I need some help and fast. I am redoing our condo in Myrtle beach. I was going for the beachy cottage type feel in it. I want it to look clean & undated. Dating it was a feel fear/factor In everything I looked at. I am such a plain Jane and realize I really totally suck at picking things. I always second guess EVERYTHING! Another thing I’ve done is found things I’ve liked then changed my mind due to images posted online. I’ve let them influence me & I then change my mind.

Also, the condo looked very dark to me before the renovation so keeping it light and airy is important to me. I was determined that I was using subway tile. I spent hours looking at tiles. I ending up choosing white subway for both bathrooms because I struggled so much trying to choose. Now it’s time to choose the backsplash and our contractor is saying the tile I’m picking will look like a bad tile job (it’s wavy).

I‘m so over tile I could cry. Now I’m wishing I did not do the white subway in the bathrooms and only did it in the kitchen. Too late I know. Is it weird if I do the same white subway in the kitchen using a different grout color? I really wanted a subtle splash of color but the whole dated thing is stuck in my head. I’ve tried to find a subway tile that would offer this but I’m not having any luck. They’re darker than what I’m looking for.

Enough rambling.... Here are the details and some pics.... Cambria Ella countertops, white shaker cabinets, ss appliances.

Last pic I have of the kitchen. Posting just to show the cabinets.

Cambria Ella

These tiles were all in the running at some point or another. I love the multi color board but their edging scared me. It looks too dark. The greenish color, which is actually a light gray, is one I loved but again I think dated and I’m not sure I want “green”. Had it been more to the blue side I’m pretty sure i would have chosen it! From the start I wanted a very light gray subway in the kitchen. The bottom left (darker gray but lighter in person) was the original one I chose. I decided against it after seeing pics online that looked dark.

(Here is a picture of Clambaked‘s backsplash on Houzz is what took me to Whisper White)

My latest tile for the backsplash I had chosen. It’s MSI whisper white. This is the “bad tile job” tile. In the contractors defense I get what he is saying as he’s picky about how subway tile should look. He is all about clean lines, smooth & flat. That’s what he likes. The top picture is what I sent him. To me, I see glossy & slightly wavy which reminded me of the ocean water & waves so I really loved it! Plus it is white (my plain Jane kicking in) and it IS a subway tile but different in style which I felt would work without copying the bathrooms too much.

Back to the drawing board I went. I just seen this and thought of going with it as it has some color. It photographs terribly. The first pic does not do it justice. The second pic shows it better. It’s one you have to see in person. I’m really afraid it’ll be too busy though.

I’m almost to the point in saying just do the white subway tile with a whiter grout like in the whisper white pic. The bathrooms have light gray grout) but I don’t want to regret it! I need some thoughts and suggestions please!