Layout change, now where do I end the backsplash? Please HELP
We opened up the kitchen to the living room in our little house. We planned for needing a header and having to leave a small jut out on the wall to support it, the perfect natural place to end the backsplash on the left side, but once demo began we found out it wasn't a load bearing wall so no need for the header or the jut out. Great news! But now where do we end the backsplash?
A couple of notes about the layout: It's not in the budget to take this tile to the ceiling, so the highest we'd like to go is to meet the bottom of the range hood. Anywhere below that is an option. Right now we're planning on going straight across the wall at that height, but I'm not sure that makes sense on the left side of the window. The other consideration is that while I know we could add more shelves on the left, if there's a solution that doesn't require 5 weeks and more expense to order matching shelves from the cabinet company it would be a huge plus and we could possibly include artwork there instead to help the transition to the living room.
Here's what I've come up with so far for stopping places - 1) the bottom left corner of the window, 2) further to the left where the sink cabinet meets the peninsula, or 3) where the peninsula cabinet ends on the living room side.
I'd really appreciate some fresh eyes on this.
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Comments (20)I am leaning towards bringing it around to the window wall at the same height but I do have a granite riser/sill under the window so will this look okay? Absolutely fine. I love the the look of a herringbone backsplash in a solid neutral color but is that going to be too busy for my kitchen? It will be lovely with the right tile and grout combo. What is your tile budget in $/sf? With your cabinet and granite neutral is key, but lighter neutrals are going to be better choices than more saturated hues. The images below are from Fireclay Tile and show Feldspar, Gardenia, and Tusk. Gardenia is one of my favorites, as is Tusk, and both are part of the Foundations line that runs $15/sf for several sizes including 3"x6" tiles. You can order samples from the website, or look for tiles of similar shades at local tile showrooms. Keep in mind that you will likely want bullnosed edge and/or trim pieces available for whichever tile you choose....See MoreWhere do I end my tile backsplash?
Comments (14)Beth H. : Thank you for your suggestions & photos. I will ask our tile guy if they'd be able to do some kind of casing for us around the window. I wish our kitchen window had either a straight rectangle on top or a real arch like the photos you posted. The top window is tricky for me to conceptualize what it would look like without molding. I thought about encasing the whole window with two vertical pieces on the left and right side but the middle piece that separates the top window from the bottom window would be strangely thick. At this point it may be easier to just bring the tile to the red line and add a roman shade over the top of the bottom window but I'm not 100% sure yet. As for the tile, we are doing the plain subway tile pattern. I thought about herringbone for the backsplash but my husband and I love the classic look. We are weird with patterns and not gutsy enough to try anything bold lol. Our kitchen has a lot of white in it and we went with honey/light cinnamon colored floors to keep it very neutral. I change color schemes at least once every two months so it made sense to keep it very neutral for us....See More
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6 years agoThanks for all of your comments! It sounds like the majority is voting for stopping at the end of the window. So I put some tile underneath the window to show what it would look like.
Here's another pic of it stacked (as best I could) just past the window.
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