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I bought white subway tile, should I go all the way above the window?

2 years ago

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StarCraft Custom Builders
2 years ago
You can if you want. Otherwise, a 4" backsplash would work just fine.
M V
2 years ago
How much more space are you tiling? In the rest of the kitchen will the tile just run between the counters and the upper cupboards or are there other spaces you might consider tiling and continuing the tile upwards?

The reason I ask is that it looks like your cabinets are white and your counters look maybe a beige/taupe colour predominantly. If you tile right the way around the window, that combined with your white cupboards is a lot of white. Are the white tiles a good match with the white of your cupboards? If not, one might look dingy against the other.

What colour grout do you think you'd use?

I think I'd choose a light colour out of the counter for the grout and not use white grout with white tiles. Just a subtle change in colour for grout makes it look less like a huge wall of white.

Also will the window have some trim on it? If so, will it be wood toned or painted? Depending on the size of your trim there may not be a lot of space left for your tile to run around the window.
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First of all, your kitchen is gorgeous! I get the need / desire for a change and I'll be excited to see it when it's finished. I don't think your tile looks odd the way it's finished in the first photo. I actually think it would look odd to extend it on the wall around the large window. Where would you stop it? Meaning, if you extend it on the wall into the dining area, would you also install wall above your cabinets and above the window at your sink? That would look odd to me. I would think about your stopping point if you do extend the tile beyond the cabinets and into your dining room. If you don't install tile above your cabinets, and therefore above your the window at your sink, you will have a similar stopping point above where it is now.
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2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
The tile will go under all my cabinets. i did worry about it being too much white but i also feel like the cuboardon to the right is weird . it stands all alone and looks out of place. i didnt get a very good pic but i was hoping the white tile would tie it all together. Im just not sure what to do with the wall space around the windows? do i tile it all and make it a focal point, maybe put up floating shelves? or just go under the cabinets and straight across there? i will do a beige grout, or similar color to tie in countertops.
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Amy Peltier Interior Design & Home
2 years ago
Below are just a few kitchen designs of ours. Note how in two we didn't take the backsplash up around the window, but in the last one we did. If you have enough tile and you want to tile around the window you can, either way can work.
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