I may have found the perfect backsplash for me! Opinions, plz.

11 years ago

Behind the range top will be the dot mosaic to the lower left of the black board outlined with the pencil trim of the marble board to the left. The rest will be silver clouds beveled subway tiles. I had never seen that marble in person but it is absolutely gorgeous! It is the perfect mix of colors. My countertops are Cambria Torquay and the my island is the gray color.

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wi-sailorgirl
11 years ago
I love it and by the way, your cabinetry is beautiful! What a gorgeous space that is going to be.
inspiredisabel
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11 years ago
Thank you! I just realized it's very hard to see the details but in person... Lovely! :)
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fishymom, I have a busy granite and chose a mosaic backsplash to go with it ... big mistake!! The colors were a good match (like yours are), but the two busy materials just didn't go well together. They looked fine in my head, but awful in reality! We covered the countertops with brown paper before installing the splash, so imagine my surprise when we removed the paper and I was confronted with that disastrous reality. I got up early the next morning and ripped out the entire splash myself. Unfortunately, I didn't start frequenting GW until my remodel was nearly completed, or I might have been able to benefit from all of the people here who will be brutally honest in their opinions. If you do choose to go ahead with the mosaics, make sure you are there when it is being installed so that you can veto it if you realize that it's too much. What looks fine when you are just looking at a sample will often look much different when it is all around the kitchen. This post was edited by jellytoast on Mon, Feb 10, 14 at 17:34
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nasalzak, The tiles you have should be mesh backed. You can "peel" individual tiles off and replace them with tiles of the same size. This can be done while still doing the install as a 12x12 sheet. I believe jodi in ca did this with her Jeffrey Court Fire and Ice backsplash. She took off some darker ones and added lighter glass tiles to brighten it up. Make sure the little tiles are the same size (they often say they are 1x1 but are actually 5/8 x5/8) and the same thickness (1/4 or 1/8). If you then wanted to get really creative you could insert/sprinkle some red glass in the copper, create a 3" or so wide strip of border, and continue with the copper above that. You wouldn't need that much redish glass tile depending on how much backsplash space you have. HOpe that helps a little.
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I can see how well that cream matches, but I also am not super crazy about that tile. It just looks like formerly white tile that got old and yellowed and dated. I agree with everybody else that the counter has enough pattern that you don't need accent tiles. However, I think it'd be nice if the backsplash tile were all little more interesting -- some crackling or depth or variation in the glaze would be nice. The cream one you're looking at is too solid of a color to relate at all to the patterned counter. Really solid-color tiles have a tendency to look cheap and/or dated too. I think that is what is contributing to how I feel about the cream tile. How about a white onyx mosaic? 1) http://greco-stones.com/premium-white-onyx-cross-cut-random-strip-polished-mosaic-tile.html 2) http://greco-stones.com/featured-products/premium-white-onyx-vein-cut-opus-mini-pattern-polished-mosaic-tile.html 3) http://greco-stones.com/premium-white-onyx-vein-cut-random-strip-polished-mosaic-tile.html Some subtle pattern to relate to your counter, it's not grey, and it looks as modern and new as the rest of your kitchen.
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I am back, having gone into "radio silence" for a while to digest this, play with sample boards, and repair some other parts of my house. This thread is almost at 150 entries!! That is represents some extreme generosity of the GW community on my behalf! I am really humbled and honored. However, as a practical matter, the thread is out of room and I still haven't decided! I am going to start a new thread, and link to it in the next post of this thread. I will use the rest of this thread to get caught back up, to recapitulate the most promising ideas and show you what I have been up to! Catching up: OB2B (11/12@7:52). Oh, those are pretty. I wonder just how $pendy they are. Your photoshop job is so nice. Do you think it looks too busy, or is it small enough a pattern to become just a texture? BellaJ: the walls are SW 6676 Butterfield. If anyone is interested, here is how I arrived at that color. Interesting observation on the tile size. Hmmm, Complete Tile does offer all of their tile in 3x3... I continue to like your "diamonds with decos" concept, as you will see below. And thanks for the Houzz info and images. I also like that decorative band. Veevs, thanks for the vote. EAM: Re: kitchens from the 20's having plain walls/wild floors: Yes, you are correct. I had been made aware of that during a thread trying to choose my floor. Also, I have a book from 1935 called "C.B. Smith's Home Owner's Handbook" that I rely upon for some period-appropriate information, and that confirmed what you say. Also, here are a few good GW threads: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1110391922585.html http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg1120450213517.html So, yes, I am committed to not having too wild a wall. (I originally was going to do a two-color hopscotch pattern! Fortunately, I got talked down from the ledge.) raee: I pretty much agree with you. I am fairly well resigned to painting the walls. And those tiles need to be warmer, I agree. EAM: Re: the hex mosaics. Oooh, pretty! I like that, although I am worried about the busy-ness. I am going to put that in my second-tier list of options. (Casey, aka sombreuil mongrel, used Rojo Alicante on HIS red/tan checkerboard floor!)
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Molly Phillips
11 years ago
Okay, fess up and tell us where you got it! I'd love to see if it would match my stuff (so yeah, I love it enough to consider copying it!)

