Marriage Therapy: Tiling a Backsplash

When I asked him to help me turn our farmhouse into an actual place that looked like a farmhouse, he laughed. In all these years, it never occurred to me that it would be simple to make my house look like all those beautiful farmhouses I see in magazines and online. I literally live in one so there’s that.

One project I needed help with (and to be honest we had never tried before) was installing a ceramic tile backsplash in the kitchen. It was perceived as a potential huge mess and we didn’t want to experience that.

After a little research, I found a product that would help us install and cut the mess way down. It also allowed us to have the tile done in one day instead of waiting days in between.

The adhesive is called MusselBound. The pros- you can hang tile on the wall and immediately run the grout over it- no wait time. Cons- if you want to remove that tile the drywall is coming with it because it sticks forever. Also do NOT wear your hair down because it is worse than fly tape if you happen to come into contact with it. (IYKYK) True Story for another time.

The following are the pics from the project process. Much like other projects, we each had a job we were good at. Basically, everything I am too short to do, he completes. Like the corner of the wall. I am 5’2″. My short arms just don’t reach well enough to do whats needed to accomplish this job.

We purchased a small detailed button tile, because I like simple in my complicated world. It came in sheets and was very easy to trim to size.

We also purchased a simple tile installation kit that came in a bucket. It had tools for tiling small jobs in it and was less than $25. These kinds of tools are so helpful for those of us who are willing to tacke DIY like its our job.

I really like how this turned out.

It makes me a little nervous that its forever or replace the drywall, but I am sure I will get over it. It looks nice and clean. I like simple and these days nothing seems simple so its refreshing to come home to a kitchen that is pretty and simple, and matches the whole idea of my home.

This project was fast and really changed the overall look of the kitchen. Hubs and I were able to check this small upgrade off our ever-growing list.

I’m grateful for a husband who is more than willing to tackle projects large and small with me, and take me to dinner afterwards.

XOXO,