What about trimming out the window and also continuing the molding that is on your cabinets around onto that wall. Then having tile up the two sides of the window (possible also a small strip between the window trim and the crown molding? Not sure on the dimensions).

Also - your cabinets are lovely!! =)

You know, simpler is always better. Id probably use a bullnose tile around the opening and forget about the pencil trim.

No on the pencil tile for sure!

What is the window trim color in the rest of the house? If white, I would do white trim and then the one full tile above as the kd recommended. Or the bullnose tile if fits perfectly or closely around the window with a full tile above or close as eam44 said.

Here is what I’m thinking damiarain means??? Just playing with the idea. Hard to show the crown because original photo has shadows.

Found a picture of what I was thinking: have the same molding go across the top of the wall but in white to match/blend with the tile. Even if the trim/molding thing doesn’t work for you, I agree with others ‘no to the pencil tile’

I like trimming out the window with similar trim used in the rest of the house and then tiling up to the trim....that way no raw edges of tiling will show. But I do not like the edges of tiles to show but some people do...either way works just select what YOU like the best unless you like your designers ideas more than your ideas as you will be living with this a long time and you do not want to be annoyed every time you look at the window. That said I would personally prefer Damiarain's pictured look.

Thanks for you input everyone. So the trim I have pictured would be primed and painted. The trim in our house is a little more rounded and we wanted to use something with straighter edges to match the cabinets better. Originally we were just going to just go up the sides of the window but thought the tile would put better.

I think this was kinda the idea with the pencil trim. I thought it might look. Better with the full tile on top and then the pencil trim under to look like it's another tile and add dimension. The trim is the same as the tile, just a 1/2 x5 instead of 3x6

So the space above the window trim to the ceiling is____? 3.5”? I get the idea of using the pencil tile to fill in the small gap vs trying to cut tile to fit... will it throw off the staggered pattern if the pencil trim is only 5” and the main time 6”? Alternatively could the trim around the window be made 1/2 wider (could still be straighter edged)

I'm sorry the pencil trim is 1/2x6!!

We have about 4.75 inches from the top of the window to the soffit. This is for tile, thin window trim and grout.

I'd build out the window jambs and sill the thickness of the tile, install the tile, install a white solid surface sill with returned ends for casing to die into with a larger casing at the top to the ceiling and no tile there.