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butterflyjlv

Is this over the oven accent tile dated??

6 years ago

The white/greyish subway tile will be used as my main kitchen tile. I was thinking of using the tile pattern on the right bottom of the photo in a square accent design above my stove. Thoughts??



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  • 6 years ago

    More important than "dated": the two tiles really don't belong in the same kitchen. The gray tile looks very handmade, very rustic. The ogee tile looks very posh, very refined. They are like the odd couple of kitchen tile. One is Oscar, the other is Felix. Funny show, not a combination you want in your kitchen tile. (Apologies if you are too young to get my vintage TV reference.)


    Over-the-range tile features have been out of fashion for a while. That's way less of an issue, though, than what I said above.

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