So a long, long time ago in a land far, far away… actually just about 6 months ago and only 3 doors down… I put up a backsplash for my sister’s kitchen. I received a free sample of Aspect Tiles from a DIY blog conference I attended last summer and being the nice sister I am, decided to donate this Faux Stone Kitchen Backsplash to my sister’s kitchen makeover.
Now we’ve done faux tile backsplashes before, once in our kitchen and once in my brother’s house, but this was something fun and new. This tile is actually textured and feels like real stone on the surface… and looks amazing in person!
My sister has really dark wood cabinets in her kitchen and this stone tile (called Medley Slate) went perfectly with her décor. You can kind of see our progress below. Let me also note that this stuff was super easy to work with: I just measured, cut with it scissors, peeled off the back, and stuck it on the wall.
So here’s what her kitchen looks like now…
Pretty with the dark cabinets, right?
The hardest part of installing this Faux Stone Kitchen Backsplash was definitely around the window sill. For this I actually used the backing of another tile to create a template before I trimmed the tile with scissors. The rest went by easily without any major issues.
Now my sister has a HUGE kitchen… in fact you don’t see the other side of her kitchen with the refrigerator and more cabinets. Overall to cover the huge space we spent about $150 on the Aspect tiles (and probably had another $100 in free samples). Not too bad considering the kitchen now looks amazing and we knocked it out in two short evenings (with 3 kids running around!)
JUDY REJCEK says
June 6, 2017 at 3:23 pmWill you please tell me what the countertops are? Laminate?
JUDY REJCEK says
June 6, 2017 at 3:38 pmand color? Thank you so much.
Adrienne says
December 12, 2017 at 4:42 amWhere can I buy the peel and stick faux stone. In Nassau county or Suffolk County NY?
howtonestforless says
December 21, 2017 at 8:32 pmYou can see where it’s available here:
http://aspectideas.com/purchase/
howtonestforless says
June 6, 2017 at 9:07 pmThey are laminate. Belmonte Granite by Formica! I have them in my kitchen, too. LOVE them!
bonnie says
June 7, 2017 at 4:12 pmErin, that is beautiful. They look exactly like real stone. I hope Ben is having a good day today.
howtonestforless says
June 8, 2017 at 10:23 amThank you Bonnie, he’s doing great and on the road to recovery!!
Jaclyn Hey says
June 8, 2017 at 7:34 amLooks wonderful! So happy to new blog posts!
howtonestforless says
June 8, 2017 at 10:22 amHah, thank you! Glad to be back!!
Nancy irgang says
July 7, 2017 at 6:44 amWhere do I buy the ” peel and stick back splash ” I live in the middle of nowhere, don’t want to order on line.
Only stores around me are Walmart, big r and Lowe’s. Will any of these places have this?
Thank you
howtonestforless says
July 7, 2017 at 7:45 amHere’s a list of where you can buy it from:
http://aspectideas.com/purchase/
Cathy S. says
July 10, 2017 at 9:03 pmI have never seen a peel and stick that gorgeous before. Thank you so much for sharing that. I am definitely going to look into it for my kitchen.
howtonestforless says
July 11, 2017 at 8:27 amYou’re welcome! And I agree!!! It’s even more stunning in person, too!
Donna @ Modern on Monticello says
July 16, 2017 at 5:15 pmThis looks fabulous! I have definitely written down the name of those tiles for a future project. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
howtonestforless says
July 17, 2017 at 6:11 pmTHanks for hosting!
Crystal says
August 2, 2017 at 12:22 amThis looks absolutly gorgeous!!!
I would love to do this to our kitchen! It is old and dated our back splash currently is the same as what is on our counter tops
Could this be applied directly over top of the old laminate finish on the backsplash that is existing now?
I Look forward to hearing from you 🙂
Thanks!
howtonestforless says
August 2, 2017 at 1:41 pmTheir website says it is possible to stick on any surface! The peel and stick is very strong so I wouldn’t think you would have any problems!
http://aspectideas.com/installation/
Paula O says
August 7, 2017 at 7:40 amStunning! My question is how did you finish the edges?
howtonestforless says
August 7, 2017 at 5:56 pmThank you! We just cut it straight with scissors. Nothing special!
