Looking for pictures of Crema Marfil backsplash.

brigitte333

15 years ago

I'm thinking about using a crema marfil backspash with subway tiles. Does anyone have pictures? Thanks for any help.

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ovenbird
15 years ago
We used 2x4 honed crema marfil for our backsplash three years ago and love it. Here are a couple of in-progress pictures.

Good luck with your backsplash!
beachcomber3
15 years ago
Ovenbird,
That looks beautiful. What color is your granite?
Tina
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The closest I have are my Crema Marfil 4x4" field tiles in my kitchen. Gosh, I love them! Have you tried over on the Kitchen Forum? I'll bet you can find a pic over on the Finished Kitchens Blog where most of us have pics of our kitchens once our renos were completed. Here's a link to that site: "Finished Kitchens Blog" Lynn
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kmeemsie, the difficulty in using the granite scraps as a pencil line or frame is that the granite will be thicker than the tile. Your granite is probably 2 cm or 3 cm thick. You might get your fabricator to cut or polish them to thinner, but the cost of that might be an issue. I think it could look really sharp. Our fabricator did make us some pieces 1/2" by 3/4" by 2 feet to trim the sides of our rangetop, but they did it free to cover a mistake they had made in the cutout. They did say that they can't make pieces that thin in all granites - some aren't strong enough. On the other hand, the company that made our stone wall plates says that they can make them in almost any stone and they are really thin. It may be a matter of the tools the fabricator has available.
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I know what you mean by not trying to match. Some of us are fine with backsplashes and/or granite with the WOW fator. After having so much trouble, as you are with the backsplash, I am happy I have a classic neutral. What I like about the Grazia Rixi is that when they are installed they give the illusion of a handmade tile. So, you get a bit of uneveness between the tiles. I understand what you mean about the glass and I looked into it too. I was advised against it because of my traditional cabinets and oak floor. But if your cabinets have a modern feel, the glass might work. I spoke to so many tile people! I think they like the glass because it comes in so many colors that you are bound to find one that will meet your needs. But, you have to really like the look of it. Good luck and keep us posted. (I guess you have been through the finished kitchen blog baksplash slide show?)
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lynninnewmexico
15 years ago
My backsplash is the Crema Marfil and I love it. Our counters are the Dark Canyon Silestone. The Crema Marfil are 4x4" field tiles. The 1x1" framing tiles are a coordinating tumbled travertine.
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rnmomx2
15 years ago
Ovenbird, I love your backsplash. That may be just what I'm looking for as I have acorn maple cabinets and black uba tuba countertops going in. I feel I need something to lighten the kitchen up a bit and still coordinate well. I also prefer a "brick" tile versus a square tile so I like the 2x4 size. Was this tile hard to find? How expensive was it if you don't mind me asking? I'm really interested in it, I think your kitchen is beautiful!
dkass
15 years ago
We just decided to use Dal Tile's Crema Marfil but the size is 1" x 2". I don't have a picture but you can go to www.daltileproducts.com and see it! Our granite is Yellow River and our cabinets are cherry (natural).
brigitte333
Original Author
15 years ago
Ovenbird, I love your tile. Where did you purchase it from? Thanks for all the post.
beachcomber3
15 years ago
Lynn,
It looks great in your kitchen!
ovenbird
15 years ago
beachcomber: We have Verde Peacock granite, which is similar to Uba Tuba.

mmomx2: Three years ago we couldn't find any 2x4 honed/acid washed crema marfil tiles, so we had the stone guys cut them from 12x12s which we used in the bathroom. I don't know specifically how much this backsplash cost, but it was probably more expensive than precut tiles due to extra labor. We did find 4x4 tiles with pillowed edges, but really wanted the 2x4 look.

dkass: I bet your 1x2s will be gorgeous!

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