Kitchen Backsplash Ideas for White Spring Granite
I’m in love with the granite we chose for our kitchen countertops - White Spring.
I’m at a loss for a backsplash. I’m pretty sure I need to stay simple so as to not compete with the granite but I’m not entirely sure about plain white subway tile. Maybe a white tile that has some dimensional aspect to it?
Our walls are SW Agreeable Gray, our island will be stained an espresso color to bring out some of the warmth in the granite. Our shaker style cabinets (upper and lower) will be painted SW Pure White. Our floors are White Oak stained in Duralseal Country White.
Please share some tile backsplash ideas.
Here is a pic of my granite.
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5 years agoagree, but you can start collecting samples now.
a few thoughts:1) there are thousands more paint colors than tile colors, so I'd wait to commit to that until I at least have some idea how I'm leaning on tile (e.g., gray versus white).
2) I'd look for some pale grays that pick up tones in the stone -- you have a lot of tones to choose from. gray would give some nice contrast to the white cabinets.
3) get a couple of white tiles just to see how they feel -- maybe one matte, one shiny, and one either iridescent or with a bevel.
here are a couple of gray backsplashes I've done (with diifferent stones):
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- 3 years ago
I am also looking for backsplash for White Springs granite. While I know that the very nature of natural stone is that it varies, it is hard for me to believe this is White Springs unless the picture is bad. I thought it was typical for that granite to have less black and hints of burgundy. In mine, the mica has a nice taupe color and I plan to go that direction. I agree that it is a showpiece granite, and that you therefore want to go super simple with the backsplash. My leading candidate at the moment is Daltile Retrospace in Sycamore Tan which is very taupe. My slab is much more colorful than yours appears here. Elemental Tan is more brown and matches my slab well, but we are doing all wood cabinets, and I thought the contrast with the wood was too low. But you might like it because it’s a warm tan but still simple and neutral, especially if the backsplash will be against the white cabinets and you are already playing with brown in the middle with the island stain. The granite in my experience could handle 2 shades of brown if not right next to each other. But I doubt it would work with the paint colors you mentioned. Though to be honest, I don’t know how warm those whites and grays are. Also not sure how warm or colorful you want to go. If you like Sycamore Tan, I would check your gray to be sure. If you like Elemental Tan, maybe look at SW Bagel or something like it. Artisan Tan is a darker, leans burgundy one, but definitely a more dramatic look.
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