{"id":405,"date":"2025-08-04T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/?p=405"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:01:42","slug":"subway-tile-kitchen-backsplash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/subway-tile-kitchen-backsplash\/","title":{"rendered":"Subway Tile Kitchen Backsplash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was a great little project because it was the final touch on a kitchen remodel that had gone unfinished for a number of years. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4055-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I used caulk color matched to the grout to allow for expansion and protect from water while setting a crisp border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A carefully centered layout using a story pole ensured the pattern fell optimally in the corners and 1\/16\u201d spacers kept everything uniform.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4017-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New white switches and outlets completed the look. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/danrivard.com\/restoration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_4053-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a great little project because it was the final touch on a kitchen remodel that had gone unfinished for a number of years. 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