Selm - please start your own thread when asking for help. This is an old thread - over 2 years old and it's likely many will not look at it; I only looked at it b/c I saw the old origination date and figured it was either: A pro attempting to solicit business by supposedly helping the original poster (we've had a lot of that kind of "spam" since the Houzz takeover) -or- Someone new who didn't know they should be starting their own threads and not hijacking someone else's thread. I don't know for certain which camp you fall into, but if you truly are asking for help, your own thread will be better. I think many people ignore the older threads b/c of the prevalence of the first.

I think I found the owner of that kitchen. Check out these links. Photos by the owner of the kitchen/backsplash in question. http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/06/photography-101.html Two views of the kitchen. http://www.archivaldesigns.com/houseplan_details.php?planname=Bothwell Jodi-

I'm not sure how I came across this post, I think it was displayed on the right side and I clicked on it being intrigued by the tile making. I was at one time interested in working with papercrete and hypertufa. But after enlisting my brother, who wasn't as enthusiastic, and my niece, who poured cement down my laundry room sink, which original to the house had lasted 70 years, and ruining three blenders, my interest waned. True to form, if I come upon difficulty in a project, I think of it as a sign for me not to continue. And really, after all these years of trying various crafts that result in crap, I should know better. I also should have known better than to ask my brother, who always says it can't be done to any of my unique design ideas. And I should have known better than to ask my niece, who once stayed up all night before having to drive to LA for an art show, cutting mat after mat after measuring once, twice, sometimes ten times, but always coming out with the wrong size. I think we both have math dyslexia. I should video us trying anything crafty to see where we go wrong. I think both of us having ADHD might have something to do with it. Sorry for the backstory and run on sentences. So, I just wanted to see if you continued with your venture. And to say sorry for whatever tragedy occurred to cause you to have to move to Florida. Not that there is anything wrong with Florida, but it isn't Panama. Which is one of my favorite places in the western hemisphere. I hope no one is upset that I brought up a seven year old post.

Thanks, cpartist! Good to know I am not alone. When I posted on home decorating, some liked it, some didn't. I decided I had to have the real thing after a trip to France and Belgium a few weeks ago. In person, it is just so alive. I think it might have been mama rachel who was thinking of doing a backsplash. I find it really hard to search now (even harder than before houzz). I used to google garden web and a few key words I remembered from a thread and could usually come up with it, but not now. Hopefully, she'll see this and respond.