How to Design a Kitchen Tile Back Splash
A kitchen back splash adds to the appeal of your sink area while ensuring that water does not run where it should not. If water runs off the back edge of the counter, the result can be water damage and mold. Designing your tile back splash before installing it allows you to determine exactly what you will need and how it will look. Does this Spark an idea?
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Decide where you want the tiles of your new back splash to be installed. A back splash does not have to be limited to the sink area--it can be extended along the walls, too. This adds to your decor and protects against water seepage along your counters. Take measurements of the space with a ruler and record them.
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Sketch of the area where the tile back splash will be installed using a pencil and graph paper. Use the measurements you wrote down to make your sketch as accurate as possible. Let 1 inch equal one square on the graph paper. Tape a couple of sheets of graph paper together on the backside to give yourself more space for drawing larger areas.
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Consider the size of the tiles you will use. Options range from 1-inch-square to 6-inch-square tiles. If you'd like your back splash to be the typical height of 5 inches, you would use a row of 1-inch tiles, top it with a row of 3-inch tiles, then finish it with another row of 1-inch squares.
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Determine what color tiles you'd like to use. You can mix and match; even if all of the tiles you use are the same size, they do not have to be the same color. Tile is also available in patterns and marbles.
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Use the colored pencils to sketch in every tile according to your measurements and color choices. This will give you an accurate blueprint for your new kitchen back splash. Purchase the tile and install it.
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Tips & Warnings
Measure carefully to avoid mistakes when cutting tile.
Back splashes should not be less than 3 inches tall.
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