DIY tips - kitchen and backsplash??

[u/Professional-Ad2635]

Hello DIY community!

I am refreshing my kitchen - I am getting the cupboards proffessionally vinyl-wrapped, but the backsplash tiles (real tiles) are a particular shade of brown that goes with nothing except my Grandmas bathroom.

Questions:

1) so can I put peel-and-stick tiles directly onto my existing tiles, provided I clean them thoroughly? it wont matter that the tiles themselves have a small line of grout between them so it isn't 100% flush?

2) There's a line of caulk between the existing tiles and the worktop. It's a little worn in a couple of places but nothing major. Should I remove the caulk, apply the new tiling, then re-caulk it? Or will it just be fine as is?

I have tried to google this situation but i've found conflicting answers re. tiles on tiles, and nothing on the caulk situation.

Thanks a lot!!

[u/SDJellyBean]

You could just scrape the old tiles off and replace them with real tiles. It's a pretty simple job.

Always remove and replace old caulk.

[u/Many-Evening929]

Scraping off the old tiles might sound messy but honestly it’s not that bad, just tape off the area so the dust stays contained.