DIY Kitchen Project | How To Tile Your Own Backsplash!!

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The Ultimate DIY - Tiling My Own Kitchen Backsplash! As part of my DIY Renovation Series, I have completely transformed our kitchen. Part of that process was tiling the backsplash with a beautiful white subway tile. This was the first time I had EVER tiled anything, and I am thrilled with how it turned out. I hope this video encourages you to give this a try in your own home!
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Handmade Subway Tile 3” x 6”:
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@tonizargari9718 Жыл бұрын

Kelly, your demeanor is so calm and gentle. That's beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

What a lovey compliment Toni, thank you so much!! 🥹 I’m happy you enjoyed the tutorial, I hope it can be helpful for you!!

@Gibi242 2 жыл бұрын

Girl! You did your thing!!!! Currently not trying to pay an absurd amount of $$ for a small kitchen reno. Thank you so much! God bless and I look forward to seeing more of your DIY content for home makeovers.

@davidantczak8590 Жыл бұрын

Great job. I’d like to have seen the cutting of the tiles around outlets and odd spaces.

@priestof1s 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful, I love tile backsplash in wet areas and kitchens. Looks so clean and fresh

@lorenagarciawaheibi8978 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work Kelly! It looks beautiful

@shelbystarrcreations 2 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful & thorough, THANK YOU 💕

@forgetsalot60 2 жыл бұрын

You did such an awesome job! I love the organic look of the tile...so much better than just flat tile. You've given me the courage and inspiration to do my own backsplash. Job well done!

@ketennievaughn2317 3 жыл бұрын

Love this... you made this so simple and motivated to do. Thank

@user-xq6tb8tu6p 2 жыл бұрын

I will do the same thing this weekend！Thanks for your video.

@mang6423 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job young lady! I've done DYI remodeling for over 20 years at my house on my rental properties. Great job and keep up the great work!

@tonyaddy7825 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent Job!! The first time I seen a counter and wall be level and plumb!!

@tratoriabrooks8453 2 жыл бұрын

Wow you just gave me the courage to do my back splash in my kitchen myself. Thank you so much this was very informative and direct from tools tools to the process thank you .

@MadDogGiraffe 2 жыл бұрын

Just doing mine now Kelly. Nice Job.

@cierra7953 3 жыл бұрын

This turned out absolutely beautiful!!!! Looking to do my own kitchen backsplash as well, great job girl! Definitely following your tutorial!

@iandlfamilydream3744 8 ай бұрын

Very inspiring! I have a hard time finding a handyman to do my backsplash and I think you just convinced me I can do this myself!🤩 Thank you for sharing ❤

@RickyG225 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo-Outstanding work and organic tile look you have created. You saved a bundle opposed to having a crew. Good Luck on the next job! Peace!😀

@mickclark4647 2 жыл бұрын

Truly Outstanding-Thank you!

@carltrummer9103 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this instructive video. Have a great day.

@NoSunshine414 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! I'm starting my first backsplash project and this makes me feel so much more confident. 👍🏽

@curlypdub9283 3 жыл бұрын

Great job, I am going to attempt to do mine soon.

@barbaraimalay 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful job!

@ceva321 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job

@frankwerner8108 Жыл бұрын

Great job and thank you for the wonderful instructions!

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@keren7641 4 жыл бұрын

you deserve more subscribers! your editing is amazing and your aesthetic is G O A L S.

@kelly_mcgrath 4 жыл бұрын

keren cho Aw thank you so much Keren! I really appreciate that, hopefully the people interested in the type of content I put out will find it 😊 thanks for the lovely comment!

@eduardjaimes7591 2 жыл бұрын

I loved your work 😍😍😍

@madebyjunk1501 4 жыл бұрын

As always great and perfect😁💯👍 Thank you for sharing dear friend

@kelly_mcgrath 4 жыл бұрын

Made By Junk thank you so much for your support!! 😊

@coleenhall625 2 жыл бұрын

It looks beautiful. My sister and I are going to try and achieve this today in my kitchen! Thank you!

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

Best of luck to you! I hope it turned out well 😊

@MegaWingman7 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work!

@SonyaSunny 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 🤩

@tomcrumley5689 2 жыл бұрын

Great job.

@howardgoff2420 Жыл бұрын

Great job I learned a lot thank you for your postings 👍👍👍👍

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@ms.angiesworld8696 3 жыл бұрын

This is GORGEOUS! I definitely want to try and do this myself now!

