Backsplash height with range hood

4 years ago

We have 9' ceilings and our cabinets do not extend to the ceiling but the range hood does. We have classic white painted walls and a white herringbone backsplash pattern. We have an 18" (high) by 24" (wide) mural centered above the range below the hood. Our question is, do we stop our backsplash at the bottom of the range (note the range has a level bottom - image at right, not curved), or do we carry the backsplash to be parallel with the top of the cabinets. If we do the latter, the builder notes there will be a thin gap behind the remaining part of the range hood extending to the ceiling and has suggested he could come up with something creative to hide the gap. Because of the ceiling height we are unable to extend the cabinets to the top-they would be a much more expensive custom order.

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Jen K (7b, 8a)
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
We chose to stop the backsplash below the hood for the following reasons:

1) I didn't like the Daltile ColorWheel almond tile against the wall color of SW Kilim Beige

2) It was not worth the increased cost. Although I think it would have looked goodnnup to the top of the cabinets (which is what the builder offered)

3) I like the tile within the realm of the cabinets and not beyond.

We don't have a gap behind our hood. It's caulked with a complimentary color.

We, too, didn't want to spend more for cabinets to the ceiling as they would be of no use to us. I have a lot of ceramics to fill in the gaps and add color.
Bryan Plourde thanked Jen K (7b, 8a)
Bryan Plourde
Original Author
4 years ago
The 3D rendering was not-to-scale and quickly done by the cabinet company, but yes there is 30" space above the cooking surface and the hood will be higher than what is pictured. The mural is done and we're about to install, just looking to finalize the back-splash height issue. But thank you for your feedback!
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Bryan Plourde
Original Author
4 years ago
Jen - Very similar situation. Thank You for your feedback and photos of your project. It looks great.
palimpsest
4 years ago
In your case, bottom of the hood.