I went back and forth on what to do with my awful kitchen backsplash. I have big plans for my kitchen….one day far away so I didn’t want to spend a lot. After trying to remove the tile I realized this wasn’t not the best idea. That’s when I decided to go grab my favorite go to paint (Ben Moore Advance). I literally use this paint for all my projects.
Before picture:
First I simply taped everything up with painters tape. And got out my favorite primer and did two coats (I only had grey primer on hand which isn’t ideal when going with white paint 🤷🏻♀️) . I used a paint brush and foam roller (like you use for cabinets) for a smooth finish.
Once the primer was dried I started with my favorite white paint. Make sure you use the paint brush to get paint on the tiles and the foam roller to smooth everything out. I usually did one coat a day since advance paint has a long drying time.
Literally the best paint ever and what I used to paint my cabinets
I think I ended up doing three or four coats..mainly to cover up the grey primer
Once you are happy with the coverage use an x-acto knife to help trim off the painters tape or some of your hard work will peel right off (I learned the hard way) shew those counters are messy!!
SO MUCH BETTER
Before and after comparison
Close Enough DIY 