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely give it a go! Intimidating at first, but the reward of walking into it every day and knowing I DID THAT makes it so worth it 😊 🙌🏼

@RickyG225 2 жыл бұрын

@@kelly_mcgrath Very well said! I know that feeling indeed.

@kayw8163 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome job!

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!! 🤗

@maalat 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t see any flaws at all. Perfect.

@shaunayuan 3 жыл бұрын

This is so impressive and satisfying to watch! Makes me motivated to save $ and do some renovations myself 😊

@danathomas7302 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you!!

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

You're so welcome!

@DonaldPauline25 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u for sharing. I love it

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@MissBiancaRenee 2 жыл бұрын

Good job!

@marcyhatch640 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job!

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

@ramirogarcia640 Жыл бұрын

Great job beside from being hermosisima

@edwinmauriciofuentessaravi8118 3 жыл бұрын

Wow 🤩

@netm203 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! You're hired

@pedroaldorodriguez1161 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice video, came out really nice. Only one thing to anyone watching the vid, hey if u are mixing with a drill make sure is powerful enough because I burned out 2. Nice video this one.

@rufan9968 2 жыл бұрын

Your kitchen is amazing and your video was so helpful. 😀Could u tell me what type of tile you used for this video and where you got it from?

@thelatashajames 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! 🙌🏽

@jocelynlybrand5617 2 жыл бұрын

How did you plan the patter when you started? and did you get by not using a tile saw? Amazing!

@Jiggabyte_Alpha Жыл бұрын

The “mistakes” you made were not just a learning opportunity. Embrace them because they only add to the “organic” look you wanted.

@Kt-cn2rq Жыл бұрын

Some say to use a sanding tool to make the cuts smoother.

@shirleyjjohnston5469 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. What a great job! Before you started did you read up, looked at KZfaq videos or anything to prepare yourself? About wall prep, is it ok if paint is on wall and wash wall first? Getting brave! Thanks. Great job! 👍🏻👏🏻🌷

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! I watched a few KZfaq videos prior to starting this backsplash, yes. My favorite is Jeff from Home Renovision, he has the best walk throughs and really gave me the confidence to do this myself. I went right over the paint on my walls, but I did give them a wipe down just to remove any dirt prior to putting the adhesive on. Best of luck with your backsplash, be brave and give it a try, it’s very rewarding when it’s all finished 😊

@shirleyjjohnston5469 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your reply!

@johnettsharpe9182 3 жыл бұрын

I love it. Did you do you own hood vent too? If so do you have a tuto9on how to do it

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Yes we did! I will be showing how we did that in the final video for the kitchen transformation. Thankfully my brother works in HVAC so he's very handy for jobs like this but he showed me how :)

@DevylsAdvocut 6 ай бұрын

Looks great!

@AllisonMilon 3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful! I tried looking in the description, but what website did you get the tile ?

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shoot I’ll have to fix the links, but this tile was from Home Depot! It’s called the Ivy Hill Catalina White Subway Tile 😊

@edeguia1987 3 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing!!! Would like to try this myself. If you don’t mind, how much did this cost you?

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

All in with supplies included it was right around $550, I had to buy more tile cause I ran out so I paid freight twice which shouldn’t happen 😂 so not bad! The labor would have been over $1000 so I made out pretty well

@edeguia1987 3 жыл бұрын

@@kelly_mcgrath that’s awesome! Thanks!

@lorenaguerra9035 3 жыл бұрын

Do you have any videos showing how you patched the holes 🕳?

@FreebieLady 3 жыл бұрын

You made it look really easy! Was it really that easy?!?

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

It was very time consuming and the leaning over the counter was hard on my back, but it was far easier than I had anticipated!!

@m0ntr0s0 2 жыл бұрын

Hi i have questions your original walls they was dry walls ?

@Mrdubomb 2 жыл бұрын

Your a brave soul using that brand of grout

@janejonas9639 Жыл бұрын

I love this, how much did you end up spending on the tiles

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It ended up being around 300 cause I had to order an extra box

@betzandragarcia141 7 ай бұрын

Do you have any videos cutting the tiles?

@marcchrys 9 ай бұрын

It looks like you left a tiny gap between worktop and first row of tiles? I have a similar (smaller) tiling job to do, and wasn't sure whether to just place the tiles up against the work surface.

@Suburb_hell 2 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming you put up some kind of backer board?