Felicia says
August 18, 2017 at 10:07 pmThe backsplash looks amazing, and professionally done. We just bought all new appliances, and now getting ready to paint. After seeing this post. I’m now going to to this backsplash.
Question: would you by chance know the name and brand, of the paint color in your sisters kitchen? I LOVE that color, and would like sample it in my kitchen.
Thank you!!
howtonestforless says
August 21, 2017 at 7:45 pmPaint color is Mega Griege by Sherwin Williams!
Kristy says
October 18, 2017 at 5:54 pmDoes the surface need to be completely flat? I’m going on top of another surface a faux brick?
howtonestforless says
October 19, 2017 at 5:52 pmThe adhesive on the back side of the Aspect stone tiles is engineered to stick to flat, primed, smooth walls. I would read through their installation page though and maybe shoot them an email?
http://aspectideas.com/stone-backsplash-tiles/stone-tile-installation/
Cynthia says
October 22, 2017 at 4:01 pmAre the faux stone panels easy to remove?
I am a renter and concerned about being able to remove with little to no damage. Thanks.
howtonestforless says
October 23, 2017 at 6:28 pmI would be a little worried about removing the tiles and peeling off some drywall with it. Maybe use double sided tape to attach instead?
Colette Judge says
November 3, 2017 at 2:00 pmThis seems like a really great product. If I may suggest, putting in darker or stainless outlet covers, both on the island and on your new faux stone, would really up the appeal and would not make those white ones stand out so much……. just saying……
howtonestforless says
November 7, 2017 at 8:00 pmTotally agree! It’s my sister’s house but I’m trying to give her the nudge 😉
Kristin says
November 9, 2017 at 4:58 amI love this look!!!! Wondering about cleaning it???
howtonestforless says
November 16, 2017 at 6:12 pmSeems to be easy so far with just wiping it down!
Andi says
November 24, 2017 at 8:41 amWhen I click the link for backsplash it takes me to Amazon where this is $225 for 15 square feet ???? Can that
be right? Very expensive project . Maybe I missed something ? Beautiful look though but at that price, I can
do real tile, so I’m hoping I missed something.
howtonestforless says
November 27, 2017 at 7:20 pmWow, I think they did raise the price a bit! I did spend about $250 overall. I would say this is a great option if you can’t afford or the ability to do real tile yourself!
Bessie S. Benson says
November 30, 2017 at 11:14 amHow does this backsplash hold up to cleaning? What do you use to clean grease & food splatters from this? I really love the look of this and I need to update my kitchen so I am really looking forward to trying this. Thanks
howtonestforless says
December 2, 2017 at 8:48 pmTheir website says to use soap and water for standard cleanup. If you need a more aggressive cleaner, use a stone cleaner available at any home center. You can also seal it for an easier clean up!
Ken says
December 19, 2017 at 9:06 amWho many boxes did you use in total? The kitchen looks like a Wayne homes Charleston kitchen. The same kitchen I have. I would love to do this. Thanks
howtonestforless says
December 21, 2017 at 8:41 pmWe used under 30 tiles, but unfortunately the price has gone up quite a bit since we first used the product. I would estimate the cost of this project now to be around $425 (but this was a large kitchen with 3 full walls of backsplash.
https://diydecorstore.com/backsplash/backsplash-brands/aspect-peel-stick-tiles/aspect-stone-backsplash-tile-medley-slate
Tiffany says
December 27, 2017 at 11:31 amIs the peel and stick backsplash textured or completely flat?
howtonestforless says
January 7, 2018 at 1:37 pmSorry for the late reply… It is textured!
Sarah says
February 20, 2018 at 8:33 pmI have the same color cabinets, the same stove and microwave! So funny.
Kalan says
February 27, 2018 at 12:03 pmWait.. how did you cover that amount of space and only spend $150? It’s $15 per square foot!
howtonestforless says
May 22, 2018 at 11:30 amWe did have $100 in free samples so the total is closer to $250 for the whole space.