Diy Kitchen Remodel | $40 Metro Tile Counter Tops

As I've mentioned (but for those of you lot that are new...), nosotros are planning to produce a major improver inward the nigh future, but inward the meantime, I wanted to produce a DIY refresher on our kitchen to acquire inward lighter, brighter together with to a greater extent than functional (and tolerable).

We started past times ripping out the upper cabinets together with onetime tile backsplash, together with hence replacing them amongst painted woods paneling together with opened upwardly shelving.  The side past times side measuring was to address the counter tops.

I didn't desire to pass much money, every bit we'll locomote ripping it out inward a twelvemonth or two, but I wanted it to experience brighter together with happier.  In our get-go home, nosotros had a charming dry reason kitchen that sported a combo of butcher block together with white tile counter tops.  As I had learned to tile spell re-doing our onetime bath together with entryway, I see adding brilliant white subway scheme tiles would locomote the perfect solution for our temporary counter tops. 



This is the BEFORE.  

As you lot tin see, I only pose white 2 x half dozen subway scheme tiles straight over our laminate counter tops.  I used a pre-mixed combo grout together with adhesive that I purchased from Home Depot.  It took me all of an afternoon together with $40 to produce the entire thing. 

I recommend you lot scout a duad of YouTube videos if you're going to produce roughly tiling.  I had done our onetime bath together with entryway, hence I was comfortable only slapping this together.  Here is the basic method I used.

Step 1 : Lay out tile inward pattern.
Step 2 : Cut all pieces amongst a tile cutter (I used a manual tile cutter vs. electrical moisture saw) to fit.
Step iii : Spread layer of grout/adhesive amongst tile.
Step four : Butter the dorsum of each tile amongst adhesive together with fix into place, using spacers if necessary.
Step v : Set all tiles inward place.  Let dry.
Step half dozen : Grout.

Again, this is non a slap-up guide, but gives you lot an see - locomote certain to consult a existent resources earlier you lot produce your own!

 I used 'bullnose' tiles for the sides - you lot tin meet they convey a rounded give for a finished look.

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