You Tube Magic

Mom and Dad have been watching a lot of those 'how to' videos on You Tube this past week and yesterday we finally found out why - they decided to tile a black splash in MY kitchen. Neither of them had ever done this before so we dogervised (with our paws crossed the whole time) and we quiet surprised how well it actually turned out. They put the tiles on Friday and then did the grouting on Saturday. The tiles are a pretty sparkly glass tile and Mom says the brown looks just like the color of my eyes. I think Mom has been sipping on too much of that Egg Nog stuff  :)

The first step was washing down all the wall and then giving it a gentle sanding - Dad also removed the old outlet covers. Next came taping all the edges and putting down some protective plastic. Then came the mastic which is what holds the tile in place. Shhhhh don't tell but Mom did most of the work as she was better able to line up the tiles than Dad. We then had to let that set for 24 hours before putting on the grout (Mom also did most of this too) After waiting for half an hour we then started the washing and wiping - Mom and dad went through 2 rolls of paper towels and must of washed the tiles like 87 gazillion times to bring them back to being all sparkly and clean. Dad put on some new brass colored outlet plates and they were done. We have to wait a couple of days and then Mom will wipe sealer all over it. I must admit - I am pretty proud of my peeps - they did good :)