Backsplash ideas for kitchen with River Blue/Fantasy Blue countertops?
Danna Parrish
last year
I need help! Please give me suggestions for backsplash to go in my kitchen with River Blue (also called Fantasy Blue) countertops. Also pictured is my wall color, flooring, cabinet door, black pulls I'm considering using on the cabinets, and in the baggie is some of the stacked stone that surrounds the fireplace that is in family room that adjoins the kitchen. I'm not a fan of plain white subway tile, but do not want something too busy that will not let the countertops shine! Also, I do not want a backsplash with a lot of blue in it. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
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millworkman
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Comments (32)wow, Bon 22, your van gogh is just BEAUTIFUL!! The one place I fount that had Van Gogh quoted an insane price, almost $500/sq ft. Plus they weren't willing to work with my kitchen company. My husband likes the blue-green-teal family so I am thinking of trying out BM beach glass on the walls and perhaps a stainless steel backsplash tile? There's a lot of warmth from the cabinets and my floors so when I tried the tans/golds it was overwhelmingly glowy. Cabinets are toffee maple with brown glaze and island cabinets are espresso. Love the suggestion about large format tiles, going to look tomorrow....See MoreBlue Countertops/Backsplash??
Comments (8)Ohhh it sounds fantastic. Go with what makes you happy. Reading your post the blue in your pottery makes you happy. See if you can find the right blue pearl with a few flecks of that blue. Here are some images of blue and blue, navy and blue, white and blue and in general the idea of using blue. You are on the right track to making your kitchen yours. If you are still not sure, you can always paint the area you want to put blue tile up and get a feel for what it will look like. ~boxer HGTV Blue Tile Tovey Blue pearl backsplash too. My home ideas blog blue counter Bijou Blue Cobalt Blue Blue Pearl Granite Mosaic Tile Kitchen Blue Tiles Maine Soapstone counter and backsplash Blue Penchar Westchester Magazine Design Guide Kitchens Hgtv...See Morewall color help for white cabinets, blue backsplash, lots of wood
Comments (12)I totally agree with looking at the "whites" of various paint manufacturers. Most of them are really not white. You could color match to the tile, then have it made half or quarter strength. I could see a yellow -- I am thinking of a more muted yellow, something along the lines yellow split peas (which, come to think of it, I haven't seen in the grocery for a long time) so it doesn't compete with the pop of the tiles. I wouldn't go with glossy paint for the same reason. There is a house in my neighborhood that is painted a similar shade of blue, with medium-light green shutters and trim. It looks fabulous. I wouldn't suggest that strong of a green for your wall but greenish undertones in all of your paint choice would probably work very well....See Morefantasy brown granite w/ Sunset cherry cabs : backsplash assistance
Comments (13)Watch out for trying to mix cool grays with warm oak. Small amounts work OK. A gray backsplash would have gone with my countertops - but would have been drab with my warm wood. Warm wood tones and cool grays do not bring out the best in each other which is why the gray is usually paired with white. Gray is a bit overused right now which means it risks being labeled "dated" in the next 10 years though it will always be an important neutral - like cream and beige. Go ahead and try it in wall color that can be easily changed but be careful of using too much in more permanent surfaces. The grays in your countertop read warm which is why it is working with your cabinets. Consider your wall color last as it is the least permanent surface and easy to change....See More
rebunky
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Lauren H
last yearDanna Parrish
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PROSabrina Alfin Interiors
last yearI'd do a really subtle marble subway tile. Something that reads solid but still has some depth to it.
Something like this, but don't do the herringbone feature behind the range:
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