Kitchen counter and backsplash trends?

[Anonymous]

A fairly generic look would be quartz countertops and glass-tile backsplash. Can't go wrong, but would be fairly bland.

Go to a tile store once you've picked out your color

[Anonymous]

OP here--cabinets are a darkish honey color--wouldn't be my first choice but that's what we've got. Since someone mentioned quartz I searched and found this:

http://cambriausa.com/en/Designs/photos-and-videos/#.js-Kitchen_Application.js-Modern_Style

We have similar color cabinets (though not those windows!!) and I'd think about taking the quartz up the wall as a backsplash and calling it a day. Do you like?

[Anonymous]

Hmm. Pic didn't copy. The cardiff cream one--far right, first row.

[Anonymous]

This one?

[Anonymous]

OP, the Cardiff Cream is very nice. It matches nicely with the honey color and taking it up the wall would probably look just fine, albeit a little plain. Keep in mind that quartz isn't cheap. I suspect using it as your backsplash would be considerably pricier than a more traditional backsplash.

I like the combo in this photo. I think the quartz is one shade darker and slightly greener than the cardiff cream but would still coordinate nicely with your honey cabinets. The tile seems like fairly clean/modern look but adds a bit more visual interest:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^boring

Although it's boring it wouldn't offend me or stick out as something I hated. It will be in interesting when the inpractical really small glass tiles being put into all the renos around here go out of style. There is a logical reason why you use the small tiles for accents to avoid all the grout.

[Anonymous]

Another possibility:

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

NP here. I love the Cardiff Cream and was considering it in my small kitchen with maple/honey cabinets. Numerous people have told me that it is "outdated, bland, and lacks visual interest". I thought it would look nice in my small kitchen, but am now considering light granites.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^boring

Although it's boring it wouldn't offend me or stick out as something I hated. It will be in interesting when the inpractical really small glass tiles being put into all the renos around here go out of style. There is a logical reason why you use the small tiles for accents to avoid all the grout.

Assuming the grout is sealed there really shouldn't be an problem. We've had our kitchen for 3 years and have never had an issue with dirty looking grout.

[Anonymous]

Every time I see those thin horizontal tiles, I feel like I am walking down the tile isle at Home Depot.

Unique and trendy designs like these will look dated in the future. This is fine if you don't mind redoing the kitchen every so often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every time I see those thin horizontal tiles, I feel like I am walking down the tile isle at Home Depot.

Unique and trendy designs like these will look dated in the future. This is fine if you don't mind redoing the kitchen every so often.

If you want a trendy detail, backsplash is pretty good choice — easy to replace.

[Anonymous]

I'm waiting patiently for white laminate and no backsplash to be on trend. What comes around goes around.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, there is very little in counter/backsplash design that could be considered a true classic. Either you look current now and out in 10 years, or you look dated now and who knows where you'll be in 10 years. May as well make it look good now. As PP noted, backsplashes are pretty easy to replace.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting patiently for white laminate and no backsplash to be on trend. What comes around goes around.

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