Next step up from subway tile backsplash

[Anonymous]

Thinking of redoing the subway tile to something one or two step upgrades. Rest of house is very upscale but the subway tile seems well, common like not much thought was put into it. Any ideas?

[Anonymous]

How would you characterize your overall style in the kitchen and in the rest of the house?

[Anonymous]

Granite countertops (fairly busy, but ok for me)
Honeyish cabients
Stainless appliances
hardwood floors throughout
Plenty of light

Just find the subway tile to be sort of plain, and well it is a downgrade from the rest of the house.

[Anonymous]

Extend your granite to the backsplash

[Anonymous]

We did a diagonal design with a slightly smaller tile than a subway tile. Similar to this, and it looks amazing (we did gray not blue):

https://cdn.speedsize.com/e0ef94ef-bbea-450b-a400-575c3145c135/www.tilebar.com/media/catalog/product/s/s/ssr2-tlcpsgabdbp4x16.jpg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Extend your granite to the backsplash

This

[Anonymous]

What does your house look like and when was it built?

I don’t think backsplash tile is really an “upgrade” thing you just want it to go with the kitchen and for the kitchen to go with the house.

[Anonymous]

I like hexagons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did a diagonal design with a slightly smaller tile than a subway tile. Similar to this, and it looks amazing (we did gray not blue):

https://cdn.speedsize.com/e0ef94ef-bbea-450b-a400-575c3145c135/www.tilebar.com/media/catalog/product/s/s/ssr2-tlcpsgabdbp4x16.jpg

We did a similar pattern, but with white tiles in a mix of matte and glossy finish. I really like it - the same bright, clean look as plain white subway tile, but just a little more interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did a diagonal design with a slightly smaller tile than a subway tile. Similar to this, and it looks amazing (we did gray not blue):

https://cdn.speedsize.com/e0ef94ef-bbea-450b-a400-575c3145c135/www.tilebar.com/media/catalog/product/s/s/ssr2-tlcpsgabdbp4x16.jpg

Love it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Extend your granite to the backsplash

This

Granite was put in quite some time ago...like 2020 and I have no idea as to where it was procured. Also as the granite is sort of busy repeating that up and under the cabinets would be um, too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We did a diagonal design with a slightly smaller tile than a subway tile. Similar to this, and it looks amazing (we did gray not blue):

https://cdn.speedsize.com/e0ef94ef-bbea-450b-a400-575c3145c135/www.tilebar.com/media/catalog/product/s/s/ssr2-tlcpsgabdbp4x16.jpg

We did a similar pattern, but with white tiles in a mix of matte and glossy finish. I really like it - the same bright, clean look as plain white subway tile, but just a little more interesting.

New Poster: This sounds interesting. Can you explain what you mean by a mix of matte and glossy finish? Did you get both finishes and mix up the tiles?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Extend your granite to the backsplash

Please don't do this, it is so ugly. It screams "an old lady lives here".

[Anonymous]

Unless the tile is 25 cents per tile (?) from Home Depot, subway tile isn't "downmarket" compared to anything you listed in your "very upscale" home.

Is the problem that the pattern is a subway pattern? Then show the world your bank balance by commissioning a complicated, one-of-a-kind tile pattern installed by an Italian man. Is the problem the material of the tile? Consider tiles made of fabricated copper or rare stone mined in South Africa (can still be subway pattern).