Backsplash to floor?

4 years ago

We are debating the whole "Where does the backsplash end, with counter or cabinet?" thing. We don't like either option that well. With the cabinet end, my eye is drawn to the edge of the counter without backsplash which looks like we ran out of material and with the counter end the vertical lines are out of alignment to my husband's eye. A neighbor suggested going to the door frame and down to the floor.

If we did down to the floor, we have 4 areas to consider. Two on either side of a doorway, one on one side of a doorway and one at a wall corner. How do we do this with the baseboard? Especially the one on a corner. If the tile is behind it will push the baseboard out past the door frame. Anyone have any ideas?

Please excuse the old floor and trim. They haven't been updated yet.

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Beth H. :

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

end it with the countertp thats it.

You have such a narrow space down to the floor, it would look silly to cut those tiles at 1-2 inches to fit.

Although, with this one, they did make the cuts. but they also did the entire wall. If you're doing the WHOLE wall w/tile, then yes, go to the floor.

You'll see from all diff pictures that the answer is, "It depends".

if you're spacing is similar to this one, you could do what they've done here

if you had a small mosaic like this, you could opt to do down and over the doorway

But you don't

You don't stop the tile even w/the upper cabinets. looks funky like this one.

or this one

a backsplash is for your countertop, not the upper cabinets. you stop the tile w/the countertop.

and you don't go past:

This one ^ should have stopped w/the countertop. and I would not have gone to the floor w/this type of tile with this busy granite.

stop at counter.

And this is just a horrible tiling job altogether.

This one should have gone to the floor, and all the up around the window. to me it looks awkward like this

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/389766/help-how-do-i-end-a-backsplash-tile-in-this-awkward-counter-cabinet-mis-match

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5697982/should-i-extend-backsplash-over-doorway

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StarCraft Custom Builders
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Tradditionally the baksplash runs to the edge of the countertop.

There is no reason not to run it up t the edge of the door trim, then down to the floor. It's just not usually done that way
daisychain Zn3b
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Traditionally, the backsplash stops at the edge of the upper cab.

Otherwise you have floating tile that looks "off".

Don't run it down to the floor. it will look like you didn't know where to stop.
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eld6161
4 years ago
I agree with Star and Daisy. There are times when doing a whole wall esthetically makes sense.

Not in your case though.
C T
Original Author
4 years ago
I feel like the backsplash should go with the counter just like the old 4" one did. The edge meeting the counter is just more pleasing to my eye, but...When I look up and see the top corner sticking out I second guess that.

The only reason I was considering going down to the floor was because it would remove the corner sticking out or the counter sticking out. I'm really undecided about what to do. Here's better pictures of my kitchen.
Beth H. :
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
it' too bad you didn't build boxes on top so those cabs could go to the ceiling. Then I would have tiled the entire wall around the window. like this. and I'd do some shelving off to the right.

But, you don't, so I'd just do this. stop at the edge of the countertop on both ends

I'd do shelving on the right side like this. maybe you can move the monitor?

or you could take the tile higher
C T thanked Beth H. :
C T
Original Author
4 years ago
Unfortunately budget probably can't stretch as far as a whole wall of tile.

Would you also do the same on the other side of the room? Do you recommend keeping the backsplash just in line with under cabinet or would you wrap a tile at the cabinet corners?
Beth H. :
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
keep it simple. end at the countertop. no need to go to the floor.

keep it level w/bottom of the cabinets.

you could do a wider door casing between those two banks of cabs. that would eat up some of that dead wall space

do the baseboards too while you're at it

like this. here's my door casing and baseboard.

except I left the old one around the exterior door! don't ask me why.
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