One dry erase marker was more stubborn than another one. After I made my cut, I would immediately wipe off the marker. I used a dry erase marker to make a line where I needed to cut along. Well, at least that is what I kept telling myself. Like I said, the herringbone pattern was a bit tricky to get lined up and nothing was level on our fireplace. I recently helped out a friend with her fireplace using these exact tiles and I used a heavy duty paper cutter and it was such a better idea than scissors. Maybe it was operator error but regardless, scissors will be your best friend. The razor was fraying the edges where I would cut no matter what side I tried to cut on.
A strong razor or box cutter just wasn’t working for me. I actually used my fabric scissors since they are sharper but for this project a brand new pair would work. I just used soap and water but if I were a good DIYer I would have used TSP instead. – Clean your surface well before you apply them.
#How to install peel and stick tile backspash how to
There is a YouTube video somewhere showing how to install these but it wasn’t the most helpful. Here’s what the tiles look like straight out of the pack. (Some of these pictures were taken quickly with my iphone as I was attempting this project so some shots aren’t the best quality.) Remember they are literally just heavy duty stickers. Here are some of my pointers if you ever decide to use these tiles. With that comes consequences though…it was a little bit more challenging to cut than I had hoped for and the herringbone pattern was a bit tricky. I have purchased a sample of another brand of peel and stick tiles for our backsplash years ago and while it was pretty, it was definitely more flimsy than what I used on our fireplace. **UPDATE!! Good news… I am so happy to let you know that we have had plenty of fires in our fireplace and so far, so good! The tiles did get warm but they are still stuck on my fireplace with no damage to the tiles. Can peel and stick tiles be used on a fireplace? But the next time we use the fireplace, I will be sitting beside it with a fire extinguisher…and then I will come back and report what happened. We also use our fireplace maybe three times a year. Our fireplace is a gas fireplace and the flames are pretty controlled and we keep the glass door shut when the fire is burning. I have no idea if these heat resistant tiles will actually not melt like cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich either. DIY Fireplace Makeover: How to makeover your outdated fireplace on a budget How To Apply Peel And Stick Tiles On Fireplace I love when good ideas and DIY projects go my way. It’s amazing what some paint and stickers can do to a room, am I right? This was a picture I found on my phone shortly after we moved in. I hit “add to cart” and the rest was historyīut first, a before. I knew this was going to be the easiest way for me to transform my fireplace. I have looked at peel and stick tiles before for this project but worried the backing would melt like sliced cheese in a grilled cheese sandwich on my tile surround. The word “ heat resistant” in the description is what got my heart beating happy beats and was the best part of this whole makeover. Let me repeat myself… Heat resistant peel and stick tile.
Did I want to turn it into a stone fireplace? Did I want to try to stencil over it?ĭid I want a modern look? Did I want a traditional look? Did I want a contemporary look?Īnd then I found it….exactly what I needed… Did I want to just slap some paint on the existing tile and call it a day? Did I want to hire someone to come bust it out and replace it with real marble? Did I want to attempt that myself? (That was a big fat no). I had so many ideas with this fireplace but I just couldn’t put my finger on what I wanted to do. It was the first thing that my eye went to in our living room. It wasn’t that I absolutely hated the hunter green fireplace surround that was there when we moved in, but it was more of a distraction to me. How I managed to decide on three names for my children is amazing in itself. Why I waited so long to give my old fireplace it’s much needed makeover is beyond me.
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