Backsplash placement around window
CJ Johansen
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Backsplash dilemma . . . what to do around window?
Comments (16)Thanks everyone for your responses. Right now, there is one row of cut-in-half 4"x4" ceramic tile and 4 rows of glass tile. That will then be topped with more ceramic tile. So yes, itÂs glass. :-) HereÂs a close up. Does that help? (You can't tell in the photo, but the granite is 'chestnut' and the rust/burgundy tiles pull out the chestnut color in the granite.) And nope, Edlakin, I donÂt believe there are glass mosaic bullnose tiles. My original thought was to run a strip of ceramic bullnose up to the window sill to frame in the left side of backsplash. ThatÂs why I asked the granite fabricators to extend the counter a little bit beyond the sill. I guess I didnÂt make that clear to DH beforehand. And I guess I should have asked here before I made the tile decisions! Remodelfla, to the left of the stove is a wall. No more counter space. On the to-do list is to add an over the range microwave. We deliberated long and hard about whether or not to put tile behind the stove, up to the microwave. The cons were that the glass tile wouldnÂt be seen at all. And since the stove is free standing, you can see the wall behind it. I didnÂt want to just do a section of tile above with painted wall below, and I didnÂt want to tile from the floor to the microwave either. I couldnÂt think of an easy compromise, so we just stopped at the window. HereÂs a photo of the full wall. (I really hope the colors look better on your monitor than they do on mine!) The funny thing is, Bill and Igloochic, I never thought my arrangement was off balance! Now that I look at my photo, I can see what youÂre talking about. I guess in real life, there are enough other things going on that I donÂt focus in on the asymmetry. The whole wall is asymmetrical! Does seeing the whole wall help? Unfortunately, the tile edge is not the same color as the tile. I guess IÂll have to talk DH into the bullnose then. Monkeyjac, I canÂt tell for sure, but it looks like your tile edges are the same as the front. It looks good in the picture. Thank you all for your thoughtful replies!...See MoreWhere to end backsplash with awkward kitchen window placement?
Comments (8)I am going to assume you knew this was going to happen all along! Why didn't you plan to move, remove or resize the window? I think at this point I would go beyond the window and counters by whatever amount will make it look intentional, and bring it down to the floor. You will need bull-nosed version of your tile or a matching pencil/liner tile to have a proper finished edge from ceiling to floor. Hard to say without seeing what is beyond the window....See MoreBacksplash around kitchen window
Comments (2)why do you want the mosaic tile. You have drywall return which is all painted right to your window frames...shades that could be upgraded nicely to bamboo or something as a feature, a nice rich pigment in the paint choice that you can probably just wipe down any splatters as need be. Get a new faucet instead....See MoreBacksplash Edge Finish Around Window
Comments (5)Sometimes this works, but I feel like this is not the spot for it. Your kitchen seems fairly traditional and I am not sure there is enough visual space to do a trail off sort of thing. That seems to work better if there are no upper cabinets and there is a lot of visual space to let the organic edge play out. Here, unfortunately it may end up looking more or less like somebody was not good at cutting tiles....See MoreJoy Street Design
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