He was actually able to apply adhesive behind each of those shims and have them hold right onto the surface of the stainless steel, so that really helped give him peace of mind.

Don’t forget to take 20 minutes – before you swing the first hammer -and keep the the rest of your home clean.You can find clear plastic in the paint section of any hardware store and just hang it with painter’s tape.. 3.

Leverage your connections.Don’t be shy: know who you know and find out who you know.Don’t be afraid to call your old buddy from high school who’s now working at  a cabinet shop even if you haven’t spoken in 10 years.

Find out the guy at the water systems store is your uncle’s drinking buddy from 35 years ago.True story: It’s amazing what you can discover through casual conversation.

The beneficial by-product of this is keeping it local.. 4.

Use your resources.We started out by choosing a shiny white subway tile to go all around the room, halfway up the wall.

We used the beveled version so it would have more of a historical feel and fit in with our old farmhouse.On top of that we ran a little strip of marble mosaic tiles in a brick pattern and topped it off with a chair rail, also made out of tile.

I also got pretty excited about the whole marble thing and decided that the whole wall behind the vanity would be amazing if we did a marble mosaic in a herringbone pattern.Well, that sounds easy enough until you get to the edges and realize that you need to figure out a way to cut each individual teeny tiny tile into a little mini 1/4 inch triangle with the tile saw.