby didn't think we needed one.  I will admit, I think the kitchen looked just fine before, but to me, the back splash is kind of like the crowning jewel on a kitchen.  I was SO excited when I finally found the tile that I wanted.  Oh, and of course I needed to add a new coat of paint to add a little something-something to the tile as well!

Here is what my kitchen looked like before:

Kitchen Before

See, it doesn't look too bad.  Did you notice my MENU BOARD hanging on my pantry door?  I shared the tutorial for that last week :)

Here is the tile I chose:

Tile before grouting

After

After

After

After: New coat of paint and a new tile back splash!

Did you notice my CHALKBOARD TABLE?  Yep, we are still LOVING it!  I shared that tutorial last summer.  Oh, and just in case you were wondering. . .my hubby agrees that the back splash was a big improvement too!  :)

I LOVE tiling!  Seriously, super easy to do.  I did this entire project from paint to tile by myself.  I LOVE doing home improvement projects and having the satisfaction of knowing that I am the one who made my house feel all that much more like a home :)


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