Having trouble choosing backsplash tiles to go with my new kitchen!
I'm so conflicted about what color and design to go with for our kitchen backsplash! I would love to hear your ideas or suggestions. Please see attached pictures. Thanks, everyone!
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herbflavor
7 years agoRelated Discussions
Please help me choose a countertop to go with this backsplash
Comments (20)If budget was a consideration for the Eco Cosentino Iron Ore, it will probably be a factor with a real blue granite. Besides, if you want your bs to stand out, I'd let it be the one strong blue element in the room. I'd like the Blue Volga or Blue Pearl because the blues in those are subtle and won't shout for attention. If you have the blue granite picked first, I'd want a calm bs. If you try to have too many stars in the room, then it gets noisy. We have Corian in their Rain Cloud pattern and it has a marble like vibe but it also has some small amount of taupe-ish beige. You would have to see if its soft white works with your cab's paint color. Here is a mellow pic of our counters. There is more color to them IRL but from the distance, they do look like a soft white. I am posting pix of this and linking to another one below to give you an idea of the color range to go with your tiles. You could find the equivalent in stone, but we are happy with the Corian. (try to find the seam.. even blown up big it is well done) I could also see a counter with an orange beige tone in it. That would work with the wood look floor and still pair with your cabs and bs. Here is a link that might be useful: Corian Saffron...See MorePlease help me choose my backsplash tile
Comments (33)Ok, ok, you mentioned Santa Fe, and my mind immediately went to a mexican tile mosaic that someone here at GW has used in a vertical orientation. This is not at all what you've been looking at, but I just have to show it to you. I love that mosaic, and it could work for you in the horizontal application throughout the kitchen, but it is miles away from what you're drawn to. OK, now that that's out of my system, here's what I think might work for you on the subtler side. The tile below is a mesh mounted mosaic and the sheet measures about 10.5" x 11", so you get an idea of the tile size, very roughly, 3" w x 4" t. The solid color field tile below in the same glaze (light green) is available in square and subway formats in a variety of sizes. I think in order to keep the look cohesive you should either keep the color the same and use a different shape for the special areas, or keep the shape the same and use a harmonizing, deeper color for the special areas. So, you could choose a light green brick subway for your counter area, and a light green ogee mosaic for the special areas. Or, you could use the ogee everywhere, in yellow quartz for the counter areas, and light green for the special spots....See MoreHaving trouble choosing a backsplash tile
Comments (16)wow, your kitchen is going to be gorgeous when you get the back splash in! thanks for the sneak peek :) i think something that is subway size/shape, but more of the cream color with some light taupe/beige color in it would look nice there....marblish looking. you are putting it against the brown granite, so you are putting it up against a more solid granite (non busy), therefore i would think something very slightly multi toned would be fine...and i do mean slightly so to keep from looking busy. did i even make that somewhat sensible?! i know what i have pictured in my mind, just having difficulty translating it into words!...See MoreAdvice Needed on Kitchen Tile Back-Splash and LVT/LVP Flooring Color
Comments (5)Hi Chispa, House is a townhouse built in 1996, trying to modernize the look. As far as decorating style, I like modern/contemporary, nothing too funky. Something that would be cohesive with the rest of the kitchen, and bring the kitchen to life a little. It's very white right now....See More
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
7 years agodan1888
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoAnother option is a thin chevron pattern or a herringbone pattern.
or something more rustic from the Studio line of New Ravena
Or a zellige like this from Tabarka Studio | Tangier Hex field in lino
lazy_gardens
7 years agoYou have attention-getting glazed cabinets with ornate fronts and an intensely contrasting but un-busy countertop.
The arabesque and the herringbone and hex all detract from the intricate cabinet door glazing because they introduce a competing shape and angle and iridescence.
Something innocuous and bland in a cream or off white that repeats the rectangular shapes, but does not of itself attract attention, will set off the cabinets.
Perhaps one with some subtle color shifts. Like this, but far paler, is as fancy as I would go ... this was just the first tile that had the shaded border effect. Hand glazed something.
mayflowers
7 years agoSomething I learned here is that when you can't match the backsplash tile to the counter, match it to the cabinets. That doesn't mean it has to be boring. I'm assuming the stove is on the back wall, hidden from the main view, and since that's the typical focal point, you might want the tile to provide more interest than you usually see with elaborate cabinets. You have strong shapes in the cabinets and in the plank floor, so I think you just want a little touch of something special.
I'd like a square tile at the counter and a subway above it. I love how this bottom row of squares is built out. The field tile is actually squares, which would be very traditional and give you a bit of relief from all the rectangles, but it could also be done with subways above. It would be pretty with all cream tiles too.
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Kitchen Backsplash · More InfoI think squares at the counter need something to separate them from the subway field tile. They used multi-colored 1" mosaic here, with a very subtle touch of black. With mosaics, you can pop out tiles and sub in others to control the color. Because there's a lot of lighter colors, it doesn't look like a black racing stripe around the room. Often a pencil liner is used but I wouldn't recommend a solid black liner.
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This would be a pretty transition from your black counters to cream subways. The faded black tiles would pull in the gray floor too.
New Residence | Berywn, PA · More InfoThis is gorgeous where they used long subways at the counter, a row of natural stone mini mosaic, and 2x6 subways above. You have to click on it to see the details. You can see that this is a busy kitchen but the layering of tiles doesn't make it too much.
I hope you and your tiler knows not to tile your side splashes. I don't know what that counter piece is along the one wall. Maybe it's just resting there.
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eam44
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoHi Anna. You have a beautiful, traditional space, although the floor tile is a touch contemporary. Do you have any inspiration images? Can you give us an idea of your tile budget in $/sf?
If you want to keep things simple, that's fine, but your counters are understated enough that you could go with a more complex tile like the Tabarka tile below.
This is complex tile in both shape(s) and color, but the colors are neutral and quite beautiful.
If you want to play on the mix of traditional and contemporary, you could consider a more graphic tile or an interesting neutral shape.
For a simpler tile, the classic handmade subway is an option. If you were hoping to bring some color to the space, this might be the right vehicle for it. Let us know what you think.
I too noticed the track in the granite - are they going to fix it?
barncatz
7 years agoAnna Ter
7 years ago
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