Posted by budgeteer_s (My Page) on Wed, Dec 31, 08 at 18:18 Thanks for all your suggestions. I wanted so much to follow with ci_lantro's suggestion because then I'm done. I'll gladly let you snatch that paint brush out of my hand. ha ha. But at the same time if a little tiling will tie up the project, then I'm game. jodi_socal: I'm a little disappointed when you said fire and ice won't work. I just LOVE that F&I BS. But then agin, I think I know all along it's a little too much for my kitchen. Caryscott & petra: Thanks for the picture petra, it says a thousand words. Is spectralight glass tiles? Prices are pretty reasonable. What about that milk green color? will it work? maybe with some garnet pieces sparingly mixed in. I will take some pictures and post two HD Behr's paint card to aid in the discussion of color. Thanks again ALL! Correction: My tiles were Alfagres: Gema4x4: different from what caryscott posted: I loved what caryscott linked:

Agree. I wouldn’t bother investing more into this if you’re just trying to make it more appealing to sell. The new buyer might want to do more, removing the new backsplash is just one more thing they’d have to do! Just update the pain colors!

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I sent detailed texts about my concern with pictures and it appears he is unwilling to fix it (says he doesn't have time??). This isn't the first disagreement I've had with this guy but it's the most blatant one (I was willing to concede the benefit of the doubt before - nobody is perfect). So I think I'll just look for someone else to finish the job. Guess this means more delays but I'd rather it be done right and wait a little longer.

Hi A F! I ran across your post as I was also searching for some examples of 3D tile kitchen backsplashes, and I honestly did a double-take as I could not believe how much our spaces and ideas are alike! Absolutely love the photos you had posted, and though it’s been 9 months since this post and your project is likely complete by now, I couldn’t help but reply as the coincidence is too grand! A bit of background - we are in the process of a custom new build, and about to receive our cabinets from Barker Modern in the next few weeks. The layout of our kitchen is exactly like yours, except on the wall we will have two rows of cabinets with the top one going to ceiling. We ordered pantry style cabinets on the corners/end of the wall going floor to ceiling, so the very top row of cabinets is the same depth as the pantry cabinets on left and right side, and then the second row below those wall cabinets is the standard 12” depth. Ours are white also but matte, with the second row up top black. We too have the fireplace in the great room facing the kitchen, with a linear fireplace and recessed TV, and our fireplace was tiled with black, but 3D tiles in the shape of small triangles. :) We bought 3D tiles for our kitchen backsplash also, the Bethlehem Ivy Hill glossy white though, as we’ll have the black wall cabinets next to them at the top and the countertops also dark at the bottom. We are still waiting for our cabinets before we can even do the backsplash, but I would absolutely love to hear how the backsplash ended up working on your end and what option you went with. One thing my contractor warned me in picking the 3D tile, was possibly it looking odd in areas where outlets have to be installed given the texture of the tile. Not sure how that will work yet. I see you have outlets on the backsplash area also pretty much in the same areas we will, and I’m curious to know if that posed any issues or made the tile look odd. As for the rest of our home, we too have plans for cooler tones, minimal aspects, with extra-white walls throughout, lots of black and grey, and clean lines. Would love to see how your project turned out, and hope you are enjoying your newly renovated space!