I'm proud of myself!

[lhafer]

I've spent the past 2 days putting in mosaic glass tiles in the art niches in my breakfast area. The niches are very large (70"H x 43"W). I had originally painted them yellow and had some black iron metal art pieces in there that were matching. It just wasn't doing it for me. So DH saw a commercial where they had a tiled art niche, and we knew instantly that's what we wanted to do to.

I LOVE how it turned out!! I still need curtains in that room on the window, and I know what I'm going to put in the niches now...I just have to find it. But I love how the tiles came out.

So here's the before (I sold the metal art work):
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And here's the after:
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[elephantmeg]

wow! great job! I love it

[zoestargrove]

wow! what a difference! It's looks great. Was it difficult to work on a vertical surface?

[MMMommy]

Fantastic job! Love it!

[carolinamama]

You should be. That is really pretty and what a great project.

[lhafer]

wow! what a difference! It's looks great. Was it difficult to work on a vertical surface?

Not really. The thin set and the grout tended to fall, but it was landing on the ledge of the niche mostly...so I was able to just scrub it off. It made my arms tired, but cause i did 97% of all the tiling, and 100% of the grouting.

[Twoboos]

WOW, that looks amazing! Nice job!

[Melaine]

Amazing...great job! So nice to have something beautiful that you did yourself and can enjoy everyday!

[maestramommy]

Wow, that is really awesome! :bighand:

[hellokitty]

Oh wow! That looks fantastic! Can you come over and tile my kitchen back splash, lol? That is the same kind of tile I would like to get as the back splash, but I think that we need to re-varnish our cabinets before we do the back splash.

[BDKmom]

Very nice. Looks great!

[DietCokeLover]

It looks beautiful!

[baymom]

It's beautiful--great job!!

[american_mama]

gorgeous! any tips for the home tiler? I am going to tile the backsplash behind our oven with traditional 4x4 tiles. I already have some of the tile, but don't know how to start.

[sunshine873]

Wow - that makes such a difference, it almost looks like a different room. Great job!

[babyonway]

That is GORGEOUS! You should be very proud of yourself.

[LexyLou]

Oh wow, that looks amazing!!

[brittone2]

Way to go!:cheerleader1:

[lhafer]

gorgeous! any tips for the home tiler? I am going to tile the backsplash behind our oven with traditional 4x4 tiles. I already have some of the tile, but don't know how to start.

I watch a lot of HGTV!! ;) And there are lots of YouTube videos on how to do tile backsplashes (from professionals).

Actually, it's quite simple...just time consuming. I got thin set mortar at Lowes (the premixed stuff), and the premixed grout. You need the tile, a notched trowel (the size of the notches depends on how big/heavy your tiles are - mine were tiny, so I used a 3/16's notched trowel), the float to apply the grout, and since you are using the tile as a backsplash, you will need to seat the tiles. I used these cutters (http://www.amazon.com/CVF-Supply-Glass-Cutter-Pliers/dp/B0007LI982/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_b)because I had very small tiles. Something like this (http://www.amazon.com/QEP-10267-12-Inch-Tile-Cutter/dp/B000FK5J5Q) would probably be better for a little larger tiles like yours.

Here are a couple that are pretty good at showing how to do it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7vklNo2Arw&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=zK-uuLP4yts&NR=1

[kozachka]

Very impressive!

[american_mama]

Thank you, lhafer! Haven't watched the videos yet, but I will. What do you mean to "seat the tile" because it's a backsplash?

[Roleysmom]

You did a great job! It looks beautiful.

[smiles33]

Looks amazing! Congratulations on a hugely successful project!

[Octobermommy]

That looks awesome! Good job.

[amandabea]

WOW, that looks amazing! Nice job!

:yeahthat: very impressive!

[plusbellelavie]

It is gorgeous...it makes a huge change...congratulations! And I :bowdown: to your tiling talents!!

[amldaley]

I've spent the past 2 days putting in mosaic glass tiles in the art niches in my breakfast area. The niches are very large (70"H x 43"W). I had originally painted them yellow and had some black iron metal art pieces in there that were matching. It just wasn't doing it for me. So DH saw a commercial where they had a tiled art niche, and we knew instantly that's what we wanted to do to.

I LOVE how it turned out!! I still need curtains in that room on the window, and I know what I'm going to put in the niches now...I just have to find it. But I love how the tiles came out.

So here's the before (I sold the metal art work):
2219

And here's the after:
2220 2221

GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!!!!

[TwinFoxes]

You deserve to take a bow, it looks fabulous. Brava!

[KpbS]

Great job! I'm impressed!!!

[lhafer]

Thank you, lhafer! Haven't watched the videos yet, but I will. What do you mean to "seat the tile" because it's a backsplash?

Typo! I meant seal the tile. :) I am not sure what kind of tile you are using (ceramic, travertene, glass, porcelain, etc).

[MamaMolly]

Wow, great job!!!!! Love it!!!

[Momit]

Love it!

[MommyofAmaya]

Awesome! :cheerleader1:

[theriviera]

wow, it looks awesome. great job!