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Where to end backsplash on peninsula

4 years ago

I'm planning on taking the backsplash across the window wall at the same height it will be under the upper cabinets. I think I will end it at the place where the cabinet stops, rather than the counter, because if I had put uppers there that's where they would end and I prefer that look. If I went to the end of the counter, would it look strange to have tile underneath the overhang too? I plan to put a couple of floating shelves above the tile to the left of the windows.

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eam44

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

"If I went to the end of the counter, would it look strange to have tile underneath the overhang too?"

Yes.

You have a seating overhang at your peninsula. You should probably extend your shelves only as far as the end of the base cabinet as well, otherwise you'll be limited to a single seat.

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cherylbirth
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4 years ago
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Joseph Corlett, LLC thanks for the advice! You and daisychain01 may be right. I do think that in such a small space stopping at the edge of the sill could keep the kitchen from looking like it's taking over the living room. d_gw I know, I've seen those dilemmas too! I appreciate the warning. I'm thinking it was the lighting, and the angle since the tile will of course be on the wall, not flat on the counter. I'll post a pic later of what it looks like under the window. I'm not actually trying to match the cabinets, but just have something that flows well together. The tile color is Riverwash so it can have subtle blue or green tinge mixed with a muddied gray depending on the light. The countertop has a little green in it, so I'm hoping that once I bring in my accessories it will be a good backdrop to pull it all together.
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cherylbirth
Original Author
4 years ago
eam44, that was the plan. I want it to look something like this, but with a shelf instead and lining up with the edge of the tile.
cherylbirth
Original Author
4 years ago
Bump. I'm open to other suggestions as well.
cherylbirth
Original Author
4 years ago
For some reason gardenweb isn't letting me edit this, but would it look weird to stop the backsplash where the peninsula begins?
eam44
4 years ago
It's not the traditional choice - what are you hoping to gain by doing that?
cherylbirth
Original Author
4 years ago
Lol, not it's not. Honestly, I'm trying to think how to make it look balanced. I thought maybe if the tile was about the same width on both sides of the window it might look slightly less weird than ending the tile where the cabinet ends.
eam44
4 years ago
In the end the only thing that matters is that you like it. You can grout your tile in place (without mortar) onto a piece of plywood and put it in your space. Try moving your piece of plywood to the positions you are questioning and you'll know what to do.

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