We spent all day working on the kitchen and honestly, it didn't feel like we accomplished much.
We got up around 8 and after eating breakfast, we headed out right away to pick up the materials we needed for the backsplash and also some hole filler for the cabinet doors, where the old knobs used to be.
We went to Home Depot so we could rent a tile cutter, but ended up buying one since it was only $4 more than the daily rental fee.
First, there are so many fucking options.
I always wanted white subway tile - but once we got there, holy moly the options were endless.
So many to choose from. We decided to stick with our initial idea of simple white subway tile.
We got a simple tile cutter
Instead of using traditional mortar, we're using this adhesive.
Steve sprayed the cabinet doors and filled all the holes while I gave the cabinets and molding another coat of paint.
Steve works 6 out of the next 7 days, so that totally sucks for our progress. He'll likely spray the doors again tomorrow night, but we won't be able to finish the backsplash until Sunday when he's home (the ONLY day of rest he'll have in a week...)
We're finding that using the tile cutter and nippers is still not enough. It doesn't give us the clean edge we need to get around our window moldings. We're hoping to borrow a wet saw from a friend.
We called it an early-ish night and stopped around 8:30.
I'll be filling holes and sanding and giving the cabinets another coat of paint (making that 3 in total) tomorrow while Steve is at work.
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