Glass tile backsplash size/color help needed for transitional kitchen
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We have a transitional kitchen, med/dark wood floors, white shaker cabinets on perimeter, dark gray island with waterfall counter. The counter top is called Calacatta quartzite, I think similar to super white. It's mostly gray with some cream and darker gray veining. We are tiling to the ceiling behind the hood. Right now the plan would be traditional 1/2 spacing as I don't like the diagonal line doing 1/3 spacing. We're trying to make a quick decision in order to avoid a project delay!
Another picture of the overall kitchen is below.
We absolutely love the color of the 2x8 tile on the left. It's called Erebos Brickbond from Original Style (https://www.originalstyle.com/us/tiles/product/GW-ERBMOS). It doesn't come across great in the picture, but it really brings out the color of the veining. It 's glass with foil I think - so it kind of looks different depending on lighting, angle, etc. If we use this one, we would cut the mesh to have a closer spacing with smaller grout line. Alternatively it also comes in the traditional 3x6. (The tile in the middle is wrong color and shown for 3x6 reference only.)
The tile on the right is OK in color and maybe a safer option. I don't know the brand but it's a gray glass. The color seems to be pretty consistent with the main tone of the counter. I like the size better as I feel the 3x12 is more on trend, but to me the color does not tie everything together as well as the Erebos.
So the most important question is which tile to choose - (A) 2x8 Erebos, (B) 3x6 Erebos, or (C) 3x12 Glass
A secondary question is whether or not to tile around the window. Our contractor is advising against it as he thinks it makes the kitchen look too much like a bathroom. I also think that since we are going with glass it may look overwhelming to go around the window. Plus there is zero space on each side of the window trim.
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Comments (27)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:...See MoreKitchen backsplash - mesh-mounted or field tile backsplash?
Comments (12)lmao. what Jan said! Although, I had to help out my guys who did my herringbone wood floor. it's the starting point where everyone gets messed up. after that, it's simple. Look up how to properly start a herringbone layout and read it. you need to use a speed square at the end of your tile in order to get the proper middle starting point. much easier to illustrate than trying to write it out here. This is how I showed my guys how to start it. see the blue tape w/the two lines? you have to start on the middle after you mark your corner. that's the only way you will get perfect even cuts on both ends. this is how most do it, and it's not correct IF you want perfectly symmetrical left/right borders. All he's done is set the corner of the tile on the line. doing it like this will leave you w/one side smaller than the other: see how the sides of the window don't match? this is what you don't want. your tile guy should be doing a dry layout in order to determine where he starts so he doesn't get this look or these tiny triangles. Again,,,see how the ends don't match below? the right has longer tiles than the left edge. that's because of the way he started his first tile. And don't do these vertical tiles for your edging. get proper bullnose tiles, pencil liner or a Schluter edge. This is a layout board of my herringbone for my shower. took a few hours in order to get this almost perfect. since this was an odd size, and the tiles were even at 3x12, it couldn't be perfect. the right bottom corner triangle is the only portion that doesn't match. luckily, it's not readily visible! Even the subway tiles are perfectly matched. this layout took hours to get exact, even around the niche. 2x6your 3x9 will be 1/3 larger. 3x9 is a good size for a backsplash. this is a regular 3x6. again, a 3x9 will give you 1/3 longer....See MoreNeed Help - Dream Kitchen Reno 3D Tile Backsplash
Comments (48)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!...See MoreHelp Need!Uneven Color Issue on My Glass Backsplash after Installation
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Appliances are in the way of everything now, but hopefully this is a better overall view.
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Thanks for the comments, everyone. The consensus is to definitely not tile above the cabinets. We will tile under the window though as that is just above the sink and we need to protect the wall there. We're not tied to th3 2 colors shown in the pictures, it just seems to be the only 2 we've liked out of everything we've seen.
Regardless of what tile we pick, we will do a small grout line. As I mentioned with option A we will cut the mesh in order to do a tighter spacing. So far no one has picked the Erebos in the 3x6 which is not pictured, but it's kind of what I was leaning towards, with a small grout line in almost the same color. So now I'm even more torn since no one seems to like the 3x6!
We've tried white, but it's hard because our cabinets aren't true white, and picking off-white or light gray seems to clash with either the tone of the cabinet or the tone of the counter. Most of the lighter grays are coming off too taupe or creamy for me. I'm attaching a picture that shows a lighter, simpler tile option in case people think that is the right option. For some reason I feel like the off-white/gray tile on the right made the kitchen a little dated and less transitional.
I'm also attaching a close up of the Erebos so people can see the sheen up close. We're doing SS appliances and hood and champagne gold hardware, faucet, and pot filler. So I can see how the Erebos could be risky.
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