DIY Fabric Backsplash

I'm at it again, I can't leave well enough alone. It could be the changing of the seasons or it could be my impulsive decorating nature, but I decided that the kitchen could use a little spicing up. And let me tell ya, it's getting hot in heeeerrr. The rest of our house has a southern cali spanish feel, so I thought I'd incorporate that style a little bit more. And what does that mean? Lots of color, pattern, natural and rustic elements and plenty of brass or gold accents. After many a'evenings spent pinteresting I fell in love with the richly patterned cast cement tiles. But when they average $7 for a 8"x8" tile I was looking at thousands of dollars for a backsplash that I may or may not grow sick of after a year or two. And with my turn over rate of decorating styles I wasn't looking forward into dumping that kinda dough into an accent. Live or die by DIY right?
Here are some examples of what I was going for

Simply gorgeous right? For the past few weeks my brain has been going 'gotta have gotta have gotta have' and finally last week that ding light bulb went off in my head. And what was my solution? Get ready for it. It's pretty dang simple. Fabric. Yep all it took for me to get my need for a mexican tile fix under control was two yards of fine upholstery fabric. Cut in half and stapled directly on to the existing bead board.

Some important things to note:
*I did not put the fabric behind the 'mess makers' like the sink or the stove. I will see how the fabric holds up for another week or two and if need be I plan on covering the fabric with some plexi glass from home depot. They sell it in large sheets and will cut it down to size for you, right there. No muss no fuss. Plus the plexi is super cheap. All you would need to do is pre drill some holes in the wall and then screw the plexi on over the fabric. Then it becomes wipeable and safe to put behind those mess makers.
*I rolled the edges in on themselves so they were nice a crisp and stapled from one top corner over to the next corner all the while pulling the fabric tight.
*I did not staple along the bottom, I just tucked the fabric in behind the countertop.
*I removed the outlet covers before stapling the fabric, then cut a small hole for the outlets, removed the excess fabric and then replaced the outlet covers over the fabric. Nice a clean looking.
*I love it
*Really love it
*And it only cost me $30. Yep. Three Zero
What else is going on around the kitchen....

Trying this out. I'm not quite sure what it is. I picked it up from one of my barn sales and she mentioned something about sugar? Matt saw this and was like 'What? Are we living in the barracks now? Cafeteria style?'....

I removed all the hardware and colander shades and gave em a healthy dose of antique brass/gold spray paint. Totally glams up the space. Every girl need some glam in the kitchen

Next up. My quest to find affordable industrial metal dining chairs. Happy to report, mission accomplished.
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