Let me preface this by saying I never leave reviews like this for products (even the ones I love) and I also have, historically, never before been much of a DIY’er. However, I felt inspired to leave one for these vinyl tiles, and hope my feedback will be helpful. You should know that my experience with DIY projects is extremely limited. I’m one of those people who wishes they were ‘crafty’ SO much that I’ve wasted money and time on several half-baked DIY projects I’ve decided to take on—and have never completed—bc, as it turns out, I am *not* all that crafty, and either early-on or halfway through, I’ll realize this and give up. But only AFTER I’ve already bought the supplies and made a mess.Fast forward to 2021– I figured it was time I learned from my mistakes, so I researched a LOT when I decided I wanted to finally tackle remodeling our (formerly) dark, dank, cluttered and outdated kitchen. I read a lot of DIY & design blogs and lots of online + Amazon product reviews. I needed to do this on a TIGHT BUDGET and wanted to transform the “black, spray painted cabinets, brownish color palette with earth-tones-colored ceramic mosaic tile backsplash”-kitchen we inherited when we bought our first home 7 years ago, into the “white palette, modern farmhouse”-kitchen I saw all over Pinterest. But WITHOUT breaking the bank. If you’ve also decided that peel and stick vinyl decals are the option for your DIY project, and you have anywhere from “minimal” to “I'm a pro, bro”-DIY experience, then THIS IS THE BRAND FOR YOU! I initially tried using a different brand/different tile option to cover our existing ceramic mosaic tile-backsplash, that was well-reviewed but not as well-reviewed as Stickgoo, and was a little less expensive, and found early-on that it just wasn’t going to look nice or real enough to go to all the trouble of measuring it all out. Since I was trying to cover a mostly-smooth but also uneven and bumpy surface, adhesion and the quality of the texture was important, or it would just look cheap. I read more product reviews and gave these a shot, and I’m so glad I did!They’re a great value for the money and are a superior option, as far as thickness and texture quality goes. There are a few areas that aren’t perfect bc lining everything up can be tricky and takes time, and we also discovered (like others who left feedback like this that helped!) that our kitchen walls and granite countertops were *not* actually “level”, so had we started off using a leveler to then pre-measure and cut the tiles to fit, they would’ve been really “off.”I used TSP to clean the tiles we were covering, and made sure they were dry before sticking anything to them. You’ll definitely need a utility knife (I found that an Exacto-Knife was not strong or sharp enough to slice the tiles evenly, and the “vinyl-slicer” I bought off Amazon, broke early-on), a metal ruler, and I would recommend also using one of those metal square tools that also has a ruler on it, for measuring and lining tiles up to cut down. I ended up ordering too much bc I was worried about not having enough or messing some up (which did happen) and then running out, but I believe I ordered (4) packs and ended up using like 2.5. My husband did the majority of the adhering-part, but all-in-all, it turned out really well! Those who have seen it couldn’t tell they weren’t real tiles until I told them, and then only if they were up really close and could see the 2 or 3 areas that weren’t perfect. I have had to push a few peeling tiles back down, but it’s not something I’m concerned about yet, and they’ve always gone back to being stuck very easily. I’m happy with it and am glad I found this product!!
