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changing the style of your kitchen often requiresexpensive remodeling, but today we'll look at one diy project that is cost-effecitveand easy to do. we just bought our first house which we're really excited about. and i wantedto do something in the kitchen to brighten it up, and i love the look of that glass tiledbacksplash. yeah. but when we realized how expensive itwas, we knew we were going to have to rethink things a little bit.which i wasn't happy about because i thought it would add a nice touch.so, kelly and matt, i have just what you need for your kitchen backsplash.designing spaces brought in elaine paquin from quinco & company to help out with thisdiy kitchen project with smart tiles.
take a look at these samples. these are smarttiles, tiling made simple. wow. these are really nice.yeah. you know they look just like glass tiles, but they're not.and you just stick these on the wall? yes. you peel and stick them to a clean andsleek surface. no specialized tools. as easy as it gets.how long would this last? is it going to lose its grip?this will last for a very long time if you need them to. when you want to remove them,so easy. you simple heat them up and peel them off the wall.and how much do these little jammers cost? that's really the good news here is the factthat typically they'll be about 30% less than
real glass tiles.(laughter). money. huh?i like the saving money part of this project. oh, i know you do. and i like the fact thatis has the same design effect as glass tiles. so, what gives them the real glass tile lookis our patented gel-o technology that is soft and flexible, lightweight, and very durable.they will never yellow with time. and they can be installed in minutes.decisions, decisions. well, you know what. i think they'll bothfit really well in your kitchen. you're holding up two really popular ones. this is the bellagiokeystone, and this one's also a popular one. it's called the tango titane mosaic.yeah, i like this. and where can we buy these
or see more of a selection?well, you'll find them at the home depot or lowe's.well that's easy enough. where did i put my keys?(laughter). alright. now we can get to work.sure. elaine, do you got any ideas on installationtips here? i sure do. we have a lot of tips on our websiteat thesmarttiles.com. just find the installation page and you'll have a lot of informationthere. alright. well i really want this to look professional.so, where do we begin? well, the first step will be to clean allthe walls. make sure we get rid of all the
grease on the wall, and then we start cuttingout. boxcutter, metal ruler, and cutting map. that's all we need. so, let's get started.mark the wall with a horizontal line at the height of the first row of tiles. it's importantto use a level because the counter may not be straight. start installing the tiles atthe furthest point from where you stand most often in your kitchen. once the start of thefirst tile is determined, stick on the first row. then go back to the starting point andstart your second row. this way the overlapping pattern remains the same. what do you do whenyou encounter an obstacle like an electrical outlet? put the tile with the protective backingon in the position it will be applied, and with a boxcutter, mark the edges of the obstaclewith tiny cuts. place the tile on a flat surface
and cut out the area marked by the tiny cuts.the smart tiles innovative adhesive permits the repositioning of tiles when they're beinginstalled, providing great pressure has not been applied to them. the grout lines needto be overlapped in order to obtain an even spacing between all the rows and columns ofthe tiles. it is suggested while installing that the tiles be delicately stuck to thewall, so that they may be removed easily if necessary. when they're in the desired position,apply pressure to all corners and edges of the tile to stick it permanently on the wall.we did it and only in an hour and 45 minutes. and it looks great!isn't that amazing those results? and i love it, so i would want to use more.can we use it in a shower or on countertops?
oh, good question. a countertop, definitelynot. you would cut right through it if you put it on a counter. if you want to do a showerstall, you would definitely not want to cover all the walls. it would not resist with time.but you could definitely add accent to it. and in a bathroom backsplash, no problem.it will resist the humidity in the bathrooms. it definitely added style of our kitchen.definitely. so kelly and matt installed their brand newbacksplash in one afternoon. no grout, no dust, no spackling. it's very easy, and itlooks just like a brand new glass tiled backsplash. so, other than backsplashes, the tiles canbe used in just about any other room in the house. turn a boring wall space into one withstyle with smart tiles.
the installation of our smart tiles backsplashwent very smoothly. and we really didn't know that we could getsomething that's going to look so good and be that inexpensive.we're so happy with the way it turned out. yeah, and that we did it!exactly. visit thesmarttiles.com to learn more. tosee this portion of the show again, go to designingspaces.tv.(music). you can visit these websites to learn moreabout the participants on this edition of designing spaces.(music).