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6 Most Googled Backsplash Tile Patterns (And How to Choose the Right One)

You can watch our video on patterns or keep reading! If you’ve been looking at backsplash ideas, you’ve probably noticed the same patterns showing up over and over. That’s not random. These are the most Googled backsplash tile patterns—the ones homeowners keep coming back to because they work. But just because a pattern is popular doesn’t

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3 tips to Choose the Right Grout Color for Your Kitchen Backsplash (Most People Get This Wrong)

Follow us on YouTube! Where we’ll be posting more design and install tips like this one. Everyone obsesses over tile. Almost no one thinks about grout—until it’s installed… and something feels off. Here’s the reality:Grout color can make your backsplash look high-end—or completely throw off your kitchen. If you’re choosing grout based on what “looks

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Don’t Ruin Your Pattern Tile: 2 ways to Handle Backsplash Corners

Pattern tile can make a backsplash look incredible — bold, geometric, and visually interesting. But it also introduces a challenge that plain subway tile doesn’t have: pattern continuity. In the video, I show an example of a backsplash corner where the installer simply ran the tile into the corner and cut it off without considering the

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Vapor Management Systems and The Invisible Threats That Destroy Showers

A vapor management what? Ok, ok! We’ll get there… but first, a quick announcement. If you’re not aware yet, we’re making content hoping to reach homeowners, DIYers and tile professionals. Visit our You Tube Channel to watch our series “Roast & Remedy”, where we take a look at common tile world problems and offer an

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Grout and Tile Aren’t Waterproof — And It’s Time We Stop Pretending They Are

Check out our YouTube series Roast & Remedy! The Waterproof Myth That Needs to Go Let’s clear something up right away: Tile is not waterproof.Grouting is not waterproof. They were never designed to be. This is what would happen if you made a boat out of tile and grout: It would sink! Yet somehow, there’s

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