Welcome to DIY Diary. Each entry covers a new home improvement project. Here, DIY enthusiast Courtney Hans puts a vintage spin on a lackluster kitchen. Before she could install any tiles to the ...

A pressed tin backsplash is given more dimension with an ocher glaze rubbed over the yellow base coat. Dear Debbie: On one of your shows I saw you painting an embossed tin backsplash and I love the ...

Question: On one of your shows, I saw you painting an embossed tin backsplash and love the idea, because I don’t have to change the whole backsplash if my color tastes change — I can just repaint.

Q On one of your shows, I saw you painting an embossed tin backsplash. I love that idea, knowing that I don’t have to change the whole backsplash if my color tastes change. I can just repaint. Where ...

Q On one of your shows, I saw you painting an embossed tin backsplash and love the idea, knowing that I don’t have to change the whole backsplash if my color tastes change — I can just repaint. Where ...

Q: On one of your shows I saw you painting an embossed tin backsplash. I love the idea, knowing that I don’t have to change the whole backsplash if my colour tastes change — I can just repaint. Where ...

Make a big splash with the backsplash design in your home’s kitchen or bathroom. Backsplashes have evolved from standard-issue ceramic squares to stellar glass, metal and stone tiles. A wipeable ...

Editor’s note: This story originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous post here. As Americans, we can feel patriotic when considering tin ceilings. It’s one of the few ...