This Emeryville kitchen was getting a new backsplash, and the first step was taking out the old one. The existing backsplash was tile, which had to be demolished. Removing old tile from drywall almost always takes some of the wall’s paper face with it, so once the tile was off, the wall was patched and
The goal for this Inner Sunset kitchen was to brighten the room. The counters went from dark granite to soapstone, and the cabinets were slated to be painted white. The project was eventually scaled back, and our part became the piece that sets the tone: a brick backsplash. Real brick, sliced thin This isn’t imitation
This is one of two kitchens in an Oakland duplex, the same building where we put vinyl plank floors through both units. Both kitchens got the same backsplash, a soft seafoam glass tile with white grout, but the walls behind them were different. The other kitchen’s walls were cinderblock, a solid, stable base that made
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This is the other kitchen in the same Oakland duplex, with the same seafoam glass tile and white grout as its neighbor. The difference was the wall behind it. Here the walls were cinderblock. A solid wall isn’t always a flat one A kitchen backsplash doesn’t need cement backer, but concrete block made an especially
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This Montclair home was getting ready for market. The owner was preparing to sell and move, and wanted the kitchen floor to help the house sell. She had already chosen the tile: a striated Italian 12″ x 24″ with a very high durability rating, the kind of floor that looks expensive and holds up to
