Which tile for backsplash?

[ktzmoh]

Jun 12, 2013 16:58:45 GMT -5 FormerlyRR said:

And is the floor still waiting to be replaced? I remember you mentioning it, and I'd forgotten how very, um, taste-specific it is.

HA! I love this.

[tarheels]

What a difference! I still vote for taking down that granite ledge (what is it called?! it has a name) all around the room. I guess you could keep it under the sink, but you can put tile there to do the same job and it'll look more continuous.

Hm, I know for sure that SS tile is a no for me. Just super trendy and I think you'd get tired of it very quickly. But I also feel like the white tile is going to look pretty plain with the white cabinets. Do you know how closely the white tile matches the white paint you picked for the cabinets? I'd go batty if they weren't nearly identical. I feel like I want a fourth option?

[pitterwoo]

if you do the floor at the same time, what will it be?

[kellikans]

my vote is for white subway tile. it's classic and you can't go wrong.

[SusanBAnthony]

I hate the SS tile.

I love the #2 you posted, but I am afraid it is pretty trendy.

I would go with #2 if you plan to stay in the house long term, grey grout, and subway tile if not, grey grout.

[boiler717]

Subway tile, white grout

[TBM]

I love the second tile...so pretty and interesting, and not as common as the subway. I know that I am not in the majority with that opinion.

I guess it just depends on the look/feel that you are gong for.

[pitterwoo]

Jun 12, 2013 22:01:02 GMT -5 littlespitfire said:

I don't know about the whites, that's a good point. For the floor, it will be the wood look tile in a medium brown with grey undertones.

I would do the moroccan tile with grey grout then as my first choice.  Second choice would be the subway tile.

[auntie]

Jun 12, 2013 19:29:25 GMT -5 SusanBAnthony said:

I hate the SS tile.

I love the #2 you posted, but I am afraid it is pretty trendy.

I would go with #2 if you plan to stay in the house long term, grey grout, and subway tile if not, grey grout.

#2 is like a nightmare from my childhood. It last saw light of day in the heady earthtone days of the 1970s. While was less often, but gold, avacado and flame orange were almost ubiquitous in kitchens that didn't have faux brick when I was growing up.

I'd probably do a plain white tile with mid-grey grout.

[SusanBAnthony]

Jun 13, 2013 9:39:12 GMT -5 auntie said:

#2 is like a nightmare from my childhood. It last saw light of day in the heady earthtone days of the 1970s. While was less often, but gold, avacado and flame orange were almost ubiquitous in kitchens that didn't have faux brick when I was growing up.

I'd probably do a plain white tile with mid-grey grout.

My in laws house is a time capsule from the late seventies, and it has that tile in orange.  Oh, it's lovely.  Short.  But still, I love the shape, and think it looks good in white.