Painting a Kitchen Backsplash
Yes. Today I am going to talk about painting a kitchen backsplash. I know, it was kinda hard for my husband to digest as well. The mere mention of wanting to paint over the tumbled stone would be a bit shocking for most. But for a professional “non-professional ” painter I have a pretty extensive resume. From floors to furniture to cabinets I thought I had done it all…. until painting a kitchen backsplash that is.
Wanting an interim solution (the goal is to eventually do subway tile) to update the tile and not wanting to spend a dollar to do it, I painted my tumbled stone backsplash. And guess what….. I love it! Painting it white, was a step toward trying to brighten the kitchen. You can read about my quest here.
And the kitchen backsplash painted….quite the difference, right?
Never in my “non-professional” painting career did I think that I would be painting a kitchen backsplash. But who knew that a coat of primer and 2 coats of semi-gloss paint in white could give me the results that I was looking for. And it didn’t cost me a thing since I already had the primer and paint .
What a huge difference. It sure brightened up the space. Good for you, getting a new look without the cost:)
That's a great idea, Laura, and it looks fantastic! I would soooo love to get rid of my brown backsplash.
It looks amazing, Laura!!! Absolutely gorgeous!
Gotta love primer! Nice job!
-Shelley
Never would have thought of that, but it looks amazing. I love it. I would love for you to link this up to Inspire Me this afternoon. http://www.astrollthrulife.net Hugs, marty
Your backsplash looks great! I actually painted a hideous (baby-blue) tile floor in our powder room several years ago, using concrete floor paint. I painted the entire floor white, then with a foam roller added black for a checkerboard pattern. Slow work, but what a difference!
What a great idea. A cost effective transition that looks wonderful to boot.
Laura, that's fantastic. What a great low cost update. I can't say that I would like brand new subway tile any better than how this turned out.
I love the white, Laura. So bright and pretty!
Looks fabulous, so bright and clean and … bright!
oh my goodness…what a difference! it looks so clean an fresh! good for you to attempt painting tile! I would never have thought of that!-aimee
Wow. It looks so fresh! I admire your courage to just go for it.
I LOVE IT Laura!! I was so happy to see this post. I'm planning on painting our laundry room when the kids go back to school and I have tumbled stone half way up on one wall in there and plan on painting white to brighten up the space. Love how great yours turned out…now I can't wait to do mine!!
Now THAT is amazing! Huge step toward brightening things up, Laura!
xo Heidi
Love it, Laura! Your tiles look perfect painted white and I love how your beautiful cabinets pop against it!
I had tumbled marble in my last house – if I still lived there, I would do this to banish it!!
Kelly
That looks great!! If you back track on my blog I did our kitchen tiles a few years before we just sold our home. Everyone loved it and you can look under kitchen backsplash done on a budget. I did a unique finish.
Cynthia
Wow, what a difference. You are braver than me painting that.
Beautiful! It looks so good!
Debbie
That turned out great, Laura. It really does brighten the kitchen up. Love it! I really need to paint my laundry room but am dreading the whole process- xo Diana
Proof positive that pretty much anything can be painted. It's great when we can get such a big bang for our buck! It really brightens up the space and goes nicely with the wall color too.
Wow Laura it looks wonderful! You are brave. I do not think I could have brought myself to paint our tile. It certainly does brighten everything up.
Very nice – the white did make the kitchen brighter! I'm getting ready to use barnwood for a back splash. It's from my mother's 80 year old barn. We've found many ways to use it….but I thought a backsplash would be awesome. Wish me luck.
Oh wow! What a difference! It looks great, Laura! I know you are so enjoying the lighter, brighter look!
Looks great! Linking back from Savvy Southern Style
I never knew you could paint tile!!!…Looks fabulous!!!!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I just came from another site where the author did a scathing review on NOT to paint tumbled marble. I feel better now that I have seen your amazing results. I want to paint my tile for the same reasons as you and seeing your kitchen has inspired me to move forward! Fantastic job! Christine
I love how this looks!! How is the painted backsplash holding up as far as chips and peeling?
no issues at all. I use anything from murphys oil soap or 409 to clean if needed.
Hello Laura! I just discovered your post through researching painting a tile backsplash. I am thinking of doing the exact same in my kitchen and was curious what type of paint you used?
Hi Sarah. I used sherwin williams semi gloss white paint. I have had no issues at all even in the area right behind my cook top. Good luck with your backsplash project.
I just did the same thing in my kitchen and I love it. Did you use a clear top coat at all? I had the same sherwin Williams white semi-gloss paint on hand and wondering if it will hold up to wear and tear. Thanks so much for the idea s d motivation to do this!
Hi Denise. I did not use a clear coat. just the paint.