NO, NO, NO!

No! Scroll down in this thread to see a picture of one. I don't like the way it looks at all.

http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2674402/drumroll-please-the-addition-is-95-complete-lots-of-pics

You mean a tile backsplash above the countertop extension? No. And I would not suggest doing a countertop extension at all. Look at pics of tile backsplashes with a clean countertop that does not extend 4" up the wall. So much cleaner and updated look.

NO.

It can be done, but it immediately makes a kitchen look older and cheaper. Any decent tile guy can cut and fit a backsplash into tight spaces.

Nope. It's terrible! Don't do it!

My countertop guy said that while he could do the 4", he recommends not to because the granite thickness takes from counter space and a bit heavy for the wall. So we're going to do a backsplash in tile after our counters are installed. It does seem to be a more current look to do things this way and ditch the 4" piece.

NOOOOOOOO!!!! Don't do it.. See what everyone else has already said.

The kitchen in my new home has it, and I will tell you something has felt "off" about it since the minute I saw it. I don't generally get too excited over counter tops and tile, but it's the very next thing we're doing. I wouldn't do it.

If you want it do it ..your kitchen ..you live with it ...sod the kitchen police !

Here is a nicely done version

http://heatherbullard.com/2017/03/organizing-the-pantry/

i prefer it . there are practical reasons whit grout get dirty from cleaning product caulk joint fails and also gets dirty

I like it too !

I tend to break the "rules" and intend to tile above a laminate backsplash. Tile down to the countertop ( I've done a few over the last 30 years) always leaves a difficult cleaning area for people who do a lot of cooking. Old and dated?? Everything is dated the day after you complete the job. If you like it, do it.

Wondering how anyone out there who sees this many years-old post now feels? I will start a new thread, too, but trying here first for anyone stumbling into the same topic.

The 2023/24 "trend" is for a no short splash with full tile, or a very short "kick" splash of 2-2.75 inches or a taller one (5-6 inches) with painted V-groove paneling above. Many of the examples have no upper cabinetry, but I need uppers. I was planning to do V-groove, but now it's an installation issue over the recessed sink window, so my contractor suggests adding subway tile. Plus, other than the sink wall with it to the ceiling, no other room walls are clad in painted paneling. So, in 2024 (I want a fairly "timeless" design, but hey, I thought my bridal party looked "timeless" in 1991--nope), do I ditch the soapstone kick splash of any height and just tile down to the counter? Do I add the kick splash and paint the drywall? or Do I add the stone kicksplash WITH a matching white subway tile above it?

I think it depends on the install - can you share pics? It is to hard to try to imagine

I am curious what you decided @yalemichmom? I am struggling with this question too…in 2025. In my case, my main kitchen has quartz with full tile backsplash, but the beverage bar has the same quartz with a 4” backsplash on three sides and no tile. I’’d like to put a decorative glass tile on the back wall of the beverage bar area, but am reluctant to remove the quartz splash because it will mess up three walls and also because it is a useful on a beverage bar prone to spills (the side walls would not be tiled and would be drywall only down to the countertop). Looking for ore examples.