Botanical Tile Backsplash Help

4 years ago

So I’m set on using some version of this Angela Harris botanical tile as my backsplash. The first two photos are my current kitchen. We’re installing an island that will be a deep teal (Dark Lagoon by Dunn Edward’s) and we’re probably painting the lowers to match. We’re getting a white quartz backsplash with small subtle tan/gold veining installed on the island and counters. How can I make the botanical tile work without being too busy? The wall with the sink is the first space you see upon entry so options are:

Tile rectangle behind sink, quartz slab behind stove and 4” quartz backsplash around counters, paint the remaining walls semigloss white.
Botanical tile band either 1 or 2 tiles high running the length of the corner, Quartz slab behind stove. Not sure if this will unify the corner OR be too busy under the cabinets, like in picture 4.
Nix the quartz entirely and just go tile, feature botanical tile behind sink and possibly stove and neutral white tile everywhere else.
DIYing any of this. I’ve never tiled before, but hear it can be doable? I want to guarantee water-tight seal though, which is why I’m hesitant.

Things to note:

Budget is tight. We’re keeping the cabinets but potentially repainting damaged lowers to match island. Uppers are staying wood.
We sprung for under cabinet lighting, but looks like it might not be above the sink or desk :/
Quartz slab behind stove and 4” (though potentially dated…?) is already budgeted for in the surplus cuttings, which is why I’m trying to use them if possible.
Going for boho but not overly busy. It’s a small space.

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chloebud
4 years ago
^Agree it would look busy due to the wood grain.
ci_lantro
4 years ago
Quartz slab behind stove and 4” (though potentially dated…?) is already budgeted for in the surplus cuttings, which is why I’m trying to use them if possible.

Quartz is a no no behind a gas stove, least ways a gas stove that doesn't have a riser.

If you use a 4" quartz backsplash, then no tile. Paint above the 4" splash instead.

That tile is very busy all on its own. Like Johnson Bros said above^.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
4 years ago
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Not behind the stove and honestly best done as an accent row somewhere not all mixed up on a wall. or at least put together the way they were designed to form a picture but IMO not really ideal for a kitchen why not do them in a PR as piece of art on a wall.
Michelle Silverio
Original Author
4 years ago
I’m actually intending it as a mural under the sink, I realize the posted example pictures don’t show it as a single picture.
Michelle Silverio
Original Author
4 years ago
Whoops, just saw you put it as a mural! I guess I just like the way the mural pulled together my dark green island, wood tones, and Saltillo tile (which we can’t afford to redo and actually like). Originally I was going to paint all the cabinets but I got cold feet when I posted pictures here and most people hated the idea of painting the wood. The lowers def. need to be painted or rehabbed somehow due to water damage. The uppers are in good shape… but now there is A LOT going on and I’m trying to bring it together somehow. I know, I know, I should have gotten a design consult beforehand, but we barely had enough to afford the “must do” list.
4arnottp
4 years ago
I suggest that you put up a neutral tile as well. Take the botanical tile that you love, tile a small board of it as a “picture” and lean that in the corner. You could also make trivets with the tile. That way, you get the tile you love and have made it art in your space. It won’t compete with the cabinets if it is an accent piece.
Michelle Silverio
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the input and these are all excellent points. Given my budget constraints would it work if I put the quartz slab behind the sink, tiled behind the stove with this ceramic tile and did the 4” backsplash along the countertops? Unfortunately there’s not enough quartz for all of the wall. Here are some beat up samples of the colors I have going on. The green tile matches my island. It’s matte ceramic, not sure how it would work with stove grease. Untiled walls would be painted. Still too many elements? Lower cabinets could be painted to match green as well.