Had Enough? Yet another backsplash advice needed

15 years ago

My granite is installed- not perfect but that's another story - and i need figure out the backsplash. I'm considering Adex crackle tile 3x6 in bone and sonoma glass tantrum tile for accents. There are 2 colors being considered - blue bayou (which is 2x2 mosaic below) and tortola (which is the 3x3 mosaic below). What i'm trying to do is make the marine blue cabinets look more blue looking. In strong light they look more dull greenish. So here are the pictures which are not completely color accurate.

side by side near cooktop

tortola:

blue bayou

tortola

My general sense is that the blue bayou matches the granite and marine blue best but it does nothing to bring out the blue in the room. I could use the tortola but i'm worried it will clash a bit (more deep blue than the marine blue). Or i could just be risk averse and go with the bone tile alone. It looks great but is bland and doens't pull in the blue of the cabinets (only the island and pantry is blue - rest is dunsmore cream which goes with everything it seems).

Thanks for your thoughts -

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Comments (4)

remodelfla
15 years ago
Wow... in the first pic when they are side by side standing up, I cannot tell any difference. NONE. In the laying down pics the tortola seems just a little brighter.
brianadarnell
15 years ago
I like the blue bayou better. I think it ties in with the island more...At least, they look better with the color on my computer monitor. The island doesn't look green at all to me. The granite is gorgeous! What is it?
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sophie123
Original Author
15 years ago
is this better (from my desk):
dianalo
15 years ago
The tiles look equally good with the island beneath as the lighting is different in each shot. Can you put the tiles side by side and also show the island at the same time (with the counter if possible)? It would also help if you could cover up as much of the black background as possible. Your island color looks different in each pic.

Looking only at the pix shown, I am leaning towards the tortola because the island seems vibrant and that is a peppier choice to go with it. Seeing your choice in paint makes me guess you want a burst of color. If it were my own kitchen, I'd probably do the more subdued blue bayou because I am more partial to less bold colors. I like bright colors, but in lighter tones for decorating.