cant decide on backsplash, slab or calcutta tile, opinions please...

8 years ago

I am struggling with this decision. I am either going with Maxlite slab or a calcutta Gold tile. The Malite calcutta has a very yellow background that will not go with my dove white cabinets so that is out (although I love it) My contractor really wants the slab but I am torn.

Here is the slab

Calcutta 2x8" , lovely

Here is the picture of my kitchen to be

I hope to replace the window so that its symetrical and the hood needs a little tweaking (too heavy looking for me). The contractor would like to put the slab on the hood too. I'm just not sure...

And then The Property Brothers last episode used calcutta Gold tile in beehive shape and it was beautiful.

Sorry to belabor this, I know either will be great but the GW crowd doesn't seem to mind struggling with decisions like this. So thank you in advance.

Property Brothers season 8 episode 4.I wish I had seen this before some decisions but ah well...

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romy718
8 years ago
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I'm assuming you've propped one of your White Dove cabinet doors against the marble & don't like the two together? Could you find an alternate slab? Slab marble is a more dramatic look than subway tile but if you don't like the slab....

Possibly add some trim pieces similar to this picture to your hood - not the doors but the trim pieces on the bottom of the hood.

I'm not sure your hood shape could pull off the marble. I've seen pics of boxy marble hoods but they are usually in a contemporary kitchen without a traditional large crown molding (I do love your crown molding).

edit: to clarify, your kitchen could totally pull off a slab marble backsplash. I'm just not sure how a marble hood would look in your hood style.
romy718
8 years ago
Bigger picture.
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pelletis
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8 years ago
Ok I need to clarify, I do like the slab in the picture and that is what I would use, the Carrara. The slab in Calcutta (not shown) was not usable for me, sorry to make it more complicated than necessary.

thank you both for your comments love the honesty of this site. I agree About the hood not pulling off the modern slab.

I am at work today so can't respond alot but will catch up tonight, thank you ghere's
romy718
8 years ago
That slab is gorgeous. Go for it!
pelletis
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8 years ago
Really? Romy I have admired your kitchen forever so that means alot to me. Thank you for your advise. And namarie, I would love to see a pic of your modern kitchen, thanks both of you
romy718
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Here's another pic of a hood with a band of marble. That slab is gorgeous.
kelleg69
8 years ago
pellits, what kind of countertop will you have? The slab in your pic is really pretty. I looks more like Statuary. If it is Carrara, that is a really great piece of Carrara. Whatever it is, I like it. I also like tile, but looking at the pic above with yellow chairs really shows how great a slab can look. Would be easier to clean, I guess. That being said, would you have to worry about tomato sauce spraying onto it and etching it???
pelletis
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8 years ago
Hi Romy and kelleg69,

My counter top is just white quartz that matches the dove white paint (love that). It does match the white in the slab too, I am convinced you are all right. I have to tear down every big decision like that before committing. So that was my last stage, now I am ready to commit. I love the kitchen above and the hood! I obviously don't know my Statuary from Carrara, sorry.

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