Kitchen wall idea

8 years ago

We plan to have only wall cabinets on one side of our kitchen. We plan to have large tiles on the wall area close to cook-top up to the ceiling. But, we wonder if it looks nice if the areas in both sides (between the right side of the hood to the fridge, and between the left side of the hood and the corner) of the tiling area are just painted? Any idea? Thanks!

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8 years ago

I think it depends on the color of the tile and the color of the wall. you also need to consider how the tile ends, you are going to want a finished edge. Tiles are easier to clean than dry wall.

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Notice the border behind the stove, and how the tile doesn't just stop it has a nice finished edge. Also, you don't really notice that the tile doesn't go all the way up.

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In this picture you can see that the tile doesn't go all the way up, but other things catch the eye like the upper and the window. Maybe consider putting shelves, a painting, or old signs.

In the end, its all about your budget and style.

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sheloveslayouts
8 years ago
I see a few layout problems. If you post a 2 dimensional drawing I can offer specific solutions. To name a few, it looks like your fridge is >9' from your sink and you don't have enough clear floor space on the knob side of that swinging door.
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Thomas Tzeng
Original Author
8 years ago
This is the 2D drawing. We changed a little. The tall cabinet is removed. The top of the picture is the wall w/ hood and fridge where no wall cabinet is installed. We are thinking if it looks better if we put wall cabinets on the wall w/ the hood, and remove all wall cabinets on the opposite wall (bottom of the picture). By the way, the door knob of the swinging door is on the right edge of the door and the door swing toward the cabinet/couter-top side.

Any suggestion? Thanks a lot!
sheloveslayouts
8 years ago
You should have at least 18" of clear floor space (no cabinets) on the knob side of that swinging door. So if the knob is on the sink side, you should eliminate some cabinets or change the door swing to put the knob on the other side.

Does that door go to a garage?
Thomas Tzeng
Original Author
8 years ago
The knob is away from the sink side. Yes, the door goes to garage.
Thomas Tzeng
Original Author
8 years ago
Can the door be changed to outswing to the garage? Not sure if there's any reason to only use in-swing door.