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Hello again!  Last I left you, this was the state of the kitchen.  I finished the kitchen cabinet makeover, and now it was time to paint and get rid of the beige.  

Amanda came over to help paint and we knocked it out yesterday!  I chose SW Repose Gray for both the kitchen and living room (haven’t showed you that makeover yet!). The rooms connect, so I wanted the colors to flow seamlessly from one room to the other. 

Also, I LOVE this gray.  It’s a soft gray without being cold, and I don’t notice it leaning a certain way either – it’s a true gray that instantly brightened the room! 

But that wasn’t all… after we painted, I installed tin backsplash, it was a quick and easy project – and check out this difference…

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Woah right?  The light just bounces around the kitchen now, it’s so much brighter!! I love it!

Installing the tin was surprisingly easy.  I ordered my tin from American Tin Ceilings (no affiliation, they just came at a recommendation of a friend) there are tons of colors and patterns to chose from.  I just chose unfinished 6″ tin in pattern #3.

First we painted around the edges – check out that color difference! 

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The tin comes in 24″x24″ panels.  All you need to do is cut it to size.  Tin snips are going to be your best friend for this project!

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I measured, and marked my line with a sharpie and straight edge on the BACK of the panel.  

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Then I just started cutting, (snipping really).  

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Watch your fingers, that tin is sharp!  As I snipped, I bent the scrap piece back and away from my hands as much as I could.  Gloves would also be a good idea here!

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Once your cuts are made, you just nail it to the wall. 

I chose not to use Liquid Nails just in case I wanted to remove this at some point, I didn’t want to wreck the drywall. 

I used my brad-nailer and 1″ nails, and just popped some nails along the edges.  Worked perfectly.  

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Bam!  Instant difference, am I right?!  For the light switches and outlets, I measured where they would be and drilled a small hole through the tin, then used the tin snips to cut the piece away. 

I still need to get switch plates and change out these outlets, but I was just so excited to show you, I couldn’t wait! 

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And here’s the kitchen, in its new gray and white glory!  I love the tin because not only is it bright, but it’s just the right amount of shiny bling!!  

Just a few more small things to do like change out the pendant shades, install switch plates, and get some appliances, but otherwise, this kitchen is looking so good.  

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I hope you’ve gotten a little inspiration from this kitchen makeover.  Sometimes all you need is  a little paint (and some tin backsplash doesn’t hurt either)!

Until next time!

Jenni