I used this type of cutter when I used subway tile in our shower reno. Worked great! I used small nippers to cut the tile for the backsplash. Similar to these.

Thanks Lisa! :) I can’t really think of any other tips other than those I mentioned in the post. It truly was not as hard as it seems. I guess the main thing is to clean the sponge out well each time you rinse. It’s quite time consuming but necessary. You want to make sure you get that haze off the tiles. Also, using enough mastic so that they will stick well but not too much that it comes out through the gaps. That’s a mess since you then have to go back and scrape the mastic from in between the tiles. You’ll get a feel for how much is needed as you go. I used a bit too much the first few tiles and had to scrape out but went on from there with a bit less and no more problems. Hope that helps and good luck!! You can do it! :) xo

Thanks Julie! :) I’m so happy with how it turned out…and how it has a coastal feel, too. And thank you, yes, we are pretty silly around here! ;) xo Happy weekend to ya!!

Thanks for sharing the video, as well. You have a lovely family, and it looks like ya’ll have lots of fun! Love seeing some ‘real’ life!