Next Level Backsplash Makeover

Hinda
by Hinda
4 Materials
$10
2 Hours
Easy

When I moved to my new house a month and a half ago, I found lots of fun project opportunities to share with you guys. One of them is my ugly kitchen backsplash makeover. I’m not ready for a full kitchen remodel and I don’t plan to do one, because I mostly like it as is, it just needs some small modifications. Today I’ll show you how I upgraded my backsplash with almost no money.


Before


the steel tile panel was giving me a headache every time I looked at it. The cabinets were bamboo and the appliances were steel and black. I felt like the steel tile backsplash was not matching the general look and was giving the illusion of a smaller kitchen. So here was my fix!


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Prepare the surface


The backsplash needs to be well cleaned and air dry before any work can begin. Yes, I worked on the actual steel backsplash. No removing no replacing, just updating it. Remove the outlets for easier work.

Paint


I painted with a good ultra white semi gloss paint. Two coats were enough to have a nice and clean white look.

Add Metallic gold accent areas


It is quite boring to have a plain white backsplash. I decided to buy this small metallic paint. It’s called Glorious Gold. Not very bright but not vintage, so it’s just in between. And of course a sponge brush for an even application.

"Tap" on the gold


With the sponge brush, I tapped the gold paint gently and very lightly over the 3D texture of the backsplash. I had to brush in kind of limp and fluid motion, just following my hand's movements. Like dancing ballet, sort of ;)

Seal it


Using a sealer over the finished work is very important to protect the backsplash from the frequent wiping and cleaning. After all, it’s a kitchen and kitchens get dirty and need to be cleaned very often. I used a spray sealer that I found on sale way before I moved to this house. Some times, buying things on sale that you don’t need right away can be very useful later.

Zoom in


That’s how it looks now.

After


This is how it looks after this fun project. The kitchen looks bigger and more interesting. My husband who is never impressed finally was this time. I’m planing to change the cabinet hardware and I’ll share the result. If you decide to try this project, believe me you’ll have lots of fun.


See you soon on the next Hometalk project.

Kitchen look after replacing hardware from silver to Gold.
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  • Vee Vee on Sep 29, 2023

    Where did you buy the new cabinet hardware?


  • Susie Susie on Sep 30, 2023

    The backsplash behind the stove looks great. The highlighting with the gold makes it outstanding! But why is thereno backsplash above the other base cabinets?

  • Brenda Snell Brenda Snell on Sep 30, 2023

    How did you get it to stick on the wall? I have some also but we have not put it there permanently yet. We want to be sure that we put it up right.

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  • Martha Martha on Sep 30, 2023

    That is absolutely gorgeous!!! You are very creative!!!


  • Oct71321491 Oct71321491 on Feb 09, 2024

    If the metallic gold went over the metallic silver in the same fashion you did over the white that would have married your stainless steel appliances in more and less time consuming.

    Great job though! 😀

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