Backsplash is in! Wanna peek?

11 years ago

Well, almost exactly 1 year after we decided to finally get the kitchen we want, it is finished! We absolutely love it. It is really unbelievable how much the tiles change the feel of the room. It is like putting on a bejeweled necklace.

I know that the tile we choose is not for everyone. It is hand made ceramic tile with all the imperfections of being handmade. The wide grout lines are traditional with this type of tile. It is made in Bucks County PA at TileWorks. Here it is:

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Olney
11 years ago
Looks lovely. Love the paint color you choose too!
breezygirl
11 years ago
Wow! Those tiles are works of art and compliment your warm kitchen perfectly. Congratulations on having a backsplash!
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williamsem
11 years ago
Wow, definitely has some character, but not over the top. It's lovely in your kitchen! I love the color variation I those tiles.
drybean
11 years ago
It's gorgeous! I love the different tones of the colors.
remodelfla
11 years ago
Really lovely and looks great with your soapstone.
snagd
11 years ago
It is so charming,I love it with everything else you have going on!
ILoveRed
11 years ago
Love it. Vintage feel. I don't remember seeing your kitchen before. Very nice. Are your cabinets cherry? Love the whole kitchen.
grlwprls
11 years ago
Nice color in the tiles. Looks great in the space overall.
deedles
11 years ago
Those tiles are fabulous. Love the little picture tiles in there and the dot and line accents. They go perfectly in your space and look great with the cabs and counter, too.

Can you talk about your cabs a little? You know, name, rank, serial number.... that kind of thing.
Sarina
11 years ago
Stunning that backsplash is great :) Good job !
partyof7
Original Author
11 years ago
My cabinets are a local custom cab maker. They are cherry, and the stain was a custom mix to be warm, not too red, not too dark. I love the style of door we chose with trim on the top and bottom, and a chamfered edge. It is true though that the detail and the beaded inset do require you to clean them more frequently.

HTH!
Tmnca
11 years ago
Beautiful and unique! Is that soapstone on the countertop?
deedles
11 years ago
Yeah, you have some beautiful cabinets. Love the cherry and the stain is very nice. I've been eyeballing some Shiloh doors with that top and bottom trim. Well, anyway, you have a beautiful, charming kitchen.
michelle16
11 years ago
Looks awesome with everything else in the room, perect!
Debbi Branka
11 years ago
Beautiful and the tile is perfect with your soapstone. Where did you get the pineapple light hanging above your sink? I think my mom would love it!
amandasplit
11 years ago
Totally the perfect compliment to your kitchen! Looks great.
amandasplit
11 years ago
Totally the perfect compliment to your kitchen! Looks great.
poohpup
11 years ago
Gorgeous tile! Looks great in your kitchen. Good job!
jellytoast
11 years ago
Lovely backsplash tile! I'm a fan of the cherry combined with green ... they compliment each other beautifully.
leela4
11 years ago
Are the tiles over the range Mercer tiles by any chance? i really like all your choices-it's beautiful.
bellsmom
11 years ago
Very nice. The tiles and cabinets share the limelight very well, each benefitting from the other.
beekeeperswife
11 years ago
I just googled Tile Works because those tiles looks so familiar...and yep...Moravian Pottery!

I love the bee!

What a great looking back splash, it really goes so nicely in your kitchen.

(I have few of the Moravian tiles)
angie_diy
11 years ago
Very nice!!!! :-)
dees_1
11 years ago
Love the tile! Love stuff from Moravian Tile works. I used to live near there many years ago and regretted never getting a tour.

I recently added a backsplash to my kitchen because we won't be able to do anything to it for years. It's pretty amazing at the difference a backsplash can make!
AboutToGetDusty
11 years ago
Gorgeous tile, counter and cabs. Love it!
partyof7
Original Author
11 years ago
Tinan. Yes it is soapstone. No regrets there!

Deb52899. The pendant is by Hinkley. My local lighting store had it and should be easy to find online. Not expensive either.

Leela4. Good eye! All the tiles in the backsplash are Mercer. I fell in love with them when I toured the PA statehouse,,, they are throughout the whole first floor (at the Capitol, not my house!).

Bee. I just had to use those Moravian tiles as they are local to me! I sort of planned the kitchen around them. The bee, owl, rabbit and bird represent the four seasons. I love the bee, too

Thanks so much everyone for the nice words!
beekeeperswife
11 years ago
I thought the bee was for me....

:-o

LOL
kam76
11 years ago
OMG Love it!!! Love the color and love love love the bee. As a beekeeper. :)
function_first
11 years ago
Seriously beautiful tile! WOW! Love your cabinets, too. Nice job putting together a stunning kitchen! Enjoy!
mic111
11 years ago
Love, love, love your back splash. It is unique and tasteful. In fact your whole kitchen is beautiful. If I bought your house I wouldn't change a thing.
ILoveRed
11 years ago
Somebody else hit the nail on the head. I couldn't quite figure it out. That green tile is really pretty with the cherry cabinets.

Like a pretty red headed girl wearing a green blouse, lol.

Very nice.
leela4
11 years ago
partyof7-I love those tiles. I wish I could have used the ones I have in our backsplash, but it just wouldn't work. Maybe someday . . . I also have the bunny and the tree.

And Bee-I gave the bee tile to a good friend of mine a few years ago (she likes bee things too).

I grew up ~5 minutes from the Mercer museum and the Moravian tile works. I got my first Moravian tile as a kid; I guess I picked it out because it was a horse:
wags848
11 years ago
Love your kitchen! Warmth & personality. The colors all work together nicely.
Is that marble on your island? I have cherry cabinets, green walls, & was thinking about soapstone & marble on my counters/island. Your kitchen is very inspiring!
localeater
11 years ago
I love your tile. Thank you for sharing the sneak peek, I also have a countertop material high splash behind my sink and while I love it, I feel it adds another level of complexity to the backsplash selection process. Seeing your pictures really helped.
hobokenkitchen
11 years ago
I love the tile too and the Tileworks is just down the road from us.
I love it and always think it look like it belongs in Middle Earth as kind of a hobbit palace if there were such a thing! : )

Your tiles are really beautiful and it makes them even more special that they came from there.

I think we have some of the tiles around one of our fireplaces, but I'm not 100% sure:
camphappy
11 years ago
Love it! Absolutely beautiful.
janetraz
11 years ago
Wow! Your tile is gorgeous. Love it!
laughablemoments
11 years ago
Ooooooh, very, very pretty! I'd love to see the rest of the kitchen. : )
gwlolo
11 years ago
The tile is lovely! I love the green tile. I am doing a green kitchen as well and feel a kinship to your kitchen :)
partyof7
Original Author
11 years ago
Well, Bee, now I will think of you when I see this bee! lol

Can't believe so many GW'ers know Mercer tile!

Hoboken That is definitely Mercer. The ones they have at the Statehouse, even. How lucky you are to have a fireplace surround. It's beautiful! (and another BEE for Bee AND kam76!)

Below is my reveal thread, and here is my banquette reveal: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0112354023551.html

If that doesn't work, the thread is called Loving my Banquette!

Thanks! I really wasn't sure anyone would like it!

Here is a link that might be useful: My original kitchen reveal
partyof7
Original Author
11 years ago
Oh, and wags848 the island is Danby Marble. It is so nice to have around! So far, no marble disasters! lol
cat_mom
11 years ago
Perfect! It all goes together so well (and looks very nice while doing so)!
cat_mom
11 years ago
Perfect! It all goes together so well (and looks very nice while doing so)!