Welcome to the official kickoff of Renovation Thursday, where each Thursday, I will be posting a home improvement project around my home, and offering a linky for you to be able to link up your home improvement or renovation posts as well!

I’m excited about Renovation Thursday, because it’s going hand-in-hand with the work I am doing around my home decluttering for Minimalist Monday Mission: Declutter 365.  As I mentioned last week, the more I declutter, the more home improvement projects are coming to mind!

So, this week I am kicking things off with the kitchen backsplash.

I actually finished this backsplash project on Super Bowl Sunday and the Monday after it.  I did this as a surprise for my husband, who was spending the Super Bowl Sunday with friends.  I, on the other hand, having no desire to watch the Super Bowl, taught the children how to lay tile

They watched (from a very long way away) with great interest as I used the tile saw (which I had from my previous master bathroom renovation years ago), and helped me lay the tiles in a pattern once I had put down the adhesive.

To save time, I used ready-made adhesive (which I love) and premixed grout (which I love as well).

And, because I wanted a splash of color, I cut up sheets of 12″x12″ glass tiles and put four small glass tiles in the larger white cutout tiles.  All the rest of the tiles were standard white rectangle tiles.

So, here’s the kitchen before (which might look familiar from the kitchen Minimalist Monday post):

And after:

Viola!

Now I want to hear what you are doing!  Scroll down to the bottom of this post to link up your blog post in our Renovation Thursday linky!

Here’s where I am headed for Renovation Thursday in the next few weeks:

1. Kitchen Backsplash – DONE!
2. Patch Office Walls
3. Paint Office Walls
4. Remove Screws from the Office Ceiling
5. Hang Pictures in Office
6. Finish Patching Kitchen Ceiling
7. Fix Outlet in Kitchen
8. Fix Fan in Kitchen
9. Screw Sink in Laundry Room into Wall
10. Wood Trim Under Washer
11. Replace Island Lights in Kitchen
12. Patch Kitchen Wall
13. Paint Kitchen Ceiling
14. Paint Kitchen Walls
15. Patch Dining Room Walls
16. Paint Dining Room Walls
17. Paint Downstairs Vanity
18. New Hardware for Downstairs Vanity
19. Cubbies for Mudroom
20. Bench for Mudroom
21. Locker Holders in Mudroom
22. Cabinet for Circuit Breakers
23. Patch Holes in Living Room
24. Patin Touch Up Living Room
25. Hang Children’s Picture in Living Room
26. Patch Above Front Door
27. Put Piece of Wood Under Front Door
28. Paint Above Front Door
29. Remove Molding in Hallway
30. Replace Outlets in Hallway
31. Replace Light Switches in Hallway
32. Paint Hallway
33. Remove Rocks in Front Yard
34. Plant Flowers in Front Yard
35. New Weed Barrier in Front Yard
36. Replace Rocks in Front Yard
37. Pull Weeds and Trim Existing Front Flowers
38. Paint Touch Up Guest Bath
39. Patch Guest Bath Walls
40. Paint Touch Up Master Bath
41. Fix Vanity Door in Master Bath
42. Fix Drain in Master Bath Sink
43. Prime Master Bedroom Walls
44. Paint Touch Up Master Bedroom
45. Fix Fan Wobbling in Master Bedroom
46. Lattice for Children’s Artwork in Hallway
47. Patch Hole in Wood Floor in Living Room
48. Paint Pantry
49. Fix Kickplate in Kitchen
50. Paint Kickplate in Kitchen
51. Fix Doors on Office Bookshelves
52. Tape All Child Locks
53. Clean Tops of Kitchen Cabinets

What are you doing in your home?

Link up your home improvement and renovation projects! 

To participate:

1. Make a post on your blog (any home improvement or renovation post is fine, old posts are welcome).
2. Include a link back to this post on your blog post.
3. Then add your post to the Linky Tools box (below).
4. Thumbnails come automatically from your blog post, or you can upload a special one.
5. Leave a comment on this post and then visit the other posts that are linked up.
6. Enjoy exploring other people’s projects and be inspired!

See you next week as we tackle more home improvement!

Dr. Laura

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