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Backsplash Feedback Needed

16 years ago

I've just placed my cabinet order for my kitchen and am now moving on to obsessing over my backsplash. You all seem to have some great ideas and thoughts on other peoples backsplashes so I thought I'd give this a go.

I've posted a picture of my 'inspiration' kitchen which is a Christopher Peacock ad that I'm sure you've all seen. I like the very classic and refined look of it but don't want to do the white subway tile as my backsplash.

I've also posted a picture of my kitchen plan where I tried to draw in what I want to do.

The cabinets are painted ivory with a brown glaze (inset doors, simple raised door front and inset drawer)and the island is a dark brown with a black glaze.

The perimeter counters will be honed AB granite, eased edge and the island will be honed Imperial Danby (white marble with some gray and gold veining, ogee edge.

I love the look of the photo I posted with the curved granite backsplash next to the window and would like to do that on my sink wall, also next to a window and below a cabinet with brackets.

I don't want to do this for the range wall and that is where I am concerned that it will look to disjointed. I want to do the range wall in a white honed marble (calacatta, looks similar to the Danby on the island) mini brick and then in a niche in back of the range do the same honed marble but in 3/4x3/4 squares. The niche would have a surround of a marble chair rail.

I would like to know what your opinions are of doing these two looks together. My thinking is that the marble will be very subtle and almost not make a statement so wouldn't compete with the AB backsplash on the sink wall. I would also like to hear what you think about doing the arched niche vs. rectangular - not sure which shape would be best.

Thanks...Melissa

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Comments (7)

cpang74
16 years ago
I would go arched niche to match the arched backsplash in the granite you are planning. I think the marble behind the range would look perfect! Great plans!
edlakin
16 years ago
i don't think it'll be too much. black/white on the counters, black/white with the backsplash. sounds classic.

your elements (AB granite and marble with subtle veining) aren't all that busy, so i think two backsplashes, in this case, won't be too much.

your kitchen sounds like it's going to be beautiful.

(just by way of suggestion, i recently saw an installation that had marble mini-bricks and a niche like you describe, but they did the niche in a black/white marble basketweave pattern and it was gorgeous).
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lissa711
Original Author
16 years ago
cpang74 - I love that you thought of the continuity between the arched backsplash in granite and the arched niche in back of the range. I think I'll go with the arched niche now that you highlighted that point (I actually hadn't thought of that).

edlakin - Thanks, I hope the kitchen turns out beautiful and will post pics when finally complete. The basketweave marble sounds pretty I'll have to see what's out there although I want a more subtle contrast than the black and white.
lissa711
Original Author
16 years ago
I'm reposting the pictures so they are bigger and easier to see. The itsy bitsy pics were a bit hard to see! Hope this helps...

Still hoping to get more input on the two backsplashes. AB granite curved backsplash sink wall and mini brick white honed marble on range wall. Planning to do the arched niche in backsplash now that cpang74 brought up the match between that and the granite backsplash.
kelleg69
16 years ago
I think it sounds like it would work. i wonder if you could go to a tile shop and take some pix of what you are thinking and put it near the granite slab. Just a thought. I also have that C. Peacock pix as an inspiration! I like the other pix too. Where are they from? I have a tough time with backsplashes, so I think more opinions from others would be great.
lissa711
Original Author
16 years ago
I tore the other pix out of a magazine quite a while ago - it says "Dream Kitchens" on the bottom of the page. I should really write on the page more details about the magazine when I tear them out! Sorry not much help there. The kitchen was quite nice - you can see the white and black cabinets and the countertop materials. Also in the kitchen are wood floors and a SS farmhouse sink.
kittymerr
15 years ago
Just wondering what you decided on, I am still in indecision mode. Would love to see pictures. Maybe you already posted them and I haven't found them yet...

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