When we moved into The House That Jack Built, there were many things that needed to be sorted out. One of the less pressing priorities were the kitchen tiles.
But eventually their time came...
Here is an immediately before photo, there's even a box of tiles on the side!
They don't look too bad from a distance but up close they were mottled and always looked grubby, just a bit tired really.
You may be wondering why I have a floral bit of wallpaper stuck up behind the hob, well, I was trying to decide if I'd like a splash-back feature piece. It was there for a week or two and my lovely hubbers never questioned it once, he's obviously totally used to my strange behaviour at this stage!
And after....
Much brighter I think :-D
I've never done any wall tiling before so I'm really quite chuffed at the way they turned out. To be truthful though I am not entirely convinced that they won't fall off the wall in the middle of the night!!! I'm not telling Him-Indoor about these concerns, best not to really!
There were a couple of moments of stress during this DIY project but on the whole it was quite good fun. I was especially entertained when the Hubbers got totally drenched by the water tile cutter because he'd switched it on without putting the splash guard down first!
And this was my view for the last day or two...
Hot!!
The pen marks on his bum are due to me, being a tad juvenile and marking the line of his pants when he bent over (I am very easily entertained).
The only things left to say is...Come on, man invest heavily in belts! ;o)
TTFN
xoxox Emma xoxox
I like! I did like the picture tiles from the old wall, but then I'm fairly cheesy in that respect...! does look much nicer and brighter though, bravo hedgehog!
ReplyDeleteAnd I think Lee-o-nell would prefer pen lines to pan water... He he!
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Oooh lovely shiny new tiles..they look great!!
ReplyDeleteIs that a cat I spied peeking in the cupboard in the first photo???
And yup thats definitely a classic case of builders bum there.
Have a lovely weekend.
Em xxxxx
Hi Emma, your kitchen layout is exactly the same as mine (sans the builder`s bum)except where you have your fridge, I have an extra set of drawers which I was thinking of taking out and putting my fridge freezer there but wasn`t sure about it. You`ve helped me make my mind up!I`m also going to get rid of the clutter on top of my worktops - yours look pristine!Great job with the tiling too.
ReplyDeleteLooks great Em! Love the sparkly clean look of the new tiles. And that hiney is pretty cute too ;).
ReplyDeleteOh my - your kitchen makeover is well well worth it - looks great! I'm stealing your idea of the bum crack line. Good option.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy day - and thanks for stopping by my other blog today - Ruby Hills Organics. I'm commenting from my Life with Soul blog.
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