After months of delay, I finally painted the tiles in our kitchen. Thanks to my daughter, Ruth, for helping me pick a color scheme, and to my friend Teresa for giving me her expertise on how I needed to do the job.
If that looks to you like an awkward angle for painting, you’re right. My neck was killing me!
I learned as I went along, so the last tiles look a lot better than the first ones. Had I been thinking strategically about this, I would have started over behind all the coffee pots where the tiles won’t be seen. But I wasn’t, so I didn’t. This is also why I don’t play chess.
So happy to be done with that project!
I’ll probably delete this in the morning unless my neck is still stiff.
Lynniebeemuseoday 
You painted these by hand? Looking at the photo before reading anything, I assumed you stenciled them with a quick shot of spray paint! Your tiles are truly handcrafted!
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It was rather painstaking with five colors to be painted for each stencil. Each set of four tiles took about an hour to paint. Of course I didn’t design the stencils – I bought them on Etsy. I didn’t realize what I was getting into when I started all of this! Thanks.
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Do you have a new door from your kitchen to your craft room? Looks nice with fresh paint and barn door hardware!
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I’m so happy you noticed it! Yes, Kris painted and installed it a few weeks ago and I love it! Now we have a way of keeping the cat sequestered if we need to and also a way to close that part of the house off to inquisitive toddlers when we have guests. Win, win!! The barn door idea was Ian’s.
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Looks fabulous, Lynn! Nice job. I hope your neck has recovered.
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Thanks, Lori! The neck is still sore but I had problems with it before, so I don’t expect it to go away completely.
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How beautiful! A beautiful and clean kitchen too (mine doesn’t fall into the latter category for sure! The tiles look just like the tiles my brother brought home from
Greece or Turkey back in the Seventies. He made a table with them as well as the backsplash in the pantry. His I don’t think were hand painted. Yours, however were! You have inspiration and ENERGY that I can’t seem to come up with.
Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing!
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Thanks, Julie! Even though it was hard work, it was a very satisfying project to work on and finish. Our kitchen doesn’t usually look this spiffy – I had to take some photos quickly before it reverted to its former state. 😄
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It sure looks beautiful, Lynnie. Job well done. Your whole “new” kitchen is beautiful, Kris did a great job too.
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Thanks, Barbie! I’ll pass on your comment to Kris – he deserves most of the credit for the new look to our kitchen.
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Well done, my crafty friend!
Well done, indeed!
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Awww… thanks!
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Lynnie! FANTASTIC RESULTS!!
Really, really looks GREAT!!
Also, great pics – “the Artist at Work”
pic memorializes the “Guts and Glory”
– not to mention Blood, Sweat, and Tears – that brought your project along the road to its satisfying conclusion.
BTW – when did you add that wonderful sliding barn door in your hallway? Love it! I will look forward to seeing it all in person!👍😊
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Thanks!! Although there wasn’t any blood or tears, there was definitely sweat! Kris installed the barn door a few weeks ago and I’m so happy with it! It was our son’s idea. Yes, come and see it all in person!!
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Those tiles look amazing! I would say that the hardest part is getting started but judging by the pictures, the painting was actually the hardest part! You are getting to be quite the crafter!
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Thanks! The painting was definitely time consuming and difficult. I had originally planned to paint 48 tiles, and am so glad I scaled it back to 18. What was I thinking? 😆
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