Help! Kitchen Backsplash and Floor
thanks for any help and suggestions.
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K R
5 years ago
housegal200
5 years agoRelated Discussions
Re-designing kitchen - need help with floor and backsplash
Comments (14)Molding is as style specific as the dimensional cutting of your doors. Your door is modern and finding complimentary molding unless it comes as part of the design elements matching your door is challenging without overwhelming the minimalist esthetic you want to accomplish. Post some pictures so we can compare them. You can skip the frig panels if you're going stainless and aren't choosing an integrated frig where it's completely hidden within the cabinetry. A base panel may be necessary for an exposed base cabinet box side at the end of a run. Same for the wall panel and a wall cabinet. But a plain matching veneered panel may be an option. You have to think about what will get the minimalist look you want and ask them to make it that way....See MoreHelp with the end of kitchen backsplash! To the floor?
Comments (19)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....See Morehelp coordinating kitchen tile flooring, countertops & backsplash
Comments (6)whatever you do choose, remove the wood transition piece and have the butt the tile to the wood, separate w/tile edging. Schluter makes them in different colors. I did one between my two tiles (yes it will work w/the wood if they are the same heights) another cool idea is to piece in the wood w/the tile. you could do a porcelain hex tile in whites/grays I hope you're including an under the sink trash pull out bin. that guy in the entryway needs a new home! backsplash comes last. find your flooring and countertops first. have you gone to a stone yard to find out what you prefer? Colors? quartz or granite? narrow it down to what you like. coordinate the counter and the tile floor. look at porcelain tiles or perhaps slate. you could do a nice herringbone layout in this small space to give it some detail. this black slate is beautiful w/white and next to your reddish floors. it's easy to care for too. I've had slate for years. you have such a small space, look into pre fab countertops. they have them in marble quartz or granite and average 500 bucks for a 9'x22" countertop. you have a fabricator cut them to your kitchen . this is a pre fab marble,, or you could do a granite. all the pre fabs are against the back wall and behind the marble piece. something like this, with the slate floor, your SS and white cabs would look really nice....See MoreMidcentury kitchen restoration; help with backsplash and floors
Comments (16)By far the best plan is to know what's under the carpet. Basic Hardwood floor throughout the 2 spaces shown is in keeping of the era. The interest was not at floor level particularly , except as a backdrop : spaces started to open up w furnishings defining conversation area, peninsulas situated between kitchen and social areas etc: get hardwood down . Realistically at some point the range will get moved to get better venting so w hardwood and some planks reserved , the gaps can be pieced : you do not desire that much rearranging of the kitchen layout, but it will happen at some point....See More
Ana Santos
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agoScott
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoAgree with Beth, It's diffcult to give an objective opinion with the current yellow in the room.
Please change the light bulbs before choosing any colors. Currently the yellow hue in the bulbs is turning the true colors a yellowish hint.
I color selected the tone to in your photos to show just how much the yellow is changing the true color that is seen.
Prime the walls white now will help in correcting the yellows, too.
Then please repost pictures of floor samples in daytime & nightime with better lighting, so we can help better.
housegal200
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoBeth has it--no gray. Do paint the walls a warm, creamy white with no yellow tones first since the flooring is such an investment.
As also suggested, creamy subway tiles would pick up the cream flecks in your countertop. Match the paint to cream tiles.
Pick up the warm brown tones from your countertop and cabinets in your flooring. Here's one that complements your countertop and cabinets and is light enough to balance out the dark cabinets and dining set.
SomerTile Denton Ceramic Floor and Wall Tile, Beige · More Info
Scott
5 years agothanks for the help...got some daylight bulbs vs the soft white....here are some pics...gloomy day today but all daylight bulbs now
Karla Tamez
5 years ago
PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHere are 2 of the samples chosen in this kitchen.
The other ones (in the middle) not good & not worth showing.
A quick sketch to show the color.
Ignore the tiles not lining up. Just wanted to show the color tones with the cabinets.
The warmer tone balances the red in the cabinets. The better choice, imo.
The light cooler grey tones accents the red in the cabinets. There's too much contrast, imo.
Scott
5 years agoScott
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agoIf doing a new tile backsplash, you can remove the granite piece & tile all the way down to the countertop. Seal where it meets well.
Before
After
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoscott, remove it. score it in the joint and use a pry bar (use a towel or something so you don't put a hole through the drywall above it) and gently pry it from the wall. you may peel off the paper. New tile goes down to the granite countertop.
and Scott, if you want sample of that Montana Chesnut, just go on tilebar and order 5 samples for $5.
https://tilebar.com/montana-chestnut-8x45-porcelain-tile.html
they'll send it out to you immediately. look at some of the other wood look floor tiles, or larger porcelain floor tiles, while you're there.
they also have it in the cherry color
https://tilebar.com/montana-cherry-8x45-natural-wood-look-porcelain-tile.html
Look at this one too. 30x30 and they're on sale. nice neutral warm tone to match your cabs and countertop.
https://tilebar.com/arkim-vincentina-30x30-porcelain-tile.html
Other floor tiles,,,
https://tilebar.com/all-collections#filter_348_2,filter_345_3
Scott
5 years agoexisting backsplash gone....tilebar samples on way...got some backsplash samples for browsing....still have to paint the horrendous yellow....
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoi think the bright white is too stark w/your red cabinets and the darker countertop. you need more of a vanilla. tilebar had the lancaster
and the bianco (those two I posted in my first comment). did you happen to get any of those?
they also have the Santa Monica in Ivory, in a 4x12. this is the shade you want
Lowes, Olean cream subway
creamy vanilla. look at the cabinet color in this pic. see how much better it looks in the creamy shades?
as soon as you get rid of the bright yellow, it will help you choose something. you could even paint the wall a creamy off white to give you an idea.
Home depot has these. can you see if you can grab a few? (if not at the store, they'll have them online) . I like the longer, handmade look of this tile.
Catalina, Vanilla, 3x12.
two of the flooring choices w/the vanilla tile and new hardware
then I'd think about doing the walls in some of these shades
artistsharonva
5 years agoartistsharonva
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI agree with Beth ' s last post.
At 1st glance this 1 is the best of the choices in color so far, but it's truly hard to tell by that photo. Not sure about the high shine on the tile.
would like to see with night lighting, too.
- PRO
Beth H. :
5 years agonot sure about the byzantine, 3D tiles w/your kitchen. it's a bit more modern looking
if you want a little texture, these aren't bad.
in a white and a taupe color
https://tilebar.com/vector-reverb-gris-4x8-polished-ceramic-tile.html
this Loft Smokey Taupe in a polished glass is a bit more modern.
https://tilebar.com/loft-smoky-taupe-2x8-polished-glass-tile.html
Scott
5 years agohere is some more samples after we painted the wall. we were unable to find the tiles recommended at home depot/ lowes but will order online. we do have chestnut tile and a few others that were recommended from tile bar.
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Beth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago artistsharonva
5 years agoSo glad you changed the yellow background to white!
It changed my mind, too.
Good job;)
Scott
5 years agoScott
5 years agoScott
5 years ago
Beth H. :