I think you're going to have to re-do the tile placement so that the tile is aligned properly in the corner. Did a tile contractor do this for you, or is this DIY? If the former, make them re-do it at no charge. This is not professional-looking. See photo below: the pattern should match up like wallpaper.

The problem is that it's a pattern and they try to do it so that the tiles align and look centered above the stove that's why they arrived to this. if he has to redo it'll have to redo the entire backsplash... :(

Yes. They will. They need to do it over, IMO. And don't let them charge you for it.

I am worried if they pull out the tiles it will no longer be in sheets and may take even longer for them to redo... i'll chat with the GC and see what he says.

Also we have this other corner that needs help... any suggestions?

Without having a big picture view of this kitchen, it would be tough for me to give you advice on where things should go. But at first glance, that other pattern is pretty busy and really competes with your elongated ogee tile.

the busy pattern is for the coffee area. I'll see if I can get a better view

Poor design and worse execution. You need to hire some real Pros instead of hillbilly hacks. Rip it out. Now. Start over.

Yeah, Serena, unfortunately the installation is poor and the contrasting tile doesn't work. I'd skip the contrasting tile and re-do the ogee all the way around.

Thank you Sabrina for all the feedback. What you think if we do the "bullnose tile" next to it if the contractor won't redo it? I think we also run a risk of the current tiles getting ruined as well (as they came in a sheet).

Rip it out. It’s terrible. That guy has no clue. It’s bad.

If this design was centered over the stove, it is going to end where it will end. I don't know how you get around that. The next piece should pick up where it ended. Do you have to tile around the corner?

@houssaon - What do you mean by tiling around the corner? The tiles go around the 3 walls on the kitchen so it will need to be transitioned somehow.

Serena, seriously, if he won't do it, fire him and get someone who will. And demand he pay you back for the material because it's his fault the tile lay is incorrect. Just because tiles come in sheets doesn't mean they have to be laid exactly as they come. Any decent tile contractor will adjust to match just like any decent wallpaper installer will match the repeat as they do the installation. Sometimes that means cutting a sheet and/or the tile itself to go arount the corners. As a rule of thumb, you should always buy at least 10% more tile material than you think you'll need so the installers have the flexibility to make it work, not just slap it up.

Do you have a pic you can share? We were thinking about the same with a corner spice rack lol

youve got nice tile and likely spent some money on the tile, youve also got A DEAL on the installers. Totally backwards, but people try to do that all the time. That backslash would be about $40-50 per sq ft for me to layout install grout and seal correctly after you bought the tile, and youd pay me at end for all materials and any wall corrections needed (as a pricing guage)

And this will sting, but you do not have a contractor, you have a novice handy person at best evidenced by pictures shown...cringe when i hear the word contractor.

How about using the arabesque as a feature backsplash framed and centered behind the range and using a simple slab of marble or quartz elsewhere? Then you have no issues with inside corners. Then use the arabesque on the coffee bar area.

If you look at photos on Houzz with "arabesque" tiles where there are corners it seems that many have the same problem. Some are better thanothers at matching the tile. And a lot of photos have stuff in the corner, so you can't see the tile!

that's horrible. you don't pay someone to tile and then cover it w/something because it looks bad! Rip it out and pay an actual tile setter to do it.

you know what those corners should look like? it should look like someone folded a piece of paper in the corner and lined up the edges w/each other. Wrapping corners should be a continuation of the tiles where the cuts line up perfectly so as not to mess up the shape of the tile. Val's is pretty good, but the tiles could have been cut a bit better so the grout lines matched up.

It's difficult to get all of the lines to match and perfectly cut the tiles so they don't look misshapen,,hence, an expert tile setter should be used.

I tried to find some other examples but I could only get these

this corner is pretty close to ideal. looks like a folded piece in the corner. lines match up pretty damn good.

better!

Yup--now how are you going to deal with the tile above the range? Does it really matter?

We used a sanded grout because of the size of the grout lines. I don't know which brand the contractor used.