Recommendation for fireplace surround and kitchen back splash
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Comments (20)Erinct, I wasn't trying to lay down the rules of OT etiquette. To me the topic was in a grey area and I argued with myself a bit on whether to mark it OT or not. Sorry to hear about the poison ivy - that can be hard on the sufferer and his family. I hope he is feeling much better now. For textural and informal, someone had a fireplace with long thin stone kind of stacked on edge. To me, the pictures that you posted look pretty formal because of the style of the wood columns, mantle and, on the top one wall detail above the mantle. Here's our fireplace waiting for the surround Here is a close-up of the fireplace with a sample of the stone for the surround, cherry door (right material, but in the kitchen door style), and a piece of the maple flooring. We don't have a sample of the black stone that will be the hearth extension on the floor. Our surround will be pretty simple; just the stone covering the drywall under the mantle and a simple thick cherry mantle. The family room cabinet doors will be in this style, but natural cherry:...See MoreKitchen granite/fireplace surround HELP please!
Comments (7)I can't tell from the pictures how much of the black fireplace front is something that can be covered and how much is opening or vents. The windows are pretty close on either side - how much room do you have for the surround? It seems like one might overlap the windows - if the legs fit, there still is where something like where the Bordeaux flares out wider for the mantle. We did a very simple surround by facing it with remnants from our kitchen quartzite. We felt that the stone at the side had to cover at least 6" to not look too skimpy with the fireplace front. I think we ended up making it around 8"....See MorePlease help with tile back splash recommendations
Comments (55)It looks great! Thanks for sharing your finished back splash. It's always nice to see everything come together. How are you liking your counter-tops? I am considering those for my own kitchen. They look wonderful in your photos....See MoreNeed help choosing kitchen back splash and maybe color
Comments (16)nosoccermom, Yes those tiles were the ones we had actually looked at already. We definitely need a new floor, the old one has been really beaten up and in fact was only glued around the edges, and it's coming up around the wall in some parts, and overall looks dingy. We weren't sure how the color would fit in with the kitchen however. The interior designer recommended something called "grey washed" is what I have written down. I like the appeal of the luxury vinyl, they aren't cold tile, easy to install, and the grout is actually a better version than regular tile group in that it's not porous....See More
NewEnglandgal
5 years agoBe Andrews
5 years ago
queenvictorian
5 years agoLovely kitchen. It's a very pleasant and mild design (very good thing - you won't get tired of it and there's nothing about it that will be "dated" in six months). It also leaves you lots of options for neat tiling/backsplash/fireplace surround.
One aspect of design history you could tap into for indirect inspiration is Victorian fireplaces. Many fireplaces from this era had really exquisite tile surrounds:
The surrounds and hearths came in all sorts of designs and colors (we have four fireplaces in our Victorian house and they all have different tile).
The reason I say indirect inspiration is because you'd want a contemporary/more modern take on this to match your interior - clean lines, modern tile designs, etc. Having a surround of interesting decorative tile on the fireplace surround and tying the rooms together by using them as accents in the backsplash would be very nice, I think.
PROBe Andrews
5 years ago
PROMichelle Yorke Interior Design LLC
5 years agoYou can do so many things since your kitchen has a blank slate. You could go for simple subway tile in a glossy white, or a grey, even blue. You could do a herringbone design or arabesque tile. You could even go with glass tiles. There are a lot of options out there for you.
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5 years agoI love your kitchen! What a lovely place to work and be a part of the family with the beautiful great room.
I agree with Chipsa, a unique and fun tile that is different than subway.
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