What did you put next to your wood-look tile?
laurajane02
12 years ago
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Did you put accent tile or a mosaic in your entryway?
Comments (8)I have two medallions. I don't think they're trendy as they've been around for ages. The difference seems to be that they're now more affordable and popular so you see them much more. Ok, so maybe that will make them trendy after all, who knows? This is my main medallion - it's about 5-6', and the blond travertine is probably similar to your tile. What does seem to be more "modern" in medallions is mosaic designs, i.e. small pieces of marble/granite to form the shape. Here's a bad photo of my smaller mosaic medallion....See MoreDid you put a tile backsplash in your appliance garage?
Comments (13)But wouldn't the tile make the appliance garage stick out beyond the cabinet a little bit? Or would you install the garage first and then tile up to the sides on the outside and then inside??? But then if you removed it you'd have gaps in the tile. I guess you just trim down the sides of the garage to make it sit flush with the upper cabinet? I dunno but I didn't tile inside mine, just painted the wall color back there. We don't leave it open for any length of time and the only appliances we have in it are the Food Saver and the electric can opener. I guess if I had a coffee pot or toaster in it it would probably stay open for longer periods of time....See MoreWhat size windows did you put behind your sink ?
Comments (14)We didn't want a mullion right in the middle, so we went for a triple- actually the biggest window in the house. Without looking it up, I think it is 56" tall, and the three windows are about 22/26/22. The window sill will finish about 4" above the counter top. The next tallest window would have been right at the counter top, and it was too close to call in the planning stages. All of our windows are 8' to the top, and our ceilings are 9' 4". Another reason for the backsplash area behind the sink was related to electrical code. With a standard 33" sink, we would have had to fit outlets sideways under the window sill. Luckily, I found a 43" sink, so we were able to put the outlets where we wanted them....See MoreWhat should I place next to wood-look SnapStone Tile?
Comments (5)If you cannot find more of the existing floor (this is hard because most of these man-made floors have an availability of 18 months....that's it. After that they are gone) then you will need to look at your options. If you want engineered hardwood in the rest of the house, then you will need to think long and hard about remove and replacing the existing kitchen/dining room floor as well. It is *possible to put hardwood next to faux wood-looking products....BUT you need to have a DOORWAY between the two (that's a 3ft gap) that offers a VERY SMALL section of "side-by-side" visuals. If the dining room and kitchen are BEHIND a door that can be closed, you have a GREATER chance that this will work (designers do NOT recommend putting faux next to the real thing...but sometimes things just don't work that way). Have a look at your situation. Ask yourself these questions: "Will I be happy if I mess this up? What if the real wood looks HORRIBLE next to the faux wood? What if the faux wood makes the real wood look cheap? What are my expectations for living in this home? Will I be here for 10 years? More? Less?" Ok...now that you have answered (honestly) the above questions....go ahead and start making decisions. Personally, if you can afford it, I would recommend you remove the faux wood and the carpet and do everything in the same floor. Engineered hardwoods are allowed in kitchens. So you might as well have a single wood product throughout. If this is not an affordable option, I would look at installing another carpet. If you must have a hard surface in the living room, you can look at cork (instead of hardwood) or a tile that looks like stone or tile (but that looks WEIRD...and I mean it looks REALLY weird to have "wood" in the kitchen and then tiles in the living room....W E I R D!)....See Moresserra85
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