cheap can be pretty

silvrrose · Subject: cheap can be pretty Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:23 pm

I've been wanting to tile this little section of wall in the kitchen forever because, as you can see in the picture, the genius who designed the house put the dishwasher alongside a facing wall so yeah, the wall can get dirty loading the dishwasher. Found these peel-n-stick tiles in a catalog for $7 a pack. Cost me $14 to do the wall and a splash guard strip above the sink.

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silvrrose · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:26 pm

Can't decide if I should put another strip above that one or leave it as is. Will decide in a week or so, I guess.

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sunshine08 · Rug Rat Number of posts: 24 Registration date: 2008-12-30

That's a great idea silverrose. Looks good to me.

old-n-slow · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:51 pm

Good idea, kid. Can't they be cut with tin snips or something?

silvrrose · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:01 pm

old-n-slow wrote:

Good idea, kid. Can't they be cut with tin snips or something?

Probably, they're pretty thin.

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carol · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:45 am

WOW!!! Great job Rose! Looks very nice! Surprised

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ferretzmom · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:34 pm

Those look marvelous!! Do they come in other finishes? Something like a brushed pewter would look good in our kitchen (it's all stainless steel appliances, black granite countertop, clear maple cabinets and pale silvery-beige ceramic floor tiles.)

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silvrrose · Subject: Re: cheap can be pretty Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:43 am

copper, silver and gold are the only ones they offer, JulieAnn. Here's the link if you're interested.

http://www.lakeside.com/details.asp?I=T39&Ntt=878099035&N=36&Nao=0&R=878099035T394&product=Sets-of-16-Embossed-Tiles

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