Fireclay glass backsplash sneak peek!
enzaenza
7 years ago
Fireclay glass backsplash sneak peak .....
Post title also known as:Thank you EAM44 for suggesting this tile ... I absolutely love it and I'm so glad you helped me find the perfect backsplash!
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The kitchen is nearing completion and I am so happy with what I'm seeing. I had lots of guidance from this board regarding tile selection, grout, installation, insanity, etc so I am keeping my promise and giving a look at the completed backsplash.
This is Fireclay's recycled glass tile in Hydrangea. I chose 60% glossy finish and 40% matte. Counters are polished cross cut white macauba quartzite. Under cabinet lighting has yet to go in.
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javiwa
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I promised an update after the sneak peek...
Comments (14)Sorry, for not posting the details earlier. It's been a crazy week. The "thing" above the old kitchen was just a soffit that went all around the kitchen and then extended over the bar area with those huge columns that just went from soffit to ceiling. It really closed in the kitchen and made it feel like the USS Enterprise flight deck rather than an open and inviting kitchen. The house is a single story late 1980s ranch, so we didn't lose any 2nd story space. Also, while it is a ranch, the interior architecture is quite modern, lots of simple geometric lines which we tried to follow with the kitchen. Some details-- Stools: Bertoia knock-offs from HomeDecorators.com (James stool). They're about 1/10th the price of the original Bertoias, and while so far my SO and I have been the only ones to sit on them, I am quite pleased. They're comfortable. I can cross my legs Indian-style on them, which is my preferred method of sitting. I don't mind that they don't swivel. If I had to have one complaint, it's that right when you sit down on them, if you're wearing shorts, the metal can be a little cold on the backs of your thighs, but it warms up quickly and is only a "problem" for about 20 seconds. Lights: Restoration Hardware Benson pendants. This might've been our one splurge item because I absolutely loved them, knew I wanted them, and couldn't find anything I liked nearly as much. But we did wait for a sale to buy them and were able to save some money that way. Cabinets: Thomasville Eden in Chocolate Maple. We installed them ourselves, which is why our kitchen took about 17 months to put together. We had no experience doing this. We had a little help from a family friend, but it didn't work out because my SO is a perfectionist and wanted everything done right rather than quickly, which was the friend's modus operandi. So, we watched youtube videos, read how-to manuals, pestered GardenWeb with basic questions, etc. It took me about 5 months to convince my SO he could absolutely do the sink cutout for our apron front sink. He was very nervous about messing up the cabinet. Countertop: White Nebula. I'm not sure what "kind" of granite it is. It might be in the delicatus family, but it lacks any of the pink tonalities I kept noticing in most delicatuses. It has very few rusty spots, and the ones it does have are very small. It also doesn't have any of what my SO and I call "dingleberries," the little garnet dots, which I never liked. We lucked out soooo much with this granite. It's absolutely fabulous and we love it, but we probably wouldn't have bought it if we'd been quoted the correct price when our fabricator called the granite yard for a price. The person who did the original quote was new and apparently misread the info on the granite and gave our fabricator their cost price rather than their marked up price. When our fabricator called back to setup the order, after talking to us, he actually got the manager of the yard on the phone, who was shocked we'd been quoted cost. However, after some back and forth between all three parties involved, the granite yard manager honored the originally quoted price. I can only thank my fabricator for this, who was a shrewd negotiator as well as an excellent fabricator. I would recommend him to anyone in the central Florida area. He did an amazing job. Templated on Tuesday and had us installed by Thursday afternoon. Of course, we did a simple eased edge, which made it a fairly simple job. Appliances: they're not really spectacular, but I like them. We have the 28.5 cu French door Samsung fridge, and have not had a problem with it. We didn't get through the door water or ice because we kept reading that's usually the weakest link in most fridges. The DW (not visible in the after pic) is also Samsung and as we still have to plumb the sink, I've not yet been able to run it. The stove is a 36" Kenmore Elite (gas), which we bought online without seeing it because none of the Sears in our area stocked it. I love the way the stove cooks, but I admit the glass top is not the easiest to keep clean. And the sink is a 33" Vigo we bought on Overstock. It came with one of those big arced, commercial kitchen looking faucets, which isn't installed, but I absolutely love them. My father used to be a chef, and in his work kitchens, I always loved how easy it was to do dishes with those faucets. I think that just about covers all the details of what we've finished so far. Now to tackle cabinet lighting and backsplash decisions this weekend....See MoreSneak peek - typhoon bordeaux green is in!
