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Need help picking backsplash

14 years ago
Antique white cabinets with dark hardwood floors. Need to brighten kitchen up with backsplash but stay traditional. Any help would be great. Thanks

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  • 14 years ago
    Help with backsplash please
  • 14 years ago
    Agree with Ceramic Subway, cracle will work, too, or 3x6 Tumbled Crema Marfil in Brick Pattern would be nice and maybe square diamond pattern with some amber glass dots. Or if it is in your budget, look into Ann Sacks or Artistic Tile Mosaics..
  • 14 years ago
    Do you like this?
    Mill Valley Classic Cottage · More Info
  • 14 years ago
    Wow, I've never used this before. Thank you for your input!! Anymore would be appreciated. Do you think rectangular crackled glass would be too busy??
  • PRO
    14 years ago
    Certainly not! Crackle finish subway tile is beautiful and creates an elegant, sophistacated feel. Check out your local tile store to see some samples in person.
  • 14 years ago
    As an interior designer with a background in painting, I would work with colors that are showing up in the surrounding areas. You have a gorgeous hard wood floor in the next room which is visible from the angles that you are showing in your pics. Why not pull out one of the darker tones from the hard wood flooring -- and paint that color. You don't want to go too light with the coloring. You could paint the surface that color-- or use tile - wall paper - or a faux finish there. You are really not limited with your choices much, except that you will need to coordinate with the finish of your counters, kitchen cabinets, and other variables in both your kitchen and the adjoining dining area.
  • 14 years ago
    Yes I do like the white but I was thinking more travertine if I did tile. I wanted to stay more Tuscan theme. Just need color so I thought about mixing cracked glass with travertine tile. Above stove using the cracked tile mosaic in diamonds or long rectangular shape. Color scheme for cracked glass burgundy, golds
  • 14 years ago
    Great thank you to both of you. Right now stuck between travertine mixed with crackled glass or going bold with red onyx theme mixed with stone and crackled glass.rectangular shape.
  • PRO
    14 years ago
    My first thought would be to go with a neutral tumbled stone or travertine, and mix in some darker metallic, possibly bronze, accent tiles and/or border...Adding the metallics would pull in the darker colors of the floor, your cabinet hardware, and the darks in the granite.
  • PRO
    14 years ago
    Not sure what your countertop is, but it appears a light walnut or warm walnut travertine would look good.
  • 14 years ago
    The finishes in this kitchen are remarkably similar to your lovely room. A classic, tumbled stone subway tile with a herringbone pattern inset over the range would be rich and timeless. I would hesitate to commit to the red onyx as it is more limiting when it comes to accessories.
    Meeker Kitchen 3 · More Info
  • 14 years ago
    Great point about the red onyx. Thank you for the picture and your time.