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Need assistance finding an accent tile!

I finally found a granite slab for my bathroom counter! It took weeks but I happened to stop at a remnant yard today and it just grabbed me! It wasn't labeled but I think it's kashmir white. It's got beautiful purple garnet chunks throughout. But now I need some help and I'm hoping someone here might have an idea�

I'd love to find a glass tile (maybe subway tile-ish) in a purple color that will bring out the purple in the slab. But I'm not having a lot of luck finding tiles that seem like they'd work.

Does anyone know of any glass tiles in shades of purple? Or, if you've used kashmir white, what backsplash tile did you use? Thanks so much!

Comments (15)

  • 13 years ago

    And here's another view of the slab from a little further back.

    Here is a link that might be useful: My home-building blog

  • 13 years ago

    I would do your backsplash in an off-white subway tile. If you do it in a purple you might tire of it. Use purple/rasberry as your accent color instead. Keep it simple and classic, it will be timeless and beautiful.

  • 13 years ago

    Caminnc, thanks for your message. I probably should have been clearer. In the bathroom where that's going, the shower is tiled in white subway tiles but will have an accent line (about five inches high of hopefully purple tiles) and there will be a similar 5 inch high line of tiles right above the 24" granite counter in between the sink and mirror. It's a small three piece bathroom (toilet, sink, tub/shower). I love the color of that vase...I just can't find anything close to it in a tile. Do you still think that would be too much purple?

  • 13 years ago

    Oh sorry, don't know why I assumed it was a kitchen. I think it would be fine in your bathroom. Ann Sacks has some tile that could work. There are also some pebble stones with some purple undertones that might work for you.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Ann Sacks

  • 13 years ago

    Just some caution. Kashmir White is a delicate granite. Research how to best seal it. I think it might need a bit more maintenance than the darker granites.

  • 13 years ago

    Sonoma Tilemakers Tantrum series has a color called Moondance that may work for you.

    Their "Blink" series is a sort of pencil line.

    This post was edited by kitchendetective on Sun, Jul 14, 13 at 9:06

  • 13 years ago

    Maybe something at Susan Jablon?

    Here is a link that might be useful: One example at Susan Jablon

  • 13 years ago

    Another possibility. This one is busier so maybe used sparingly?

    Here is a link that might be useful: Pretty mosaic at Susan Jablon

  • 13 years ago

    Check out this site, I googled aubergine tiles and found this. I think the deep one would look super as an accent tile.

    Here is a link that might be useful: tiles

  • 13 years ago

    Here is a glass mosaic that you could cut into strips to use as an accent:

    Here is a link that might be useful: Rum Raisin

  • 13 years ago

    Ooh! That Rum Raisin is my favorite.

  • 13 years ago

    Thank you all so much for all your help! I ordered a bunch of sample tiles including the Susan Jablon, Ann Sacks, and Rum Raisin ones and the Rum Raisin is the absolute winner! It's STUNNING next to the Kashmir White.

    I never would have guessed I'd be going for a bathroom with this much pink/purple in it but I love it.

    Now, if I could only find a flooring tileâ¦

  • 13 years ago

    Ellendi is right. White Kashmir is susceptible to staining so sealing is key. Got it in both bathrooms, and one did stain some from standing water. Its versatile as far as color though. One has SW Contented, the other SW Raindrop and they both look great. I was thinking of painting the walls a light lavender so thanks for the inspiration.

  • 13 years ago

    Just wanted to post a follow-up, our house is very close to completion and I really appreciated all of your help in finding a bathroom tile! We ended up going with the Rum Raisin tile to go with our Kashmir White granite and are incredibly pleased with the results!

    They're not quite done with the final touches and cleaning but I thought I'd share a few progress photos! (Sorry for the poor quality in some photos, the lights weren't all installed so I was having to drag a lightbulb in for extra light.)

    Granite is in and awaiting tile installation!

    Accent tile is in and so is the faucet, from Moen's 90 Degree Collection!

    So close to being done!

    Shower with the matching accent tile line!

    Here is a link that might be useful: House-Building Blog

  • 13 years ago

    That looks great! The photos do not show how pretty that tile is in person. Glad you could use it as it didn't end up working out for me like I had hoped.

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