4" backsplash behind vanity
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Comments (28)I can see why it might be advisable to remove the left/rt portions of tile, but I would be inclined to wait until ithe kitchen is completed before deciding. If, as your gut tells you, it "needs" to come down, nothing is really lost except a little more time with it up. Perhaps knowing you are not "locked-in" or committed to it, will help give the perspective to view it more objectively while deciding for sure. This way you will not only have the chance to see it with everything else in place, but you will also have the opportunity to get used to it, before deciding if you truly dislike it, or just haven't gotten used to it being there. As subtle (in color) as our tile is, after months of looking at white painted Sheetrock, it still looked "different" and stood out when we looked at our kitchen. Once we became accustomed to it, we couldn't imagine our walls without it. That's how I am with many things--after living with a blank wall or empty space for any period of time, even a long awaited piece of furniture or decor item jumps out at me, and almost seems like too much, until I get used to the vacant space being filled. Thanks for the compliments on our backsplash Laura and andreak100! It's the Opera Glass tile from Artistic Tile (Stilatto pattern) in Wolfgang White. It does read greenish-blue(-grey) in certain lights or times of day. We had to think about that one while deciding if we wanted to use it, and obviously decided to go for it! Good luck Laura! Honestly, whatever you decide will look terrific!...See MoreDesigner tells me 4x4 tiles for backsplash too small??
Comments (11)My tile contractor, who lives next door, says that he much prefers 4x4. He feels that the 6x6 is just not the right scale. He has also been installing quite a bit of subway tile lately. These are just his opinions, but I thought I'd pass them along. I had a designer tell me to go 12x12 as well, but I agree, I don't care for the look. His theroy was that when you do 4x4 of 6x6 in the field tile, it is hard to differentiate in the focal point behind the range if you want to do something different there. With 12x12, you basically get one tile, then two pieces in a normal back splash. I guess I am going 4x4....See MoreAlternatives to fabricating the ubiquitous 4" backsplash?
Comments (14)Thanks, coco99. You are right. We may well have this problem. We are also doing the laundry room across the hall, and I have already learned that it is not square. dovetonsils, that is a novel thought. Is there anyway you would do me the kindness of providing a picture of your countertop? I would love to see what a shorter backsplash looks like. As I mentioned, I had thought about doing the granite quarter-round. But a lower backsplash might be an interesting compromise. That said, After polling of my family who uses the guest bath, I found most of them did in fact think one sink would be better, and more counter space. So I have asked my designer to draw up an alternative plan showing a 30" vanity centered between two 15" drawer stacks. I have no idea how hard or how expensive it will be to move the plumbing since this is an upstairs bathroom. Hopefully, it would be doable. Then we would have to tackle the mirror issue. Just one big mirror, I guess? Thank you all....See MoreWhat is the standard distance of a faucet to a back-splash?
Comments (38)You didn’t know what you didn’t know. And that's pretty much the rule for every project where a home owner works with a professional. If the home owner knew everything, they wouldn't have to hire anybody. If the professional asks an ambiguous question, and then deliberately skips the industry-standard step of visually confirming the layout with the client, then it's inappropriate to blame the client for not communicating well. This is a question that comes up with literally every single job the fabricator does. They should know how to verify instructions. We have had all sorts of counter tops installed over the years. Every single time, the fabricator would come to the house to do precise templating. And then they'd require that either the home owner or the general contractor sign off on the template before they'd make the first cut. These processes are in place exactly to avoid this type of issue. Yes, there have on occasion been mistakes. But when that happens, the professional eats the cost or finds a way to fix things that is acceptable to all parties....See Morejewelisfabulous
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