Anyone want to pick my backsplash?
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Small white kitchen in an older home (white cabinets, white quartz counters). Lots of natural light. I'm thinking smaller sized tiles, as bigger tiles would look odd in a small kitchen.
What is simple, classic, clean, and easy to maintain? |
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What color is the floor?
With so much white, I think it's hard to add a new color. I would go with a white marble tile. Lots of sizes. I would get some decent veining in the batch. |
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If your floor is gray or white, then go with a white with gray vein marble tile. If your floors are brown, then go with a Calacatta marble tile.
Lots of choices at places like Home Depot and Lowes. |
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| White subway |
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I think white subway can look fine, but it will make white cabinets and white quart look cheap. She needs to stay in white family, but bring some warmth to the room with a real stone. |
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Oh no not more grey veined white things! It's everywhere and will look so timestamped.
Marble veined eh. https://www.tilebar.com/montauk-sand-dune-2x8-ceramic-wall-subway-tile.html https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/supreme-tile-crystile-4-x-12-glass-mosaic-subway-tile-mxem1193.html |
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| Solid slab quartz to match your counters |
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OP, it really depends a lot on your floors. Do not go any of the solid green choices listed above. If you go with some of the green that isn't solid, then note in the photos that they are mixed with a lot of gold hardware and bar stools, plus in the one a mixed green rug on a wood floor. You can't go solid white then a solid green back splash. It will look like a bulging/heavy stomach.
The PP's Tilebar Montauk is a great look, subtle and the herringbone pattern gives a bit more texture. I think it also comes in squares, though still love the herringbone pictured. I would also put this with gold/brass hardware to bump up the richness on the white. I would definitely not do a matching solid white quartz backsplash. It will look sterile. |
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Wow, thanks all! I didn't realize that floor color mattered that much. I'd say this is close to our floors - maybe slightly darker, but this is close. Floors are on the light side with a touch of honey.
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Something like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Merola-Tile-Oxford-Matte-White-with-Glossy-White-Dot-11-1-2-in-x-11-1-2-in-Porcelain-Mosaic-Tile-9-4-sq-ft-Case-FKOOX101/301274810
If you pick all white, do a darker grout. The cobalt accents may work for your kitchen, too. It looks a little retro, but you said your home is older, too. Or, go with white penny tile and contrasting grout, maybe even in color. |
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I really like small rectangular glass mosaic tile mixes. They are glossy like jewels.
I like blues and browns and beiges with maple floors. I would consider a tile mix like the link below (not perfect colors) for a short backsplash. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jeffrey-Court-Stratosphere-Blue-Pencil-12-375-in-x-12-875-in-Interlocking-Glossy-Glass-Mosaic-Tile-1-106-sq-ft-Each-99148/202019483 |
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| Google coastal kitchen backsplash and see the images that come up. (these kitchens almost always have all the elements you describe in your post.) I have a simple beadboard backsplash in my beach home. It’s a smaller kitchen with white cabinets, a faux marble quartzite kitchen island and black quartz counter top and light floors. I couldn’t stand anymore faux marble or white. |