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A woman’s in her huge, remodeled kitchen with slate or hardwood floors, cherry cabinets, granite countertop and Ann Sacks tile backsplash, and stainless steel appliances. She’s cooking food she bought at Whole Foods. Her husband walks in with a latte he bought at Starbucks on his way home from work, a commute he enjoys in [...]

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We are remodeling our kitchen and are installing a granite countertop. We’ve picked out a great tile to go with it and plan to tile the entire backsplash. Our granite guy is insisting that we go with a 4" granite backsplash and then tile above that. I think he’s just insisting that to sell more [...]

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I’m looking to install a tile backsplash in my kitchen. We have a green granite, light oak cabinets, and black appliances. Our style is modern, so I’ve been contemplating glass tiles. Not sure if a solid color would be best, or one that takes in several colors. We really like this pattern http://www.glasstiletrend.com/Crystal_Glass_Tile_Jolly_Olive_p/jolly-olive.htm but we’re [...]

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Moving to a 965 sq. ft. beach bungalow in VA and must renovate the kitchen and bath. Don’t want granite in kitchen. Thinking of hd Wilsonart countertop in a sand color or maybe even blue, white appliances, gas range with continuous grates in cast iron, white subway tile backsplash, a beige porcelain tile floor, and [...]

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I have beautiful cherrywood cabinets, white corian countertops, and white tile backsplash. Kitchen is 20 yrs. old and original appliances were white. Does anyone think stainless would blend with these colors or should I stick with white? I need to replace all appliances. I can also replace brass cabinet knob with stainless look. Other Related [...]

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We have a tile backsplash in our kitchen that I hate. I’ve never removed tile. Can I just install beadboard over it? And how do you install it? Other Related Mosaic Sites

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I’m beginning a kitchen remodeling project and have already taken the tile backsplash (about 10" high) off the sheetrock. The sheetrock was previously textured (common in new houses) and then the tile was glued onto it. When taking the tile off, the paper portion of the sheet rock has ripped off with some of the [...]

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To any DIY’ers out there! My kitchen has a white tile backsplash and these "decorative" fruit motifs here and there. (you remember that trend?) There are only eight of them strategically placed, but I’d really prefer that there were none, and just the plain white like the rest of the tiles. I can’t really aford [...]

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We are having to replace a kitchen ceramic tile floor. My style is country cottage and would love to put wood down but can’t afford it and my husband says no to laminate. What options would look good? My cabinets are off white cream color and we have terra cotta tile backsplash with granite looking [...]

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I have a white tile backsplash throughout my kitchen and the previous owners stenciled/painted fruit in various parts. I’d love to remove the stencils and still keep the tile. What’s the best method? Other Related Mosaic Sites kiss the groom » Blog Archive » young love…. Five Time-Tested Tips For Designing a Tile Backsplash | [...]

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Having HomeDepot install the countertops. Do I install the tile backsplash before they do that or after. Also can i Install the tiles on the backsplash on the wile straight or do i need to put some sort or hardibacker over it first. If i do this wont the backsplash stick out too much? Thanks [...]

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Hello, I would like to install a tile backsplash in my kitchen. I will be using 6" unglazed porcelain tiles. http://www.lowes.com/pd_88836-34692-G1TG20_0_?newSearch=true&catalogId=10051&productId=1103391&Ntt=88836&N=0&langId=-1&y=0&x=0&storeId=10151&Ntk=i_products&ddkey=http:SearchCatalogDisplay I am a bit unsure what type of material and trowel to use. Should I use acrylic mastic, thinset mortar, something else I’m not aware of? A 1/4" x 1/4" notched trowel or a [...]

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