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The first thing you need to do is get some kind of a container to stick your painty brush in.

It even make the area around my super old range look a little more current..So here’s why it works:.

I used the concept of color blocking here and just painted on a solid block of color that isn’t found anywhere else in the room.That really just makes it a pop of the dark gray color rather than a continuation of something else from the room, and gives it that “backsplash” feel, since “real” backsplashes usually use a material that isn’t used anywhere else in the room..Even though this color is a neutral (Martha Stewart Crevecoeur), it’s still a bold color and really makes a statement and draws the eye in.Wimpy colors just can’t do the heavy lifting, decor-wise, that’s needed to make up for the lack of a real solid tile or stone backsplash..

Contrast: If I would have picked a color too similar to the cabinetry or the counter, the effect would be lost..So that’s how you can do something really simple like painting a tiny strip of wall, and get away with calling it a backsplash.

If you don’t have anything on your backsplash, give this quick fix a try.

You’ll be surprised at how much more you love the space afterwards!.You know what I’m talking about.. We’ve got Jack in daycare three days a week now and he’s loving it, but I’m really trying to make the most of the days when he’s home with me and I’ve been trying to come up with some fun things we can do together while we wait for spring.

I tried this one idea out the other day and Jack just loved it, so I thought it might come in handy to you too if you have little people to entertain!.It’s so easy, which is key!.

Grab a few different colors of craft paint.Any paint will do, and any colors!