Ok guys....I know you're going to help me out here. I really really really hope that you do, because I am having a problem with my kitchen island, especially since getting the back splash done.

You see its bugging me. Its boring. And I don't like that.

It needs something more. It needs to stand out a bit. It needs presence.

There's a catch. I can't do anything to the cabinets per the hubs. Yes...I'm annoyed at that. Very annoyed, but there's not much I can do and he's not budging. Grrrr. We wonder why Harrison growls. He gets it from me! I growl in person too. :)

If you guys have been keeping tabs on this little ole' blog then you know that we've been tiling our backsplash in the evenings. After the kids go to bed. Not the best way to do it, but its the time we had. I wanted to share with you guys today what I learned about tiling with this adventure.

Now this is not the first time I've tiled.  It's the 2nd time. It makes all the difference in the world. Ok. I'm lying it doesn't. This time round was definitely harder than the last time we tiled. Maybe it was because we were working with natural stone. Or it was on a wall rather than lying flat. Or it could be a combination of both things. Either way we learned a lot and I am going to share what we learned with you!

These lessons are in no particular order other than how I thought of them, so one is not more important than another.

Well what started as a 3 (ha!) day project has finally ended. 7 days later. Ugh. I have never been so glad to finish something.

Not only was this project long but it was messy and tiring. So very worth it though! So without much ado, lets get this motor started!

Here's the finished product, nothing like starting with dessert. :)