Samples of grouted herringbone backsplash, please give feedback
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Comments (8)I would think the irregularities would already be noticeable, as you look at it now without the grout. It looks great with a darker line in your photo. Interesting, today I just switched out my standard white grout to a "neutral" grout that looks darker, like the color of darkened concrete. I didn't want the tiles to get lost. I wanted more definition in my tannish/grayish small marble 1.5"x3" tiles that I am painstakinly putting up in a herringbone pattern with a bazillion cuts around everything! It's taking me about 2 hours/sqft, I think I'm slow. I think the dark lines will reflect the other lines in my kitchen such as the dark lines in my inset cupboards and my dark counters. I'm nervous too about the color. I will sample the grout like you're doing before I put it up. But, enough about me :) Keep us posted on what you decide. It looks beautifully tiled....See MoreGrouted Herringbone, the deed is done
Comments (39)Welcome Barbara1NC, it is great to have you join this supportive, fun, and informative forum. Ya, I took them all apart. No it did not come in a herringbone at the store I was working with. Early in my search all the tiles I liked were at specilty shops and were $30=50/sqft. I was looking a veined silver travertine mosaic running bond, and larger tiles. I wanted to spend a lot less money, so I went the the big DIY tile shop in town. They had plenty to choice from. I looked for a tile that I liked and it took me 3 trials before I settled on this one, the running bond marble mosaic. I had always figured I would do a running bond. But I just love herringbone. So I gave it some thought from time to time over the months that I had the tile, waiting to get to the installation stage. I was warned off of doing it by friends and family because there would be so many cuts. I agreed and would just assume I was going to put the 12x12 mosaics up until the moment I went to pick it up to install it. I just decided that I was going to cut it up and put it up in a herringbone pattern. I have done a lot of "making" in my life. I used to sew as a child and young adult. I have sculpted and fabricated all kinds of things in college in the art classes I took. I'll tackle anything if it's not too heavy to lift. So it was not a stretch to take the tile and redesign the layout. Tonight I am doing the other wall and it is a bit larger than the tiled wall pictured above. It is still taking me about 2 hours/1sqft. Its very late because time has just gotten away from me. I said this earlier but I have to say it again - my grout looks like the color of stainless steel. Isn't that cool?! I have stainless steel sink and faucet, etc in the kitchen and it just matches my grout! Then of course the marble tile is so beautiful. Even though this is not high end tile I think the mix of so many light whites and tans and grays is very nice. Marble is translucent, and very soft focused. Looking at this installation is like watching clouds in the sky....See MoreThe right shade for white subway tile?
Comments (7)Wow! I have been deciding the same thing for our kitchen. I think the color white does make a difference. Home Depot, Lowes, the Tile Shop, etc... are really different colors even though they're all white subway. Our kitchen cabinets are a crisp white (snowfall white from BM). I've ruled out The Tile Shop's white subway. It is the most white of all the subway samples I have. It matches our cabinets when it's on the wall in the shadow. I decided I don't want to match so I am going with Lowe's version of white subway. It is warmer and a slightly darker white than my cabinets. I asked a designer on houzz.com and she said they should NOT match. She called it layering whites and said it adds more depth and interest, and breaks up the whites. I am also going with a medium colored grout. I've made several sample boards. Definitely do this. You can get a small container of tile adhesive from Lowes and they also sell dry wall in 4x4 feet pieces. Ask the Tile Shop for some grout samples or try some from Lowes. You can just mix it with a little water in a cup and spread it on, let it sit for a few minutes and wipe off the excess (very easy). I am either going with Desert Sand or Mobe Pearl from Tile Shop. I will try to post a picture later today. Hope that helps!...See Moreplease please help with backsplash grout color??
Comments (7)I have the mushroom color sticks for my current tile and they are a tad darker and less yellow than the color on this card you have. I also have the mushroom grout in my foyer and it is definitely a mushroom color and not yellow at all. I think you should try a sample of the mushroom or the antique white that looks NOTHING like the color on this card. Look up my posts on choosing the grout colors for my new tiles and you will see what I mean. The white works but I would like to see the grout color a little darker to blend more with the tile unless you like the contrast....See Moreleela4
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