Painting Glass Tile Backsplash
A quart of gloss oil based paint christy had her behr paint tinted to match benjamin moore s white dove at half strength.
Painting glass tile backsplash. I ve painted the cabinets covered the countertops with contact paper and changed out the kitchen faucet but there s one element that still made me cringe. Primer christy used zinsser bulls eye 123. Project home decor home decor 101 kitchen. You think i ll just paint this wall but then the new wall makes the trim look dingy and the new trim makes the floor.
Tsp all purpose heavy duty cleaner. Krylon has a new sea glass spray that s interesting. If you don t want to try the sea glass whatever you decide on practice on a piece of art board before you tackle the backsplash. Remove any dust grease or splatters that may interfere with the paint bonding to the surface of the tiles.
You can paint glass. Paintbrush a roller won t get into the grout. So beautifully in fact that i recently painted and stenciled my friend thea s backsplash as part of her 1 000 kitchen makeover that will blow your mind you can click here to see that budget friendly kitchen makeover. Using the tape to create different sized tiles you can mimic a number of different materials from glass to stone.
I ve done a lot of projects to make our dated 80 s kitchen look more modern. Buy a can and experiment on a piece of melamine art board bought at an art store. But our painted tile backsplash held up beautifully while it was painted. This paint goes a long way 1 quart will be plenty for most backsplashes.
Here s how to paint a backsplash so it sticks and stays. Let the tiles dry completely. How to paint a tile backsplash. If you love the look of tiles but prefer to use paint on your backsplash you can create faux tiles with paint.
With a little prep work and the right paint you can transform your kitchen in just one weekend. Yes you can paint a tile backsplash. This can be a long tedious process but the results are worth it. If you ve ever done a home renovation before then you know how quickly the costs can add up.
Note that this is the only paint i recommend for painting a backsplash it s a high quality acrylic paint that has extraordinary adhesion.