It looks like the Imperial 42" is the favorite. It is funny that most of my "inspiration" pictures have a similarly shaped hood, since I saved those images in my "backsplash" folder to try to help my choose the BS height (i.e., I didn't intentionally choose those pictures for the hood). The voting for BS height is mixed, with the majority so far choosing the 8' height. The image above with the tall gray glass BS is from the Smallbones catalog -- I love that look -- makes me wish I could have gone "topless." I think I prefer the taller glass BS, but I'm not sure how to overcome the technical difficulties with the chinmey extending beyond the glass. The glass and wall above will be painted the same color so the line will not be a strong contrast like most of the images above, although the shine factor will obviously be very different.

Thank you dreamywhite and willtv, I think you folks are right and I should not turn the corner and just do the window wall. I had originally intended to go with the Daltile Rittenhouse Square that you mentioned - good price and easy to install. But when I saw the hand-made look of the Horus Art Tile I was swayed. It's much more expensive but by installing myself it became do-able. I'm afraid that the Daltile will look too clinical in my kitchen with the white plain cabinets and I'd have to jazz it up with some other decorative tiles. With the Horus's slightly irregular shape and surface I get some texture just by using that tile. Also important is that the Rittenhouse Square tile doesn't come in a warm enough color. I'm using Caramello in the Horus which goes really well with my honey onyx pendants, bb countertops, and cork floor. And it makes a nice, not too strong, contrast with the white cabinets. Thanks for your help. If I just do with window wall then I'll only need a couple of bullnose on the right and that will be simple to do.

Barncatz, I saved that photo before we joined Houzz, maybe two years ago, and it's on my computer. It's probably on page 58 of your search. There's something about the molding that makes the tile look like it belongs there. I think it could work with molding the width of the door frame or a little narrower. Do you have crown molding in the kitchen and adjacent room? Now that I think of it, I posted this once and someone nailed a piece of molding up to get a feel of how it'd look in their home. Try it! You could even tape some tile to the wall.

lmao. what Jan said! Although, I had to help out my guys who did my herringbone wood floor. it's the starting point where everyone gets messed up. after that, it's simple. Look up how to properly start a herringbone layout and read it. you need to use a speed square at the end of your tile in order to get the proper middle starting point. much easier to illustrate than trying to write it out here. This is how I showed my guys how to start it. see the blue tape w/the two lines? you have to start on the middle after you mark your corner. that's the only way you will get perfect even cuts on both ends. this is how most do it, and it's not correct IF you want perfectly symmetrical left/right borders. All he's done is set the corner of the tile on the line. doing it like this will leave you w/one side smaller than the other: see how the sides of the window don't match? this is what you don't want. your tile guy should be doing a dry layout in order to determine where he starts so he doesn't get this look or these tiny triangles. Again,,,see how the ends don't match below? the right has longer tiles than the left edge. that's because of the way he started his first tile. And don't do these vertical tiles for your edging. get proper bullnose tiles, pencil liner or a Schluter edge. This is a layout board of my herringbone for my shower. took a few hours in order to get this almost perfect. since this was an odd size, and the tiles were even at 3x12, it couldn't be perfect. the right bottom corner triangle is the only portion that doesn't match. luckily, it's not readily visible! Even the subway tiles are perfectly matched. this layout took hours to get exact, even around the niche. 2x6your 3x9 will be 1/3 larger. 3x9 is a good size for a backsplash. this is a regular 3x6. again, a 3x9 will give you 1/3 longer.