YES...you CAN... TILE OVER TILE

I LOVE SUBWAY TILE....
I have Loved it for years..
....ever since my New York City Subway days...

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 Recently I had a very important

photo shoot of my home, and while I plan to do subway tile when I get the new countertops...
I decided to do a quick and easy

SUBWAY TILE BACKSPLASH

behind the stove...

I knew if I ripped the old tile out...I risked creating a bigger job than I had time to tackle...

so I put the NEW tile, right over the OLD!!!

to freshen the look... and to HIDE the 

current 40 year old tile...

OLD TILE

and

NEW TILE

WHAT A TRANSFORMATION!!!

..after trying white grout (too WHITE) and then dark gray (too DARK)

I settled on

 a pale tan grout.

I cannot wait to do the whole room!!!
just think..with new countertops, new cooktop and double oven, floor and range hood...
....it will be amazing!

TUTORIAL

I consulted this site for reference

and I did it myself! 

SUPPLIES: I just bought the all enclosed 

TUB at Home Depot with all my supplies in it, and then added a tile sander (looks like a big nail file)

Here are my VERY BASIC Instructions:

1.Prep area by washing surface, cleaning thoroughly and then sanding lightly to make

the surface less slippery.

2. Begin your pattern from one corner, (I did not use spacers) working across, checking with your level.

3.Apply the adhesive to the wall with the trowel..making little grooves, so it can dry.

4. I only had to cut 3 tiles - in half for 6 end pieces. I scored them with a mat knive, then used the 

nipper, and then used the sander with the tile in water, to smooth the edges. 

5. I let the tile set for about 8 hours, then I applied the grout. I got a tad excited and I used a tan colored sanded one, by mistake but I actually like the look. Apparently the rule is - thin space between tiles - no sand  and floor or deep groove - SANDed because the sand prevents the grout from sinking down. makes sense. 

I did this whole thing in ONE HOUR! 

...have you ever put tile over tile?

XO