bmorepanic - Oh, wow! Your kitchen is So beautiful and charming! I love it! Your paneling is gorgeous! (Love the color - and I love your Craftsman trim too! We adore Craftsman but stuck with Colonial for our colonial.) I talked over all of the options with DH last night, and it looks like we'll go with vertical paneling - just not sure of the width and if we'll mix sizes or not. He doesn't want the paneling to look distressed (he's worried it will clash with the cabinets), but I'll definitely work on bringing in some texture and personality with accessories. I'm actually looking forward to it! Thank you, again! :) HLV2 - Thanks for your reply and the link! That kitchen is lovely! After much thought, I think we're leaning towards vertical planks. But, if it doesn't work irl, then we can give the horizontal planks a try. Lavender! Thank you so much! I'm so glad you love it! :) I have to thank You for new mood board, actually! I went through a gazillion fabrics online for curtains, and once I tried a shabby rose floral it just clicked; I was amazed! Then I remembered how you described our kitchen as "romantic" with a touch of modern - which is why the romantic fabric fits so beautifully. I ordered a swatch of it and the colors are Perfect with the Fernwood Green walls, and the pink warms everything up so nicely. (I'm just going to do touches of pink though - I don't want too much of it.) We did order the chandelier - it's sitting in a box in our dining room and I can't wait for it to be installed. And it is black, not rust, which was a huge relief. I LOVE it! Thank you so much for giving me the push I needed to order it! :) I love the color of the first backsplash picture too. But I think it might be too much of a contrast from our green walls, and would give an Easter egg effect. If we went with it, I would probably need to change the wall color too (at which point DH would promptly divorce me, lol - well, not really - but he would be seriously annoyed - it took me forever to pick out that green). Here are some mockups for backsplash color only (still need to figure out the plank size - and it was easier to mock up the colors without them). I photoshopped in a range hood, lol. A - Light green backsplash (lighter than the walls, in a coordinating shade) B - White backsplash C - Blue/green (like the first backsplash in this thread) D - Fernwood Green backsplash (same color as wall) What do you think? (Comments from everyone are welcome too, of course!) Thank you! :)

didn't have time to read all the answers. I have no backsplash and have never regretted it...been over 6 yrs. It is painted with BM matte...which has ceramic in it. It is as beautiful now as it was when first painted. I love the fact that I can showcase other things ...art etc in my kitchen and no competition. Also if I ever want to change it is as quick as a paint brush...expense is minimal..paint only ! All in all I think it is serene as you point out . Here is one pick. Since I have a lot of high heat cooking in my kitchen..built in deep fat fryer as well as gas cook top I can definitely speak to the longevity of paint only. c ( more at this album )

I'm not sure how I came across this post, I think it was displayed on the right side and I clicked on it being intrigued by the tile making. I was at one time interested in working with papercrete and hypertufa. But after enlisting my brother, who wasn't as enthusiastic, and my niece, who poured cement down my laundry room sink, which original to the house had lasted 70 years, and ruining three blenders, my interest waned. True to form, if I come upon difficulty in a project, I think of it as a sign for me not to continue. And really, after all these years of trying various crafts that result in crap, I should know better. I also should have known better than to ask my brother, who always says it can't be done to any of my unique design ideas. And I should have known better than to ask my niece, who once stayed up all night before having to drive to LA for an art show, cutting mat after mat after measuring once, twice, sometimes ten times, but always coming out with the wrong size. I think we both have math dyslexia. I should video us trying anything crafty to see where we go wrong. I think both of us having ADHD might have something to do with it. Sorry for the backstory and run on sentences. So, I just wanted to see if you continued with your venture. And to say sorry for whatever tragedy occurred to cause you to have to move to Florida. Not that there is anything wrong with Florida, but it isn't Panama. Which is one of my favorite places in the western hemisphere. I hope no one is upset that I brought up a seven year old post.

Regarding a 4" or 3" or 3" etc. backsplash. If you're not planning on tiling, there's nothing wrong with them. Nor do they look stupid or dated when used alone. Just skip them if you're tiling. Does this kitchen look stupid or dated or "low rent"? What about this one? This one? This one? Maybe this one? How about one more try? Call me crazy but none of these kitchens looked stupid or dated to me. What's going to date faster one of the kitchens above or this one? Personally, compared to the ubiquitous white subway tile or worse, elaborate intricate busy "statement" back splashes glazed with unicorn tears that people feel compelled to install, I much prefer the simple, clean lines of a painted wall paired with the much maligned 4" or 3" or 2" back splash. Of course others may disagree. I'm perfectly fine with that.