I would skip a casing and do corbels in upper corners. Then just end the tile with the upper cabinet.

Thank you Astonia Stone Artisans, I never even thought about that option.

Would white coverts work?

White Corbels? What is your countertop and backsplash and flooring? I like the contrast of a stained corbel.

Unless you like corbels you may have to put them in more than one place (under each end cupboard), I would just stop the back splash tile at the end of your cabinets and no corbels..casing not necessary.

Floor cabinets and countertop.

Have not picked a backsplash yet... any recommendations? (I thought about clear glass)

I would stick to white subway and use a light colored stain to coordinate the floor and counter on the corbels.

Thanks Beth for your advice & recommendations.

I like the grey tile. But I’m thinking of a light grey... Coventry grey in the dining room walls.. and wherever in the kitchen. .. so grey tiles might blend.

Why would clear give it a blue/green hue?

Got the handles knobs from ikea...
Have similar colour sink and faucet...

To go with dining room old chandelier and door knobs

I'd be careful w/gray. grays can be very cool w/blue undertones, or warmer w/tan/brown undertones. you want the latter w/that countertop and flooring.

as for why on the glass,,,This is due to the ferrous oxide in the glass. when it's thin you don't see it, but the thicker the glass gets, the more green tint it shows, due to the iron oxide impurities. even buying white glass tiles w/painted white backing, still shows up as blue/green once installed. This is especially prevalent in cheaper glass tiles. if you really want to get scientific, these impurities absorb the red and blue light, leaving behind the green,,,hence the green tinge.

The more expensive glass tiles will be less noticeable, as they go to greater lengths to remove the impurities from the glass.

you can also read plenty of discussions here on house about 'green glass tiles',,,here is one:

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/white-glass-backsplash-does-not-look-white-dsvw-vd~820386

A drywall cased opening without trim of any kind is the obvious idea; additional features are unnecessary. Do you really want to make the top of the cased opening a focal point?

You could add boards only inside the cased opening.

https://www.remodelaholic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Casing-a-doorway-for-Remodelaholic.com-1-1-600x800.jpg

The backsplash should stop at the edge of the cabinets.

Suezbell, I really like your idea! I was actually planning to paint the kitchen and dining room a light grey, as in the photo link. I think the white board on the inside will look nice, and act as a gentle separator between the 2 areas.

Do you know if this is mdf custom cut?

Thanks for this tip

Beth H: wow! Thank you for the in depth scientific explanation about glass and tones in them. Never would have known.

I’ll have to think about the backsplash.

The walls not much to paint in the kitchen, only over the kitchen entrance from hallway and between base cabinet and casing (1”),

And the large opening into dining room, and I guess all walls in the dining room.

Do you think Coventry grey would work?


(Beth H ”grays can be very cool w/blue undertones, or warmer w/tan/brown undertones. you want the latter w/that countertop and flooring.”)

What would be a warm grey?

Coventry grey

Kitchen entrance from hallway...
I have a few questions..

casing? Or only inner boards?



Where should the backsplash go to on the short side wall?

Kitchen entrance from hallway

Kitchen / dining room