$130 Backsplash

This is the backsplash the house came with:

nothing.  

But thanks to Home Depot, it now looks like this:

We couldn't decide on a tile material that we both liked (again, no fighting about this...at all). So we were walking through Home Depot one day on a mission for oh-so many things we didn't know we needed and I passed a little stand for the Fasade Faux Tile sheets.  It took a some convincing, but I got Dustin to agree to try it.  It comes in several color choices and all the trim pieces are right there, including the outlet cover sheets.  We have a very short span to cover and it seemed like a quick, cheap fix to make it look better and won't be a big deal if the stars align and we can make a decision on actual tile.

You can see the sheets on Home Depot's website here: Fasade Tile

We had to buy 5 sheets, but only needed a 1/4 of the final sheet.  Each sheet is $21 and then we had to grab the trim pieces.  We only needed to cover two outlets so one packet of outlet paper was enough for us. The outlet pack was around $10 and the J-trim pieces were roughly $1.5 a piece.  We applied with a high bond double sided tape.

It only took a few hours with both of us. And I live with an engineer, so we measure 3x and cut once.  Sometimes I think we measure 12x...I think he even rechecks again when I take a bathroom break.  Dustin is the annoyingly likeable person who reads the directions first all the way through and then gathers everything he needs.  This is not my usual approach.  My approach will always include a few extra trips, a couple of cuss words and a crooked line that will forever haunt me.