Based on your tastes, Isabel, I think we'd be friends. We'd at least love shopping together. :) Can't wait to see the final kitchen. I hope mine looks that great once everything starts going together. Right now I'm just in that nervous stage.
angie_diy
11 years ago
I like it a lot!
pps7
11 years ago
Beautiful!
inspiredisabel
Original Author
11 years ago
lovetodream - thank you! lol... I found the tile today at the stone yard where I'm getting my countertops. The Silver Shadow tile board is from Marble Systems. So, so pretty!

http://www.marblesystems.com/products/material-category/marble/

And the dot mosaic in clay is the Didgeridoo Dots line from Maniscalco Stone. Such a beautiful blend in person with grays and creams but on the website it appears to only be tans.

http://www.maniscalcostone.com/Marble-L3.aspx?traMasterColorId=177&traAssignerID=1&CategoryId=2

I tried taking a better picture of it but it just doesn't do it justice.
blondelle
11 years ago
I'm going to be the dissenting opinion here. It's just all too white and beige. You need some contrast. The marble on my monitor also reads a bit pinkish and might turn more so with a sealer on it. Those options would work much better with a medium toned to dark floor. With a light floor and the cabinets and backsplash light you would need a darker counter to balance it all.

As it is now there is interest with a difference of textures, but you also need some juxtaposition of light and dark to stop the kitchen from being so all light, bland, and monotone. The black liner will stand out too much with all that lightness. It would work better with a darker counter too.
cottagewithroses
11 years ago
It will be beautiful. It will compliment any accessories and look especially nice with a vase of pink roses and a little greenery.
inspiredisabel
Original Author
11 years ago
Thank you for your responses! I pulled the trigger and ordered the marble today! It was a bit more than I was expecting but this is my dream kitchen so I had to do it. I am in LOVE with this marble!
KellyOaks
10 years ago
Would you be able to post a photo with your finished kitchen? I am curious to see what the finished product looks like.

I also have a white kitchen with Cambria Torquay counters and have no idea what to use as backsplash.

Thank you so much!
inspiredisabel
Original Author
10 years ago
Hello! I guess I never checked back in but was contacted to post a finished picture. Truth be told, if I could do it over again I would use my subway tile in a herringbone pattern in the insert nice the range. Ha.
tmy_jax
10 years ago
Well, as long as I'm peeking... turned out very well! Though I could *totally* see a herringbone pattern behind the range. Very cool lighting over your island.

Congrats!
hbrrbh
10 years ago
Beautiful! What cabinets did you use?
zep516
10 years ago
Are the brownies ready yet :)
inspiredisabel
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you!

hbrrbh - The cabinets are from Bernier. :)
msrose
10 years ago
Thanks for the update!
juddgirl2
10 years ago
Beautiful! Would you mind sharing your refrigerator info? Is it a built in or just counter depth?
inspiredisabel
Original Author
10 years ago
juddgirl2 - It is a built in, Thermador. :)
oldbat2be
10 years ago
inspiredisabel - you need to do a reveal thread, your kitchen is lovely! What a warm, inviting, gorgeous space.

And honestly, if the tile detail over the cooktop area still irks you in say, 3 months, get a quote to replace with subway. I think that would be very simple. (Full disclosure, I always say that - we're DIY-ers, you can only imagine what my poor DH goes through...).

Congratulations on your new kitchen, it's great!
juddgirl2
10 years ago
Thank you for the info!
inspiredisabel
Original Author
10 years ago
oldbat2be - Thank you! My husband would have a small coronary if I said I wanted to change out the mosaic! haha Unfortunately I paid way too much for just that small square that I would see too many dollar signs in the trash if I did that.. Might have to let a few years pass before I could attempt that. ;)

A full reveal thread seems intimidating! I will try to tackle that now over the Christmas break.

You're welcome, juddgirl2!
romy718
10 years ago
Beautiful kitchen. I love your countertops, the edge detail is so pretty. Yep, we need to see the whole kitchen and all the details. Please include some closeups of those marble subways. They are gorgeous!
Emily Mathis
10 years ago
Looks great!
inspiredisabel
Original Author
10 years ago
Thank you Romy and Emily!

Here it is...

Here is a link that might be useful: reveal thread

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