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18 years ago

I'm going to paint our kitchen pretty soon. I knew I wanted some kind of back splash for the stove and the sink. The tiles I wanted are the tiny ones and they are very expensive. While I was at Lowe's the other day looking at tiles again I saw these sheets of some kind of fake metal stuff. They come is sheets size 18" x 24". They can be cut with either scissors or a utility knife. I thought I would give them a try because they fit more into my budget. There are several colors to choose from. I chose bermuda bronze because it has some of the colors in my counter tops. I wish they didn't have so much shine to them, but other than that I really like them. When I was at the store I didn't have my measurements with me because I wasn't planning on buying them. I still need two more sheets to put on the ones where the stove is. I want them to go to the end of the counter it is behind now and stop where the counter rises. It looks nice now, but when I paint it I'm going to like it even better.

Linda

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greenthumbfish
18 years ago
Absolutely beautiful!

I've been considering this for along time, and I think I'll go ahead and do it... sometime this year, LOL!
glenda_al
18 years ago
Very very VERY nice looking!
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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
Looks Great! Thanks for the Information.

Gayle
justlinda
18 years ago
I like the look, but if you don't like the shine, I wonder if spraying them with a mat lacquer/protective coating might dull the shine a bit.
LorifromUtah
18 years ago
They look great!
I've seen them at the home help stores and when I get tired of my fake brick I would put that up.

Just a suggestion to take down the shine: when I did my fake brick it looked too new and shiny so I brushed on and wiped off a light oak stain. The stain finish was matte so there was no shine and it left and antique look. Perhaps you could try this on a corner of the sheeting?

Lori
mare_wbpa
18 years ago
It looks great. What did you use to apply it to the wall? I'd like to do something similar.
Linda Wayman
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18 years ago
mare ~ I used some silicone adhesive. The instructions said to use 100% polyurethane construction adhesive. I had a few old tubes of something called 732 from a few years ago when I was making garden art from bowling balls. It worked just fine. You can also use heavy duty two sided tape, but the only heavy duty tape I could find seemed to be too thick to use for that purpose.

Lori ~ Back in the 1980s I put some fake bricks on a wall too. I used 4 x 8 foot sheets. Did you use the sheets or the individual bricks. I also antiqued mine.

justlinda ~ thanks for the suggestion. I saved some scraps so I can play with them to see what might work. They seem to be already covered with some protective coating so I don't know what I can do.

I like the shine okay. They would just blend with the counter tops better if they weren't so shiny.

Linda
donna_oh
18 years ago
How neat! My neighbors just did the same thing & it looks soooo nice--

Way to go Linda--

Donna (^_^)
linda_in_iowa
18 years ago
That looks great! I see this on HGTV a lot.
donna37
18 years ago
That looks really nice, you did a great job.
bunglogrl
18 years ago
It looks great! What color will you paint?
Eliza_ann_ca
18 years ago
Oh I really like that!
I need to replace the backsplash in my kitchen,and this may be just what I need.We've just had a Lowes open close by,so think I'll check it out on the weekend.
evatx
18 years ago
I saw an HGTV show recently where the decorator put that up as a backsplash. It was silverish color and looked pretty much like real metal tiles.
des_arc_ya_ya
18 years ago
Oh, I love those! They would sure look a lot better than my old "fake woodblock" looking crap! LOL

Viva la 70's.....LOL
Pieonear
18 years ago
That's exactly what I've been wanting to do in my kitchen! Yours sure looks nice.
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Linda Harris
18 years ago
Pls.don't get mad, but if you read the packaging these are not to be installed behind your stove. but yes they are pretty and you did a good job
grammahony
18 years ago
Great job Linda. You do good work. What color are you going to paint your kitchen?
Leslie
Linda Wayman
Original Author
18 years ago
roundrobin ~ thank you for mentioning this. I did look for a warning about ovens on the instructions and didn't see any. I just went back to look again. There is some teeny weeny writing at the very bottom of the instructions that is a caution. It says " Even though these panels are Class A fire rated they may be deformed with excessive heat over 140Â°. Keep toaster ovens, cooking ranges etc. 2 to 3 inches away from the panel's surface. " I measured my stove and the top part against the wall where the controls are is almost 4 inches deep. The wall panels drop down just below the counter top at the stove. That should be okay in reference to my oven. I'm going to bake some cornbread tomorrow afternoon and I'll check the behind the stove to see how hot it gets then.

Class A is the best fire protection according to google, but I still will be cautious.

The paint sample I have is from Lowe's. It is kind of a taupe color to match one of the mottled colors in the counter top. There are two colors I need to choose from. One is Valspar's Timber Dust and the other is also Valspar Cincinnatian Hotel Nichols Taupe. I've never used Valspar paint before. I may take the sample to my regular paint guy at Benjamin Moore and let him mix some for me.

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tannatonk23_fl_z9a
18 years ago
Linda, you did a fabulous job! We've been thinking of using those on our kitchen ceiling but in the silver color. It's great to have visuals and testimony from someone I "know"! I think I'll look into this over the weekend.

~Betsy

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