Where should the backsplash end?
ktam_88
14 years ago
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Where should the backsplash end relative to hood chimney / ceiling?
Comments (8)I would stop it at the hood. I've never seen tile go above cabinets to the ceiling. Well, I have seen it a time or two and I don't like the floating look. You'll also have the floating look over your peninsula to deal with because your wall cabinet ends a bit too short of the end. You can't stop the tile directly under the cabinet with that much counter extending beyond. I might put a shelf over the peninsula and tile to the bottom of the shelf. Then put another shelf about a foot above that one. You can only do this if you have enough length between the cabinet and end of the peninsula--a 12" shelf won't work, but 15" or 18" would. You might be able to tile to the window and down to the floor to achieve this. It looks like that's what they did here. Here's another way to extend tile out to the surrounding mouldings by adding a matching chair rail at the top of the tile over the peninsula....See MoreWhere to end backsplash when tile goes to ceiling...
Comments (25)Your tile looks great. If it was my kitchen I would not tile above the window. If you could replace that can light above the sink with some type of slightly blingy rectangular or oval semi flush mount light that might look nice. Here are just a few random ones I found (sorry if the pictures are too big). I'm sure other GWers could come up with more options If you didn't want to do a light fixture some horizontal art work piece could be put in the space....See MoreKitchen backsplash height, existing 4" backsplash, and ending dilemma
Comments (9)I have a similar question five years later: Is the 4" matching back splash now out of style? And how long will it stay out of style? Doubt that it would be possible to get a full matching back splash 14 years after the home was built. I am considering removing the 4" back splash and going with a complementary tile or, perhaps, a colorful wallpaper. Thoughts as to how long the short back spash will stay out of style? (I'm old enough to remember bell bottoms - the first time they were in style.)...See MoreWhere should back splash end?
Comments (4)I don't like when it's on a side wall and extends out past the uppers. Your first pic looks okay because it looks like the lowers are shallow to match the uppers. But I do like it on a side wall when it goes up and around a doorway on the entire wall. If it's just an alcove and not extending on sides up to the ceiling then just do the tile on the back wall....See MoreUser
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