{Kitchen Update!} Smart Tile Backsplash

How to install together with transform a room amongst pare together with stick tiles! 

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 spur of the minute kitchen update got kicked into high gear when I stumbled upon an awesome product, pare together with stick adhesive tiles from Smart Tiles.  Have you lot all heard of them?  They aren't existent tiles, but a peel-and-stick alternative that look only similar existent tiles.

Believe me, I had absolutely zilch plans to update our kitchen.  We're currently saving for an extensive kitchen renovation together with spending coin to update our electrical flow infinite seemed similar a waste matter of money. That was until I got the urge to pigment our dingy, chipped base of operations cabinets.  It was a spur of the minute determination I made spell my married adult man was out of town.  Of course, ane affair ever leads to some other together with ikon the cabinets got me thinking most adding a tube tile backsplash.  I've installed tile earlier together with knew I could exercise it, but didn't desire to become through the problem of renting a moisture saw, buying grout an adhesive together with making an absolute mess inward my already messy kitchen.   

I started looking into other options, which is when I flora pare together with stick tube tiles.  Believe me, I was skeptical most using pare together with stick tile together with was convinced they would hold off cheap.   I ended upwards going to Home Depot to cheque out their pick of Smart Tiles together with was amazed at the quality. They are made of a gel type cloth that gives them a 3D appearance similar existent tile. Ultimately, I decided to hand them a endeavour together with went amongst the white tube tile.  Keep inward heed these tiles are MUCH smaller than normal tube tile.  If you lot are looking to mimic truthful tube tile they won't hand you lot the exact look, but volition nonetheless hold off amazing.

The solely supplies I used to "install" the tiles were a cutting mat, degree (for a direct edge), Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation degree together with a razor blade.  

You'll desire to brand certain you lot purpose a novel blade to conk on your lines equally direct together with crisp equally possible.

I flora it easiest to start at the corner of the wall, cutting off the left side of ane canvas where the tabs stick out.

I am rattling much a perfectionist, together with then it took me a few tries to larn the kickoff canvas precisely where I wanted.   Lucky for me the tiles are slowly to pare off if you lot brand a error together with take away to readjust your sheets.  Once I was happy amongst the placement of the kickoff canvas the residuum of them went upwards fairly quickly.  My Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation degree made it super slowly to brand certain my lines were straight. 

I wasn't likewise concerned most the corners since I planned on caulking them anyway.

Once I got to the outlets together with window ledge, I only measured where I needed to cut.  The swell affair most these tiles is there's no take away to extend your outlets.  Your outlet covers volition nonetheless screw on equally they did before. 

(This is a during motion ikon together with non how I finished the wall)

After I had all my tiles installed I caulked the seems inward the corners, only about the window frame together with where they met nether the cabinets.  It gave them such a build clean together with finished look.

Don't they hold off real?  I was SO skeptical at first, but these tiles are amazing!  They actually exercise hold off existent together with are PERFECT for a quick together with inexpensive update.  The best business office is that I completed this projection inward ane afternoon spell my married adult man was at travel together with the kids were at school.

I've had them installed a few weeks together with fifty-fifty after whipping them off many times I've had no issues amongst them peeling.  I'm pretty confident they'll concur upwards only fine inward my abused kitchen.

And what makeover would hold upwards consummate without a earlier together with after photo?

If you're looking for a quick update together with don't desire the mess together with fuss of tile you lot must cheque out smart tiles.  They exercise pare a chip of pigment off the wall, together with then if you lot excogitation on using them inward a rental delight cheque amongst your landlord first.  

***Thank you lot to Smart tiles for generously offering production for this post.  All favorable opinions are my own!***

UPDATE:  You tin ship away read all most how the tiles are asset up iii years subsequently inward this post! 

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