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What choice would be best

Reno Queen
3 years ago

I have off white kitchen cabinets with polished copper pulls and rose gold knobs and want to add either counter to this.

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  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    In this area

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Enough to frame the faucets

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Behind sink

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Here

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Or how is this

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Beth i cant get that lovely backsplash with the stone in it we are very limited in Canada and everything is either white grey or black or tan

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    Beth H. :
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    just do the one tile. the square one if you like it.

    or better yet, go look over at Tilebar for diff copper tiles. they have some nice ones. (see the link at the bottom of the page. here are 4 of them and I posted 4 others at the end. )


    The random linear bar tile (that's the name of it) will look very busy once it's all together. it's also rather dated looking.


    what you could try is something like this for a more modern look


    or, get one solid color in the glass or the stone, or even the copper



    I think this one looks better than the other linear bar tile you have. then you could do this vertically above your stove


    Your stove space is too small to do a framed accent piece It's not going to look good.

    Pick one tile for the entire backsplash.

    if you don't like the all copper linear bar, what about these copper hex tiles?




    or maybe something like this tile?


    or penny rounds. these would look nicer than your other two choice



    or, lowes has copper subway tiles.

    and Tilebar.com has these beautiful rose/copper tiles I love these. And they're cheaper than the glass linear tiles! Grab a sample of these over there


    https://www.tilebar.com/bohemian-brick-metallic-rose-gold-2-5x9-clay-tile.html

    and if you look under Metallics, they have these other copper backsplash tiles: (I'd look over there and grab 5 samples)


    https://www.tilebar.com/shop-by-colors-now/metallic.html?filtertileuse=Backsplash

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    Beth H. :
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    christine, have you called Tilebar? I thought they shipped to Canada? (or they may ship freight to a carrier that will go to Can. are you really far away from the border? or do you have any friends or family in the US? they can be the middleman). A lot of tile on Tilebar are sold from other tile companies w/diff names (of the tile). Maybe if you showed it to one of your tile places, they could order it for you?

    I'm just trying to find some better choices for you. I like the quartz you've picked and your hardware. I'm hoping to get you a nice tile splash that compliments both of them.


    I posted 8 other choices in my comment right above,

    and they actually have two linear bar mosaics w/copper and stone on sale


    this one has the black and copper in it.

    But I really like the other one too


    I would turn this vertically

    what about the pennies? You can get these at many places.



    or try Lowes or Home Depot online. they have the beveled subway tiles.

    I like this light beverly posted. along w/the recessed lights, this would be a nice addition. unless you can do some pendants somewhere


  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Haha ya i fell in love with that copper vertical one and found out not only was it discontinued it was also 388$ US funds per sq ft lol! So i had to choose something else. After visiting 8 tile places and all the big box stores this is what i found, i will check the link out.

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Pendant will be over the peninsula yes we are going to do beautiful lighting

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    No shipping internationally

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    No middleman to help

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Cant get pennies and i looked at tile at depot and lowes we are so much more limited in choices.

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    With Covid the borders are closed and i wouldnt be able to get it either.

  • tedbixby
    3 years ago

    I know the borders from MI to Canada have been closed due to the pandemic. And if I remember correctly, Canada made that decision so I'm assuming all borders are closed.

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    Beth H. :
    3 years ago

    oh my. I had no idea. sorry christine. looks like you've done your homework though! I do like this one though


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    Flo Mangan
    3 years ago

    I did this in a kitchen last year. It was tricky working with copper colors. We ended up doing glass colored tile with narrow multi color detail. The floor is large hex terra cotta.

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    It is glass tile that i have

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Thats ok Beth we have excellent taste!

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    Beth H. :
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    lol. yes we do!

    I like the glass tile flo put up too. maybe you could do a black glass and some copper inserts.

    or, if you really want something behind your stove, do the entire stove backsplash w/copper accent tiles (instead of framing out the glass bars)


    they have slate tile everywhere (even in Canada ;) ) So you could try something like the slate tile, and inlay little copper glass tile accents (like they did w/these red ones)


    something like these






    or, do you like this pattern?


    AliExpress (comes from China) has this one. I've ordered many items from AliExpress. you should check it out. just search "copper backsplash tile"



    http://www.miusartmosaics.com/b-a


  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    It’s definitely tempting to turn it vertically at the stove and sink

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Not sure

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Another

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Interesting but may be too dark

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Might be too pale and beige

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Definitely not

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Penny tile too busy

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Beth where did you get that tree tile what do I search for those designs?

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I’m not a fan of slate and prefer to have more of the copper/glass than the stone look

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    What do you think of this?

  • MaryBocaTX
    3 years ago

    Hey Christine - I’m still crazy about your rose pulls and copper faucets! You are INCREDIBLY fortunate to have Beth and Flo working so hard to find a backsplash that will compliment, rather than compete with, the classic look of your beautiful hardware choice. You can’t go wrong having such a great attitude when it comes to allowing either one of them to influence your design. I can’t wait to see the finished product!

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I have spent hours on Aliexpress lol Beth I looked before but didn’t put the correct info but here goes...the copper mosaic and glass metal “line tile” are also featured but one is silver and I’ll start with that first. It was a new design ad any tike place I have shown they flip out and call it stunning and ask where I found it!

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    This is what I have in copper

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Here are other options

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    More nice choices

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I like this too

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Might be too dirty looking lol

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I like this vertical look it reminds me of the 388 US tile lol

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Nice color variation

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    This is nice too

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    A little closer but I am not sure how large the tiles are

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Unique depth 3d image

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I wish I could lay these in the image of my kitchen and if anyone knows where I can find a program to put it in that would be awesome! Mary my pulls are from Home Depot richeleau hardware and the knobs are amazon !

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Can I incorporate this somehow?

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Or this

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    This is quite pricey

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    Beth H. :
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    so, the you'll have to search for "copper tile accents" or " copper accent tile". yes, they are usually pricey.

    the plaques will not work since they are hollow.

    I like the scalloped or fish tail design. I like the picket (or arrow shape). the hex is ok too. some of the others are way too modern looking for your style cabinets. just keep that in mind.

    I don't really care for the linear bars, but that's me.

  • tedbixby
    3 years ago

    You might want to look at Etsy and Ebay. Copper metal is an expensive material so not very budget friendly.

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I have some

  • Reno Queen
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    I will see if my son can etch a tree of life on copper

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