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• Make a decorative cafe curtain

Create privacy (and style) without blocking all the light

• Add new fixtures

Replace the handles on your kitchen cabinets

• Install a pet cubby

Set up space for the family’s four legged friends

..and much more

24 HOW TO TILE A KITCHEN SPLASHBACK

Add pattern and colour to your space with a smart new splashback. It doesn’t have to be huge, just large enough to protect the wall behind your sink from splashes.

■ Clean and dry your walls, then apply tile adhesive using a notch trowel. Start at the base, where the wall meets the worktop, only applying enough for the first line of your tiles.

■ Stick each tile with firm pressure to the wall, using tile spacers between each one. Once you get

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