Comments on: 5 Important Tips for installing peel and stick backsplash

By: Kenyatta

Kenyatta — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:37:30 +0000

In reply to Beth.

Hi Beth,

I’m sooo glad you found my post helpful. It’s one of the greatest rewards of blogging. YES! the tiles absolutely stick to the walls. I took the backing off that protects the adhesive and applied the mud to the sticky part. (hope that makes sense) That glass isn’t going anywhere!

As for preserving the walls, well this solution is pretty permanent. To change them out you will have to do demo. It essentially becomes real tile at that point. This is not a temporary preperation.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:57:59 +0000

Kenyatta, thank you for this post! I went through exactly what you did– found Aspect, Smart Tiles, also Design Is Personal (Love, love the metallic hex pattern but afraid it would not wipe clean well, and again – so expensive). So glad to find another gal who does not like subway but who wants shine, class without bling. You are brilliant for figuring out that you don’t actually need to use the self-adhesive feature. I am so afraid of ruining the brand-new drywall in my kitchen and was trying to figure out a way to preserve my walls while using these products. I think you nailed it! Thank you for the tips AND the product suggestions. Question: Now that you’ve lived with it for a while, does the tile actually stay mounted, since it’s actually still mounted on its backing?

By: Kenyatta Harris

Kenyatta Harris — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 23:42:49 +0000

In reply to Julia.

Hi Julia,

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

No need to sand the texture. Mine were textured too.

Also, I’ve since learned to use a trowel to apply the mud. It helps keep the tile level against the wall.

Good luck with your backsplash!

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 18:45:28 +0000

I’m in the research stage of peel-stick tile use and I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog! I do have a question for you.. did you apply over textured walls? My walls are textured and I’m debating whether I should sand the walls before installing the peel and stick with the ceramic tile adhesive.

By: Kenyatta Harris

Kenyatta Harris — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 19:27:23 +0000

In reply to Joel. You're so welcome. Hope it goes well.

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 21:41:33 +0000

Thank you for your blog and your tips. We are getting ready to do peel and stick glass and I’m doing what you do -researching and handing out page hits 🙂 Your project turned out great!

By: Kenyatta Harris

Kenyatta Harris — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:33:48 +0000

In reply to Kelechi. You're so welcome. I am seriously jealous of your translucent grout and I haven't even seen it. Please Please Please share a photo when you're done. I wish I had found that. The only thing I was able to find was sparkly grout and I didn't want my kitchen to look like a pool!

By: Kelechi

Kelechi — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 23:49:50 +0000

Thank you so much for blogging about your experience with this tile. You are the ONLY person that I’ve found to blog about this exact tile and color and is what pushed me over the edge to purchase it. Houzz was having a great sale so I purchased 36 sq ft of it (and used 35.5 sq ft) and I just finished it yesterday. I still have to grout (I found a translucent grout) and hope that it won’t take away some of the luster of the tile because it is quite stunning.