Where to end kitchen backsplash - window or door?
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Kitchen backsplash height, existing 4" backsplash, and ending dilemma
Comments (9)I have a similar question five years later: Is the 4" matching back splash now out of style? And how long will it stay out of style? Doubt that it would be possible to get a full matching back splash 14 years after the home was built. I am considering removing the 4" back splash and going with a complementary tile or, perhaps, a colorful wallpaper. Thoughts as to how long the short back spash will stay out of style? (I'm old enough to remember bell bottoms - the first time they were in style.)...See MoreWhere to end kitchen backsplash
Comments (39)Why not to ceiling? Becuse it will be hideously awkward around that window and you don't splash any water that high . It's a kitchen not a bath. I'd wish we would LOSE this tile to the ceiling "thing" of late. They call it a "back splash" for a reason. : ) You're not running a meat market or smoke shop.The hood area? Fine. Now stop at under the cabinet line...See MoreBacksplash, where to end subway tile?
Comments (1)Here's what I would do, though a lot of this is just personal preference (and budget): •To the right of the window: I'd take tile to the edge of the counter and same height as the bottom of the cabinet. Going all the way up would look nice too but more costly. •On the peninsula: Either stop the tile even with the edge of the top cabinet or go to the edge of the wall (in both cases, up to bottom of top cabinet). Pros and cons to both since you have that sliver of wall that runs up next to the cabinet, so just see what looks right to you. •The stove wall: Stop the tile in the right back corner. Wrapping the corner introduces a whole new set of decisions to make and I don't think you need to. (If you decide to, though, I'd run it to end at the edge of the counter.) •To the left of the stove: Stop even with the bottom of the hood since there's no counter on the other side and it looks like your hood edge is flush with your stove edge. Move the light switch over to clear the backsplash (or maybe somewhere else entirely, depending on what lights it controls). •Tile inside open cubby where microwave is: Just the back, or no tile at all. Wrapping the side is going to leave an odd slice of drywall between the tile there and the tile above the stove. Some of this you may just need to figure out as you go and see what looks right--dry fit everything before you start so you can see what is looking off to your eye. Good luck!...See MoreWhere to start and stop kitchen “back-splash” tile?
Comments (4)Thanks all. I ended up tiling around the window, but stopping underneath the top shelf and at the same level on the other side so that it was symmetrical and framed the window. I felt tiling above the cabinets would have been too much and I even changed the design from herringbone to this stacked soldier pattern last minute because I thought it might have been too busy with my Taj Mahal countertops, which should be the star. The tile is from Emil Group and is called Totallook Blanco Matte and Blanco Lux. Just google and I'm sure you can find a store near you. I chose to do 75% matte and 25% glossy for a bit of pop, but not too much. Way too many decisions every day!!!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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