Mid-Week Round-up: Tiling a Kitchen BackSplash Edition
I’ve been meaning to share a few good reads with you and just haven’t gotten around to it… So instead of waiting for the weekend (when we usually run round-ups), I’ve decided to go way outside the box and share a bunch of links with you mid-week. <gasp!>
Number 1: Headlining this round-up is a great tutorial for how to tile a kitchen backsplash from Todd over at Home Construction Improvement. Todd shares all the steps in great detail, demystifying this project. He also includes some short videos to walk you through the harder steps.
As you can see on the right, Todd’s kitchen already sported under cabinet lighting, a feature we’ll be installing in our kitchen remodel in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for our tutorial on that!
Number 2: Staying with the kitchen theme, our friends over at Calfinder recently added some new library pages to their collection of articles. Of particular interest is their new section on kitchen cabinet finishes, which covers a wide variety of ways to refinish cabinets, including one of the least expensive methods–painting the cabinets.
Number 3: We’ve been having a lot of fun reading Meet my Ugly Baby, a relatively new blog that is tracking a Vancouver couple as they climb the property ladder. They’re currently 1 day away from settling on the purchase of their first apartment to flip, with a goal to be out of the house just 367 days later! It should be a fun read all year long.
Number 4: On the carpentry front, A Concord Carpenter Comments gives us a quick tutorial on drilling pilot holes. It’s a fairly simple task but one that we sometimes skip in a hurry. If you want clean, tight joints with no wood splitting, good pilot holes are a must.
Number 5: One of the recent additions to our community blogs, Remodelaholic gives us instructions for refinishing bar stools purchased at the thrift store. Refinishing hardwood furniture is one of the best ways to get premium furniture into your home without paying a premium price!
Number 6: Finally, as the Fall approaches, we’re again considering a lawn service for our own home. It’s just been very difficult to keep the lawn green (with grass and not weeds) with the extensive periods of drought this Summer. Green Gardenista gives us some tips for choosing a lawn service. In fact, her article is so good we updated several of our older lawn posts to reference hers. It’s worth the read if you’re considering a service for your lawn.
Got something great to share? Feel free to e-mail me @ fred@oneprojectcloser.com with your suggestions. Happy Wednesday!
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5 Responses to Mid-Week Round-up: Tiling a Kitchen BackSplash Edition
August 26th, 2010 6:50 am
Fred – Thanks for sharing our backsplash article!
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August 26th, 2010 11:47 am
Great stuff Fred and good luck putting the kitchen lighting in!
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August 26th, 2010 9:53 pm
Fred thanks SO much for the inclusion – really appreciate it!!
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August 27th, 2010 4:11 am
The kitchen renovation always bring new light into entire home, it is always good to know useful information about kitchen themes, and about tiling counter tops, there are so many details to keep your eye on, because kitchen is place that can transform your home.
Thanks, and wait for your tutorial about under cabinet lighting.
Best regards
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August 31st, 2010 10:31 pm
I love the look of kitchen backsplashes. I have seen some really interesting designs in looking around. Its tough to decide what i want for my own home with so many choices out there but i really appreciate the advice on how to help put it in. Thanks.
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