Where to end backsplash when tile goes to ceiling...
So we are doing 2x8 subway tiles in herringbone pattern. We are trying to figure out how we are ending the sides (with trim or veritcal tiles) but betond that, where should we stop the tile?
On either end of our kitchen, the upper cabinets do not completely align with the counter. And to make it more tricky, we have about 4" counter overhand on one side and 1" on the other (pictures attached - I included the sink area so you can see where the tile will be above).
Splash will go all the way to bottom of uppers, but also up the sink wall to the ceiling and under hood to the top.
1) Should we stop at the counter edge and have our height max at the bottom upper?
2) should we stop at the edge of the upper and leave the 1" and 4" bare?
3) should we tile all the way up to the ceiling on both sides? (I kinda like that idea, but since they are not even it could be weird)
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Comments (25)
lisadlu16
6 years agosmm5525
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Comments (8)I would stop it at the hood. I've never seen tile go above cabinets to the ceiling. Well, I have seen it a time or two and I don't like the floating look. You'll also have the floating look over your peninsula to deal with because your wall cabinet ends a bit too short of the end. You can't stop the tile directly under the cabinet with that much counter extending beyond. I might put a shelf over the peninsula and tile to the bottom of the shelf. Then put another shelf about a foot above that one. You can only do this if you have enough length between the cabinet and end of the peninsula--a 12" shelf won't work, but 15" or 18" would. You might be able to tile to the window and down to the floor to achieve this. It looks like that's what they did here. Here's another way to extend tile out to the surrounding mouldings by adding a matching chair rail at the top of the tile over the peninsula....See MoreNeed help with backsplash, where do we end it?
Comments (8)I wouldn't take the tile up to the vaulted ceiling even though it would look fine. It's a lot of work and you wouldn't get enough bang out of it to make it worthwhile. Usually the tile goes to the bottom of the hood but I've seen photos where it goes part way up the hood and that looks nice too. I would bring it a few inches above the door pull on the left, about midway of the hood section. I think it'd look really nice with a different colored pencil liner capping it there--much better than putting the liner at the base of the hood. What color is your liner? I'd do beadboard above the butcher block. I really like how it's mixed with ceramic tile here to create a variety of textures:...See MoreWhere to end tile backsplash by window/peninsula
Comments (2)move the switches if you have to (see last picture) or do a multi 4-way box. go all the way up to the ceiling, over the window, and stop where the peninsula cabinet ends, or take it all the way out to the countertop. if you do that, take it all the way up and stop w/the door border. you can choose to stop at counter height(over to the door trim) or take it all the way to the floor. too me, it looks like you ran out of tile if you stop half way up the window (you don't have the much to do above it anyway) or if you stop under the first shelf. white subway is cheap. buy more and do the entire thing....See MoreWhere do we end the tile backsplash?
Comments (2)This could be a candidate for tiling the entire wall, up to the door. Thinking outside of the box: using one tile horizontally to the end of the window, then a coordinating tile vertically behind the hood....See More
PROAnglophilia
6 years ago
Chisos
6 years agoStan B
6 years agossharris03
6 years agoChris Perryman
6 years ago
salex
6 years ago
andria564
6 years ago
cpartist
6 years ago
mayflowers
6 years agoChris Perryman
6 years agoThanks all! Mayflowers, I definitely see what you're saying...and I agree that most of the tile to ceiling kitchens have a lot more wall space (jealous) to make the tile more of a focal point. I think we will stop the tile at the uppers...I had wanted that originally, but wasn't sure if the 4" counter overhand would be weird...but sounds like there is a consensus that it isn't.
As for the tile above the sink, in still debating. As a designer I absolutely see the reasoning not to, but I did want it to be a sort of show piece up there...was possibly adding a shelf of light feature to pull it all together.
I have a few pictures of kitchens that did it, some with tile up in other spots, some with more space than ours to "connect it"...trying to find more pictures to sway me one way or another...but really appreciate the insight and direction!
Will talk to hubs about all this and see what he thinks too. Maybe we pull out the window frame and tile all around?
This was one of our inspo pics...
ssharris03
6 years agoHere's a picture of my window with tile all the way up. There is 4.5" between the window trim and cabinets. Not sure I would have done it if that space was any narrower.
cpartist
6 years agopalimpsest
6 years agoYou could take the wood trim off the window and tile the wall and the window jambs, and then carry the tile to the ceiling. I feel like the little space above the window looks orphaned if it does not connect to something else somehow and it's a couple yards from any other drywall.
Chris Perryman
6 years agoChris Perryman
6 years agobadgergal
6 years agoYour tile looks great. If it was my kitchen I would not tile above the window. If you could replace that can light above the sink with some type of slightly blingy rectangular or oval semi flush mount light that might look nice. Here are just a few random ones I found (sorry if the pictures are too big). I'm sure other GWers could come up with more options
If you didn't want to do a light fixture some horizontal art work piece could be put in the space.
isabel98
6 years agoChris Perryman
6 years ago
mayflowers