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Category Archives: Walls & Floors
Tile Tile Tiley Tile 3
Welcome back to the neverending tile project! I thought the backsplash was done, but then we picked fancy porcelain switch and outlet covers. In addition to being fancy, they are small and unforgiving. The unforgiving covers of fanciness required that … Continue reading
Switch Season
As we finished tiling the backsplash, I started to think about plates to cover the switches and outlets. I had a vague notion that there must be some vintage or retro-style wall plates that would go well with the tile. … Continue reading
Grout. Grout.
Let it [all] out! – Reverend Lovejoy Did you know that the song “Shout” by Tears for Fears is about primal scream therapy? Or at least that’s one theory. You know what makes me want to give voice to my … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Kitchen, Walls & Floors
Tagged light grout colors, tec grout colors, testing grout colors
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Tile Tile Tiley Tile 2
I finished tiling the backsplash. As I previously posted, I generally followed online tutorials for tiling kitchen backsplashes like this one. I started this tile project by tiling the middle of the wall where no tiles needed to be cut, which … Continue reading
Tile Tile Tiley Tile
All I need is a title. I was thinking along the lines of No TV and No Beer Make Homer…something-something. – Homer Simpson I started the backsplash! But first, I spent 20 minutes looking for our notched trowel. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Decor, Kitchen, Walls & Floors
Tagged 4x4 running bond, 4x4 tile backsplash, installing 4x4 tile backsplash
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Backsplash Short List
Actual odds of winning one in three hundred and eighty million. – Kent Brockman Following the May completion of the January slipcover project, I resolved to work on fewer projects at a time. That way, we’d see more projects done more quickly. … Continue reading
Backsplash Backlash
Oh, I hate having two heads. – Homer Simpson Sometimes, I dislike my brain very much. It fixates on odd details. It keeps me up late, then wakes me up at dawn to tell me its latest idea. And the … Continue reading
Cabinet of Dreams, Part VI: The Tiling
We’re nearing the end of the fireplace project. Next up: tiling. There were two areas to tile for this project–the vertical fireplace tile around the surround, and the hearth tiling for the floor in front of the fireplace. Tiling the … Continue reading
Stepping It Up
Mmmmmmm, floor pie! – Homer Simpson Ben bought a house last year. On a recent visit, I helped fix a couple of things around the place. The biggest challenge was tidying up the floor transition from the kitchen to the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Repair & Maintenance, Walls & Floors, Windows & Doors
Tagged change in floor heights, fabricating flooring end cap, Home Improvement Stores, interior door sills, laminate end cap, making a wooden end cap for laminate floor, step-up trim for flooring, transition between wood floor and laminate
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Before and After: Lois and Ben’s Living Room
This tree reminds me of your father. Round in the middle, thinning up top and your hands get sticky when you touch him. – Marge Simpson Remember Ben (and sweetheart Lois) moved into a house this year? This was the … Continue reading
