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Paint cabinets or put up back splash first?

We are giving our kitchen a minor face lift when we move to our new house...we are hoping to buy us at least a year with the current kitchen layout so we can save up and do a major renovation down the road.

 For now, we are going to paint our cabinets, take down the emerald green 2x2 tile back splash and replace it with a glass tile back splash and paint the walls....my question is, what do I do first? the back splash or the cabinets? or does it even really matter? 

Re: Paint cabinets or put up back splash first?

  • I'd do cabinets first, so you don't have to worry about the tile.
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  • I would paint first. That way it you get it on the wall, it will be covered by the tile and you won't be accidentally painting the new tile.
  • Our tile guys were available before the painters so our backsplash went up first. It wasn't a problem at all but the painters are also used to being careful and exact. The nice thing was they did the wall touch-ups for us, too, around the tile.
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  • I would do cabinets first. However, when are you planning on doing the full reno? You may want to not waste your money on the backsplash for now, and just wait. Glass tile is not cheap.
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