I like your choices. Will you be doing any type of shelving?

here's one type w/white shelving

I actually did a black and white cement tile for my coffee bar, but I have walnut

so, any shelving or maybe some sconces?

This is my most favorite tile. I had it in my last house on the bath floor and received SO many compliments. In fact, I loved it so much I had it put into my new house bath floor.

Here is a random pic of it on a wall

I picked it up from Home Depot. It looks like it's currently out of stock but that happened before and it came back in.

I do like that one.

will you be doing any shelves or uppers?

some gold brackets w/marble shelving (black marble) would look killer w/that tile

or a darker wood.

I really like your tiles and from the photo They appear to go quite nicely. Are you using all the tile designs in a random pattern or picking one? One of my projects used similar tiles in a mix - here’s a photo or you to see what it looks like:

They were used in the foyer too.

Beth H, I forgot to add we are going to have upper cabinets also, two middle doors will be glass and the outside doors will be solid. There will be a wine rack in the center and we are thinking of having it be made out of wood instead of white.
Many of your photos are saved on my Pinterest board!

Sharon, thank you. We are going to choose one - I want it to look modern with a little farmhouse touch. I am most concerned about the bright white cabinets with the Ariel counter and then different shades of white or cream in the tile. Am I overthinking this?

Also, I am going to see if the tiler can replace the accent square above my stove with the tile I choose for the butler pantry so it ties together. So I am wanting something that will also look good in the kitchen.

Here is the square I would replace with the patterned tile that’s in the butler pantry.

Would you keep the white border (which appears in the photo to be bright white)? I wonder if there’s a way to temporarily cover up the existing (glass?) tiles with the new tiles so you can look to see how the colours work before you feel comfortable to commit?

That’s a really good point about the bright white border. I’ll have to see what the contractor thinks about what the options are.

Beth, do you have an opinion about which ceramic tile to choose?

With cabinets, etc. the tiled space will be small, so I would do the simplest and smallest pattern. Numbering choices from left to right, I like #2 and #5. I'd prefer to keep the range area simple as well, using all subway tile. It might be hard to change, removing tile is damaging.

#2

have you thought about doing something else?

here's a quick photoshop w/one of the patterns.

have you considered other options, like encaustic tiles, for the pantry?

Or, what about doing some type of marble mosaic for both the pantry area and the stove accent?

I am not a pro but I just went through this and I understand the personal angst choosing things. IMO the hood is the focal point and a busy pattern makes for another focal point. I would keep it very simple and timeless. Sometimes less is more. Would you consider reducing the size of the inserted tile and perhaps make the subway go in another pattern such as herringbone around it? The tiles appear to me a little overwhelming for the size of the space. Of course I like a clean simple look so that other elements like hood, fixtures, and accessories when added don't compete. It is going to be lovely whatever you do. I love love love Beth H's suggestion of using shelving, especially black shelving with the gold brackets and the minimalist tile.

Beth H, where did you take those photos? I like some of the encaustic tiles!

As for the stove backsplash, we may just leave that as is. It seems like it might be too busy in the end. I’ll see how I feel after the hood is finished.

Audrey, they're from my tile place in Anaheim

They’re so pretty! I’m in Michigan.

Here’s a photo from someone else’s recent post today that might help you visualize proportions behind your stove:

Thank you!