backsplash up to ceiling behind hood: too limiting?
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mooring_girl
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Comments (28)I can see why it might be advisable to remove the left/rt portions of tile, but I would be inclined to wait until ithe kitchen is completed before deciding. If, as your gut tells you, it "needs" to come down, nothing is really lost except a little more time with it up. Perhaps knowing you are not "locked-in" or committed to it, will help give the perspective to view it more objectively while deciding for sure. This way you will not only have the chance to see it with everything else in place, but you will also have the opportunity to get used to it, before deciding if you truly dislike it, or just haven't gotten used to it being there. As subtle (in color) as our tile is, after months of looking at white painted Sheetrock, it still looked "different" and stood out when we looked at our kitchen. Once we became accustomed to it, we couldn't imagine our walls without it. That's how I am with many things--after living with a blank wall or empty space for any period of time, even a long awaited piece of furniture or decor item jumps out at me, and almost seems like too much, until I get used to the vacant space being filled. Thanks for the compliments on our backsplash Laura and andreak100! It's the Opera Glass tile from Artistic Tile (Stilatto pattern) in Wolfgang White. It does read greenish-blue(-grey) in certain lights or times of day. We had to think about that one while deciding if we wanted to use it, and obviously decided to go for it! Good luck Laura! Honestly, whatever you decide will look terrific!...See Morebacksplash up to the ceiling?
Comments (16)So the wall paint can't change, anything that is wood can't change, and the appliances can't change? I am assuming the counters can't change either? So the only change that could be made is adding a backsplash, but the backsplash can only be installed on the fridge wall and nowhere else because the sink wall is an exterior log wall? If that is all the case, I'd do nothing. I do not think any backsplash installed on that wall specifically would be an improvement because it's weird to have a backsplash that doesn't include the sink wall. But even if you absolutely must have a backsplash on that one wall, I definitely don't think adding another warm mid-tone (like the garnet you're considering) to a kitchen already teeming with warm mid-tones would be a good choice. You need some contrast somewhere, either lighter or darker. I would go lighter, but I can also see staining the cabinets a darker color and painting the walls a lighter color so the ceiling, counter, and trim stand out as the only mid-tones working better than the current kitchen does. But it kind of kills me to suggest doing nothing because you have such amazing features in this kitchen, particularly the ceiling, and they are just getting drowned out by the cabinets you don't love. If this were my kitchen, I would really want the awesome ceiling and the window to sing. In a perfect world with lots of money, I would: 1) immediately swap out the counter. That shiny polished granite with a lot of movement and speckling is so modern -- it doesn't really say "cute cabin with awesome wood detailing" to me. I'd want something softer and quieter, like these: (That's a bathroom, but the vanity counter color in there could work in a kitchen like yours.) 2) paint the cabinets (at the very least, the uppers) something pastel and/or remove the uppers. With uppers either gone or a different color, the ceiling will finally stand out and just sing. (Some of these pictures are repeats from above, but they also illustrate the how the ceiling shines when the upper cabinets are a different color or missing.) 3) lighten the wall color to better contrast with the wood 4) add color with art or rugs This post was edited by Jillius on Fri, Dec 26, 14 at 19:23...See Morebacksplash up to ceiling....crown or no crown?
Comments (7)I believe the problem is the cabinets that flank the sink don't go to the ceiling because there's no crown molding on those cabinets, correct? The only photo I have is of a chimney hood where they floated the tile to the ceiling. It's not a look I'd recommend. I'd either order the crown molding or bring the backsplash partially up the window....See MoreBacksplash behind open shelving? p.s. Is calcite OK behind sink?
Comments (60)@Beth, my tile store displays lots of Lunada Bay--I've been drooling over it for months (it was a serious contender for master bath until I gave in to a more sedate Porcelanosa). That herringbone is so alluring, I want to get a couple SF and frame it for my wall! Those colors remind me of tidepools in the late afternoon sun. Gorgeous. We're just starting to pack for the move so I think I'll plan to try out some large sample boards after I recover from the move. :) @Dixie, thanks for that visual. I'm not sure what my resistance to subway tile is all about (a resistance to ubiquitousness?). But if I went that route, I'd stack 'em vertically, as Beth has suggested. It's funny (kind of) to look back on all the things I thought I was SO sure I wanted over the past year only to change my mind shortly after!...See Morelucypwd
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15 years agoThe 'Oruboris' is the serpent at the center of the world who swallows his own tail-- creation/destruction, etc.
Usually spelled 'oroboris', but I shorten it to 'Oru', pronounced 'Ohrue' better than 'Ohroh', which sounds like latin for gold, which I'm not.Anyhoo, if I had that hood, I'd make it my kitchen's 'wow factor', but in a somewhat unexpected way. I wouldn't want anything predictable, like white subway, or modern, like irridescent or other glass. I'd favor a natural stone that would play against expectation and contrast with the modernity and 'man made-ness' of the hood.
Since it is for over a range, I'd regretfully forego a really rough stone like cleft slate, and go with something more elegant:
Depending on other colors, I might use this:
Red multi onyx
Or this:
Green onyx
Or this:
{{!gwi}}
Honey onyxIf you aren't familiar with these stones, you really have to see them in person. Very translucent, they don't photograph well.
nomorebluekitchen
15 years agoelizpiz
15 years agoAnita, we are doing the same thing. Backsplash behind the hood going all the way up to the ceiling. While the style of our kitchen sounds like it's quite a bit different than yours, we also love the look of stone, and warm natural colours. We're using a Walker Zanger stone random mini brick called Antequerra. Here's a photo of it.
Here it is with some of the colours we'll be using (the red is an accent colour on the oven door)
As you can see, the light affects the colour - happy to take more photos in different lights if you're interested. You should also check out the WZ web site.
I love the oynx that Oru suggested as well - that would look quite beautiful in your kitchen as you've described it.
Can't wait to see how it's all going to look when you're done!
Eliz
Here is a link that might be useful: Walker Zanger web site
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15 years agoI love your hood. I too went with a very modern sleek hood. BTW, you tile first and then install the hood, not the other way around.
I did a full granite backsplash up to the ceiling behind my stove and hood. I did the modern glass hood so I could see my granite behind it. Originally, I wanted a pyramid shaped hood but am so glad I changed my mind. You might want to see if you would like a piece of your soapstone behind the hood as an accent or focal point.
That said, the tiles from Oceanside, Artistic Tile, Ann Sacks, etc. would be beautiful in your kitchen. My boyfriend just did the Oceanside tile in the Geologie series in the 1" by 2" joint installed vertically in his kitchen. He has Volga Blue granite and the Black Hills tile is gorgeous with it. It is a combo of slate and glass tiles. Let me see if I have a picture of it. The colors may be wrong for you but you can get an idea of the type of tile it is. Well, I have two different pictures. One of the tile and one of the offset tile (different colors but you can get the general idea)
off set tile
Black Hills Tile
Now, when all is said and done. Check out Mission West tile. Gorgeous stuff in there.
Can you post a picture of your cabs and soapstone. It would help in suggesting a tile for you if that is what you wish to go with in the end.
Here is a link that might be useful: Mission Tile West
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