Comments (45)i had to chime in--just invested in netuno bordeaux that i'm praying looks not too wild with my simple-style canvas kraftmaid cabinets and wood floors. nothing is installed yet and i went for it on the granite. after starting looking at all the whites and grays out there, i went in the opposite direction. i also ordered champagne bronze faucet and cabinet knobs as we have a traditional house with lots of brass doorknobs. i hope it's not "too much" but think i will love it. here are some poorly lit photos of our slabs (Why don't granite places invest in better lighting?) which are much lighter in person. hoping for a warm, not too contemporary look in the end....See Moresneak peek --new/old gumwood kitchen
Comments (25)Thank you again -- have been sharing these responses with DH who is just tickled to hear them. He is mighty tired at this point but all of your praise has energized him to start thinking about that island . . . Answers to questions Kaismom -- you're correct -- when we moved in to the house the lowers were too shallow to house contemporary appliances so we had a carpenter pull them out but we didn't rebuild them in any fundamental way. Inside they were just big empty cubes. Now we have pullouts and more useable storage in less space. Theresse, we totally dismantled the cabinets. We built the two class cupboards from scratch using old wood, and we reused the old leaded glass doors. You can see in the before photos that in the original uppers the cames did not align with the shelves. Just one of those little things that always bothered me. We fixed that! We used doors from above the old cooktop to make the new lower cabinet on the far left-- these had to be taken apart and resized. The sink wall, not visible in this photo, is new build using old wood. For example, DH made a panel for the integrated dishwasher using a center panel (cut to size and framed) from an old door we bought at salvage. The doors under the sink are original but had to be made smaller to fit under the apron sink. So, most of the time even what we repurposed had to be remade to fit the layout and the appliances. Only two of the cabinets on the other side of the room were left as-is, just refinished. We also took out an old doorway (door was long gone) and built an eyebrow arch that matches the contour of the arches in other rooms. We added crown molding and floor molding out of old gumwood as well. We kept the Lightolier tracks but replaced the old cans with new MR16 fixtures. We kept the built-in refrigerator (we put this in about 15 years ago, building an enclosure) but gave it new steel panels. We kept the pot rack! We kept some of the original hardware (latches and hinges) but added new pulls. Thanks again for all the comments! They are helping us gear up for the final spurt!...See MoreAnother Backsplash thread....thought we wanted green...now not so sure
Comments (42)Hey guys..not at home right now, but the Sherwin Williams color on the walls is "cachet cream". When I put it up, the running joke for the entire paint project was, "wow...i'm having a hankering for something...sweet...and orange-like...but with vanilla in the middle. Creamsicle!!!" However, after it dried, it mellowed into something more creamy / yellow. It definitely has a yellow tint in the natural light. When we painted the walls, we didn't know what the backsplash was going to be, so it was more of a 'guess' seeing as though we'd either get it right or have to paint it again...and it is sooooo much easier to paint with no flooring, etc. in the room... Here is a link to the color: Sherwin Williams Cachet Cream...See Morejaviwa
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoBarncatz - I'd love to see your mix!
Magpier - I layed out every single tile on the counters around the perimeter of the room based on the number of tiles each section required.
I knew I wanted to avoid an obvious or specific pattern, but wasn't sure the installer could get me the look I wanted. I would put down a few tiles in one finish, then stack three of another, skip then two or three across. I just eyed it - no real science to it :) You can see some of my "sophisticated" set up in these pics. I then followed my guy around when and if more tiles were needed.
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHey barn! Rebunky! This is the image I use to inspire the matte/glossy mix. It's actually from Heath Ceramics and they laid it out in a "pattern" they call Argyle. You'll see that even when a pattern is intended, it is a bit randomized. I fell in love with it the first time I saw it (❤️❣).
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7 years agoZwizzle, I would pay good money for a memory like yours!!!
Never Moved forward with the Berta - at the time I was going with dove white cabinets and wanted white appliances. Once I switched over to the current color (called magnolia- it's a putty like color) I went with stainless.
I chose a closed burner Bluestar despite the open burner being so beloved on GW!
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