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! :)

It would eliminate any concerns (which I think are probably pretty unfounded if the concern is about incidental splashing) about the wood swelling and causing problems with the granite. Whether the wood stays behind the granite or is trimmed to overlap the top of the granite - the wood/granite joint will need to be caulked.

That;s the wrong color travertine. It's the silver vein. you need a Durango cream or the Ivory travertine in larger tiles. these are larger format, honed and filled ivory travertine set on a diagonal. prob 8x8'shere is what it looks like w/your granite with the cream color in a 3x6 However, I do like the copper, but again, something larger. these are from Mius Art Mosaic and are a ceramic or porcelain, glazed to look like copper. easy to clean and install or do these larger 6x12 tiles. notice the under cabinet lighting and how it reflects the light. this is what you need. this slate tile will also go w/your decor Without a doubt, you need more light. You can't do some recessed cans in the actual ceiling portion? if no, can you paint those planks white? or paint the beams white? something in the ceiling needs to be white if you can't add more lighting. you will also need under cabinet lighting. few examples...painting the slats and using pendants longer track lighting and recessed lights over the sink area longer and more track lighting.

Cutting the tile at that corner will not have any deleterious effect at all. It will flow just fine. If you find the right tile Pro. https://www.ceramictilefoundation.org/homeowners-guide-to-hiring-qualified-tile-installer