I hate my new backsplash!
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Comments (4)Hi Susanka I was excited to see your choices because we just installed a very similar backsplash and listello. The size will be fine and the positioning is key. We placed ours so that the bottom of the window cut the listello in half. Sounds weird but it actually looks good and therefore doesn't fun into any other outlets or switches. I will send photos as soon as I can figure out how to make them smaller. Good Luck...See MoreI hate my kitchen backsplash - part 2
Comments (2)I prefer contrast with cabinets and walls so I would not paint walls the exact same color as the cabinets. If you really want to coordinate, pick a color on the same strip of colors, either Crushed Ice or On the Rocks. I like the accent tile between the range and the hood, but I think yours is set too high. I would bring it down a row....See MoreI hate my backsplash
Comments (9)Can we see the full kitchen? The mosaic that you have installed if often chosen when one can not find a match for the counter. People think that by putting all the same colors Of the counter, it a sure bet. But instead, What you have are two busy elements competing with each other. Again, let’s see a picture further back, we might be able to come up with ideas. In the meantime, start saving up for a replacement. You are not alone in this situation. Many of us have had to to a redo right after we installed a backsplash. In my case my brown counter was fighting with the white if my cabinets. One would think the answer was to put in a white BS since it has worked for others. Not in my case. I had it torn out immediately, but it took me 6 months of visiting every tile shop to get a tile that would transition between the white and the brown. We also changed our light bulbs to soften the white cabinets. Cabinets are darker brown in person. But, I went from hating my kitchen to loving it all because I found the right tile. This happened to be a Gracia Rixi tile in cream. But this particular cream matches the light color in my granite, which was key to making it all work....See MoreI hate my new backsplash! Help with possible paint color?
Comments (23)If you want to try to save the backsplash before changing it, you could try painting the walls the same white as the cabinets. If possible, paint the ceiling also. Paint would eliminate one if not two warm tones that the tile is currently competing with. From there you could also try changing out your hardware (fairly easy and inexpensive). If you have stainless appliances, go with a silver color, which will provide another gray tone; or else brushed brass/gold, which would work well if you can't change the ceiling color. Mixed metals in the kitchen are in right now so you don't have to worry about the sink faucet :) white walls and ceiling, silver hardware white wall, original ceiling, gold/brushed brass hardware...See MoreBPMBA
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