Summer Project.......Tile Backsplash?

Today, as the sun set, you could easily see the gloom of June rolling in.....

It doesn't allow for our typically picturesque sunsets but it does keep the onset of summer-heat at bay.  And the heat is coming.....it won't be long now.....

The "lazy days of summer" have not arrived yet.  Not sure if they ever really do but my d.i.y. project list has already begun.

I am thinking about a tackling a tile back splash in the kitchen.....

I do have a few note worthy D.I.Y. projects under my belt:

*  Moulding, paint, stain - kitchen cabinets

*  Various refinishing projects

*  Faux wood grain-french doors

*  Painted brick patio

*  Landscaped front yard

*  Hounds tooth wing-chair slipcovers

*  Coffee table to leather ottoman

* Living room panel moulding/chair rail/floorboards

*  Picture frame moulding on bathroom mirrors

*  "Carriage" garage doors

*  Joint compound over brick fireplace

*  Garage to man-cave

*Loft bed 

So.........this Summer I am thinking about a tackling a tile back splash.

When we moved into our current home it was PINK.  Not on the outside but on the inside.  The walls, the floor boards, the sinks, tub, light fixtures, floor tile, and kitchen back splash were all PINK!

I replaced all the pink light fixtures myself.  I had all the bathroom sinks and the tub resurfaced, the walls and floor boards have been replaced or repainted, and I painted the kitchen back splash tile.

I am now thinking about trying to re tile it myself.

I have never done any tile work so I am apprehensive.

I will post some ideas later about what to replace it with.

If you have any thoughts or recommendations on tiling I love the information!

Happy Monday!!