Kitchen backsplash and countertop ideas
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I want to replace my dated (and super ugly) Formica kitchen backsplash and counter. I want something that looks sleek and modern, but I don’t want to deal with cleaning groudy grout. Suggestions?
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Depending on your budget, natural or manmade quartz is a great look.
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Creative Services ltd
on Mar 13, 2015
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I'll be posting photos of the best and fastest way to transform old tile back splashes in kitchens.
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Creative Services ltd
on Mar 13, 2015
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I hope to see that post, @Creative Services ltd. Goodness knows we need it. As for counter tops, have you considered concrete? It can be treated to look like an expensive finish.
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Trudy Hibler
on Mar 13, 2015
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Painting your counter tops is very inexpensive. Check out www.gianigranite.com to see how it's done. I did mine a few months ago - before dark green Formica, after granite looking counters. Good luck.
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Liliana Wells
on Mar 14, 2015
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Concrete can be done but I worry about what is in it for a food prep surface. What I plan on doing in my kitchen as I build my strawbale house is a counter top that is cobb and natural clays. Start researching cobb and natural building things and you will find some beautiful counters as well as floors. It will harden just like concrete and there are a number of food safe finishes that can be put on it.
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Ashley Freeman
on Mar 14, 2015
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Just a note to expand your options; if you seal the tile grout cleaning/staining isn't an issue. the "new" subway tiles can often have very small grout lines..that said the options are endless! Have fun picking what works with your look and I painted some tops also as a test after I ordered my new ones; had I known how easy it way and well it held up I would have painted in lieu of replaced mine! I replaced my tops with solid surface tops and painted my cabinets (bottom dark blue grey and uppers white with white subway tile backsplash and I luv them. Good luck!
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Moxie
on Mar 14, 2015
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Here's what we did. I think we had the exact Formica in house we just moved into.
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Al
on Mar 14, 2015
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My daughter put a sheet of tin as a backsplash. It looks great modern yet simple
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Kathleen linn
on Mar 14, 2015
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Here's another look before the new tile installation.
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Creative Services ltd
on Mar 14, 2015
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just use a dark grout. It doesn't always have to be white to match
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Irish53
on Mar 14, 2015
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I used Rustoleum Countertop transformation. Took me a whole weekend and cost about $300 but the results were beautiful. Big suggestion. Have a wet/dry vac handy. Instructions don't say you need one, but trust me, it helped a lot.
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Lorrie
on Mar 16, 2015
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How about aluminum diamond plate metal? You can get it in long, continuous slabs, for lack of a better word, and there are no grout lines. Another cool thing I've seen is covering a colorful textile with glass. You can easily wipe the glass clean and change out the fabric if you like. I suppose you could do the same thing with wallpaper behind glass, too. Here are some more grout-less materials: www.houselogic.com/home-advice/maintenance-repair/groutless-tile/?eo_sm_sa_ch
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Christina
on Mar 17, 2015
Creative Services ltd
on Mar 13, 2015
Trudy Hibler
on Mar 13, 2015
Liliana Wells
on Mar 14, 2015
Ashley Freeman
on Mar 14, 2015
Moxie
on Mar 14, 2015
Al
on Mar 14, 2015
Kathleen linn
on Mar 14, 2015
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