Tin type ceiling backsplash

[Carrie]

I'm on vacation this week and I'm using my time to do house projects. I've done some more gardening, gave my old shabby bedroom furniture a fresh coat of paint after sanding it down some, prepped the cracking cement patio for a dose of cement crack filler, because I have trees growing in the cracks :( , and I put up a backsplash behind my stove, because the red wall looks awefull from where the grease makes it shine, even though I clean it, after cooking. Maybe it's shining because I cleaned it. Hmmm. I needed something that wipes down better. I didn't want to try tiles. I though of bead board, but I suspect it would get as bad a the wall. I saw someone use peel and stick tiles on tv, but figured it would look like I cheaped out. I went to my home improvement store to get some ideas and found tin type tiles that look like old fashioned celing tiles. The tiles I found were made by a company called Fasade. They look like real tin but are made of theroplastic: http://www.acpideas.com/index.cfm?XlinkID=12 It was easy to put up, I just cut and messured, put Liquid Nails all over the back, hung it on the wall and nailed tiny brads around the edges on the tiles for added support and security. It looks very nice. It's fingerprint proof. I tried it wile putting it up and it wipes off easy. It doesn't matter if it shines either when I clean it, it's supposed to. What do you think?
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d88/Shadowreb/Kitchenbacksplashproject002.jpg

[mac78]

Looks very nice, sounds simple too.

[shabbychick]

It's lovely! What a great solution to your problem.

Hey, your stove is identical to mine! How do you level it so eggs don't run to one side of the pan?

[RoseMary]

It looks great, Carrie! I'm sure it will be much easier to care for than the wall was. I'm planning on a tin-punch type backsplash for my sink and I am considering putting it behind my stove, too. Thanks for showing us your wonderful project:)!

[ChapterTwo]

It looks very nice, Carrie!

I had bought 4 sheets of that at Home Depot and then took it back, because after I thought about it I felt it was way too expensive for my little kitchen. I think it was $19.99 a sheet. I used individual metal tiles that I got through a catalog, instead.

[vintage girl]

That looks great Carrie:) By the way I have the same tea kettle:D

[Carrie]

Thank you everyone.
When I brought the tiles cost was a concern, but so was ease of use an the labor it would involve. I liked the real tin tiles I saw at the store, but they were $5 each for a small tile. It would have taken about thirty of them. I wish I had looked at the salvage yard for some old tin ceiling panels. Might be something to think about for another project.
The stove kind of has an issue doesn't it The front of the stove seem to be higher than the back. I think there are adjustable feet at the bottom you can level the stove with. I can see them. I haven't tried it yetl. I just got used to it.:o It looks cute and works really well though. The oven seems to be level or my cakes would be slanted. We have similar tastes?
I happened on the tea kettle at a going out of buissiness sale. It was only $5! I am a tea person and a bargain hunter.

[shabbychick]

I agree that the stove is cute. And I like mine pretty well except for the fact that everything comes out lopsided. I have never yet had an electric stove that was level. Maybe this summer I can finally figure it out. It's not always an issue, but I've made a few strange-looking cakes, and it's hard to brown meat evenly when all the oil runs to one side of the pan!

[chyna]

I have considered doing the same thing many times. Just haven't taken the leap yet. :) We have a stove very similar to that and can not wait to get rid of it. good to know that we aren't the only ones with lopsided cooking stovetop. We have a bunch of cast iron that you really shouldn't be using on those burners. don't remember why but I seem to remember reading that somewhere. They are too heavy? That doesn't make sense though.

[Gigi]

I just saw these type of tiles at Lowes yesterday. They had an assortment of colors ~ so pretty.

[rubyslippers]

I think it looks very nice. It looks polished and attractive. Good for you!:)

[memmey]

Good job! Do those tiles come in white??
Very creative Carrie:)

[Carrie]

Yes they do! They come in a shabby chic looking white with red flower detail. It was pretty.

[rubyslippers]

Are the white and red ones at Lowe's?? I could maybe do that at my house??!! I'm off to checkout the website!!

[alene]

Beautiful!! I love it:)

[rubyslippers]

Well, I couldn't find the red and white on the Lowe's website, but I did some google searching and found a lot of beautiful options. This is certainly a neat idea. I still think it looks very nice.

[allen820]

You said you were looking to use "tin punch" type panels behind your sink and perhaps behind your stove. These look good, but they cannot be cleaned -- due to the "punches." Any kind of cloth you try to use to clean with will get caught on the punches and "fuzz" everywhere. We have an old pie safe with such panels, and it is even difficult to dust. The solid panels like the ones pictured in the initial post are much more practical in areas where serious cleaning would be expected.

Allen

[Carrie]

Do you have a Menards home improvement store? I think that is where I saw the white with red "paint" showing through. Lowe's had some of the tiles but the selection was not that big.

[Rory Bremner]

Looks impressive, was it expensive?

[RoseMary]

You said you were looking to use "tin punch" type panels behind your sink and perhaps behind your stove. These look good, but they cannot be cleaned -- due to the "punches." Any kind of cloth you try to use to clean with will get caught on the punches and "fuzz" everywhere. We have an old pie safe with such panels, and it is even difficult to dust. The solid panels like the ones pictured in the initial post are much more practical in areas where serious cleaning would be expected.

Allen

That is something that I hadn't considered, Allen. As you can guess, I still don't have it done--but doing something to the area is still in the plans:).

[Carrie]

Looks impressive, was it expensive?
It cost me about twenty one dollars a tile. I also brought liquid nails, tin snips, and some brads. The labor was free.

[jabbrley]

Well...this was exactly what I needed to see! We've thought about that plastic material for a backsplash since I first saw it in the home store, but wondered how it would look and wear. Thank you for posting this...I LOVE the look!

[canadiyank]

That looks really great, I like the idea! We need something behind our stove as I'm having the same problem as far as cleaning. I understand why people have "backsplashes" there, now. Didn't seem to have that prob where we lived before, I wonder why. Maybe b/c the walls were white?

[karencf]

Hi! Looks great! I did the same thing in the tiny kitchen (over my mini-stove) in our vacation cottage. It is a great product, easy to use. The only tricky thing was making the hole to accommodate the electrical outlet. And that was only tricky because I'm a math moron.

[Carrie]

Don't feel bad. I had a few issue with measuring. I miss-cut one piece but was able to camouflager with some of the pieces I had trimmed off.
I bet it looks nice.