@mirandaneizer3605 Жыл бұрын

Did you rent the tile cutter? It seems like such an obscure tool to own outright. I’m not sure I’d use it again after doing my kitchen.

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

I did end up buying it, it was only $25 at Home Depot and the tile snippers were $12 so it wasn’t a huge expense!

@kimmorgan7033 3 жыл бұрын

Could you tell me where you got your tile? What color is it and the color of your grout. Live your kitchen and video.

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Kim Morgan it’s from Home Depot! www.homedepot.com/p/Ivy-Hill-Tile-Catalina-White-3-in-x-6-in-x-8-mm-Polished-Ceramic-Subway-Wall-Tile-5-38-sq-ft-case-EXT3RD101710/206496896

@kimmorgan7033 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You are quick. I look forward to watching your other videos.

@vandaalexander160 7 ай бұрын

How did you measure for the odd shapes around the window?

@lizzzay384 4 жыл бұрын

DIY KWEEEEEEN 👑👑👑

@janetvillatoro8387 2 жыл бұрын

Did you end up using the tile snippet at any point?

@cwrunna782 Жыл бұрын

How long did you let the tile dry before putting on the grout?

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

I let it dry overnight, I’d say about 10-12 hours or so!

@aenylmarwinbatbatan9063 3 жыл бұрын

What did you use to cut the tile

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

I picked up tile snippets and a tile cutter at Lowe’s, it cost me about $25 for both items! Very reasonable. For kitchens that have a lot of tricky areas I would have likely needed to rent a wet saw from them as well. Hope this helps!

@orgxsmatron 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! You made it look so easy! Also your links aren’t working :(

@strwbryhj 11 ай бұрын

is it possible to do this project without removing the hood range? our house is complete and i just want to add the backsplash to areas that need it. TIA!

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

I found that it was near impossible to tile behind the range hood and not get grout on the hood itself or inaccurate cuts by leaving it up so we took it down!

@strwbryhj 11 ай бұрын

@@kelly_mcgrath thank you for the reply! i should've worded my question better. I wasn't planning on tiling behind the hood range at all because I'm lazy and I just want to tile what is seen. Is that okay to do? Thank you!

@NinjaWarrior0893 Жыл бұрын

Great job 👏 Total cost of the project?

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

Just under 10k! Largest cost being counter tops and appliances

@johnyko5957 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand the part when you mix the caulk to fill the gaps between tiles ... what did you mixed?

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Johny! I mixed the grout which comes in a powder with the amount of water suggested on the bag and that is what was used between the tiles. The caulking was used just between the bottom row of tiles and the counter top to seal it. I hope that helps!

@johnyko5957 3 жыл бұрын

@@kelly_mcgrath thnx

@chucknorris2266 Жыл бұрын

I know this video is old but i think your kitchen would really stand out if you paint your kitchen shelf white

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

Sadly we sold the house after this renovation, it was meant to help upstate it prior to selling!

@chucknorris2266 11 ай бұрын

@@kelly_mcgrath congrats on selling your home . I'm actually doing the same to up the value of my home before selling

@turquoisealmy9750 Жыл бұрын

What color grout did you use?

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

It was called Light Grey, nice and simple 😊

@tblk1860 3 жыл бұрын

Did you center behind the sink?

@kelly_mcgrath 3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully the way the tiles laid out it was centered behind the sink, yes! I laid them all out beforehand to make sure they would :)

@citticat2 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the flaws appear because the tiles are flawed - you can't help that. Very Nice look overall.

@maryleecarlin9390 9 ай бұрын

So where to you dump your grout water?

@Falco45able 3 жыл бұрын

👍👍🇬🇧

@jeannettesparr9179 11 ай бұрын

Love this, makes me think I could actually do it in my kitchen. 2 questions: how did you hang your range hood over the tile? And why, please share, I'm so curious, do ;you have a small saggy butt tattoo on your left wrist? Thanks!!!

@kelly_mcgrath 11 ай бұрын

It’s a number 3 written in my grandmothers handwriting haha, definitely not a saggy butt. I pre-drilled the holes for the range and hung it up before tiling to confirm the location, then tiled and rehung with longer screws after the tile was completed. That way the tile was seamless all the way up the wall

@ja2553 Жыл бұрын

organic, hahaha!

@kelly_mcgrath Жыл бұрын

Oh it’s definitely not an organic tile, but the description of the product is organic because the edges are meant to mimic the irregular nature of hand made tiles. Don’t have the money for the real thing 😂