Karen Viscito Interiors The paint is Italian Leather, a Valspar color.

tjosephb I have never used this tile but typically any deep grout line, especially in brite white is difficult to clean above a stove.It must be cleaned well, frequently. It must also have grout brightener used on it.

Karen Viscito Interiors Not hard at all. The grout comes up most of the way to the bevel, so you aren't really cleaning the sides of the tile. I used Laticrete's Permacolor in bright white. It is stain resistant, and it is a very true white, no caramel color in the mix. It was the only grout at that time that was a true white. If I needed to get something off of it that was stubborn, I used Oxyclean mixed with water (per the instructions on the box). I did a lot of cooking in that kitchen and never had a problem. There was never any brightener used on it.

Rebekah Zaveloff Based on the backsplash height below the cabinets it looks like it's about 15" to the where the pipe would come out of the wall

Karen Viscito Interiors Take your largest pot, put on your range and make sure the potfiller clears it. That's all there is to it.

Karen Viscito Interiors These were heavily grained, builder quality oak cabinets. First step was to sand them, then wash with TSP and rinse. Once dried I used Pore-o-pac brushable wood grain filler. Did several coats until I achieved the look I was after. I did sand between coats of filler. The pore-o-pac was an oil based product since I was going to use Benjamin Moore's Satin Impervo Enamel. This is a self leveling product. I used a china bristle brush. I did apply several coats, with very light sanding between coats and then wipe with a tacky cloth. I used a Ben Moore primer before the Satin Impervo. The finish is very hard, and it continued to cure for a few weeks. One thing to remember is that oil based whites will yellow as they age, with most of that happening during the first 6 months, I found. I chose the Cloud White based on the fact that it was a little brighter than I wanted, so it would mellow out to a creamier white. I was very successful with that decision. Good luck if you do paint your cabinets, you need a lot of patience, don't rush it. It's important that each coat is very dry before going on to the next step.

mclarke141 Thank you very much for all your advice.....I just finished my cabinets and they look really nice. I think it was worth it. What product do you use to clean them? and how often should I clean them?

Karen Viscito Interiors It's from Mission Stone & Tile; missionstonetile.com

jetteblue Thanks!

Karen Viscito Interiors The range is 36", and the hood is 42". More capture area is the reason to go bigger.

Texas Lightsmith yes, Texas Lightsmith recommends adding 2 to 6 inches to each side of the range hood. If you want your cabinets to come in you can have your range hood the same width as the cook top... love that tile btw!