White kitchen - need backsplash help - color wanted
I'm almost finished transforming my kitchen from the dark cave I've lived with for 15 years to a light and bright kitchen. Perhaps in my quest to move away from the cave, I went overboard with the white. My family insists that we need more color. We are at the backsplash phase, so I am looking for help to bring color into the kitchen.
Outer cabinets are white shaker and island is gray shaker (yes - there is color here but not enough for my family, plus it really does not pop). Counters are white quartz with very little veining - silestone eternal statuario. Black hardware and stainless steel appliances, faucet, and chimney hood (to be installed). There are only a few spots where the walls will show due to cabinets to ceiling, but I need to keep them light as they transition into a dark family room - there is no natural stop to change paint color.
We are a family that loves the ocean so blue or aqua tones is the color of choice. Here is what we are considering:
Glass mosaic behind stove with subway tiles as field tiles (not sure of color for filed tiles and not sure if mosaic should be just a rectangle under hood or the full wall).
All arabesque tiles
All subway tiles in herringbone or offset.
Open to other ideas too. I look forward to your input! Here are pics of the kitchen for reference. (note that not all cabinet doors are installed yet)
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7 years agoI love what you've done with your kitchen. Some of those backsplash choices do seem a little dull to me, though. How about a blue glass backsplash?
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7 years agoIf you end up going with a back splash that reads almost solid in color, you can still add some color and/or pattern inside your glass cabinets. Wallpaper, fabric etc can be a fun statement and it's easy to take out/change when you get tired of it. Not an expensive commitment like back splash tile.
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So if I’m understanding this correctly it sounds like the consensus is to go with subway tiles all the way through the kitchen and I’m assuming an offset pattern (vs herringbone) as I’m seeing in the pics. Look for a blue/ aqua tile, possibly glass. I like the one in the pic from momofthree and the first one posted by Lizzy. I’m also curious about the fabric in the glass cabinet idea. It looks great and I love that it’s temporary, but question - what color tiles? Still blue, or to do that look would I have to go white or gray?
Finally - any thoughts on these ?
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