Sure you could 100% do that. I think you can’t find photos because accents behind ranges faded from popularity before schluter became common.

Thank you! That makes me feel better. I know accents aren't as popular as they once were but I love the tile and the overall appearance. Hopefully, we aren't dating ourselves. :)

What is the tile? Maybe you could do the whole are behind the stove instead of just a rectangle.

I didn't find a kitchen picture, but this may help

Sometimes people do something different behind the range but it blends into the backsplash. They might have used pencil to transition in the examples below, but the accent isn't an outlined rectangle.

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Thank you! That is helpful.

This is the tile. We are tiling the bar area with it and it was suggested that we do the accent above the range to tie the two together.

I did this Fireclay mosaic tile in my ADU kitchen, using pencil tile edging.

Your accent tile is marble; why not use a marble pencil or chair rail? What is the rest of the field tile for the space? A Schluter Jolly has no real "face" or profile if the plan is to use it as a separator between 2 items.

Its a white tile with various shades of white - Seville Snow. At first glance, I thought the marble pencil competed with it but I'll go look again. By face/profile - is the separator supposed to be multi-dimensional?

The face of the Jolly is non existent; a Quadec or Rondec will visually separate the two tiles. If you go that route consider using black as the edging since that's in the pattern tiles.

You can look at their catalogue online. It will show you the many styles available. It will be dependent as well on the thickness of the 2 tiles.

So you have 2 different tiles, and you want to frame the accent tile somehow. The field tile is Seville Snow. Talk with your tilesetter. Depending on the space and how he plans to set it (i.e., will there be an inset) he might be able to use their quarter round ”edgestick” trim.

I believe Centanni Tile might be the manufacturer. You can download the Seville collection pdf from their web site. They make this tile in 2.5’ x 8”, 4” square, and 0.5” x 8” edgestick. It might be special order because I don’t see it everywhere, but it is worth asking multiple vendors before looking for something else.

You can’t use quarter round for everything so this may not help at all, but there are other ways to frame an inset than just pencil liners. Your tilesetter could make a thin frame that sits flush with the tile by cutting thin pieces of your field tile, for example.

Good luck!

Don't put it behind as an accent. It is not necessary to "tie it in" . I'm all for having what you love, and you love the tile, it is on the "bar" . Where is the bar in relation to the cooker? What are the rest of the elements in YOUR kitchen which sounds traditional? The range, your cabinet style , the hood all.

" Hopefully it's not dated" I don't love the dated word. A thing you love never dates. An element that is forced into a design IS prone to a lack of editing look in a result, also not great. Avoiding the unnecessary helps in that regard. Actually, accents can be prone to that effect in any room, baths included.: )

Might the kitchen be very beautiful without this? Yes....definitely a possibility.

@kandrewspa I LOVE that look. Unfortunately, we selected a tapered white hood well before we selected the tile. Since the white tile is running to the ceiling, I assumed we had to stick to a traditional rectangle with a white border. Have you seen it the way you described? I am such a visual person!

Amanda posting the range elevation drawing would help us provide better advice.

Sounds VERY much like you are mixing competing looks. Please, as Hallett mentioned? Post the elevations for your kitchen.

What is the hood material? A tapered wood hood, or you've a white more basic?

Everything in a room, and a kitchen is NO exception...lives within a context - an intent for the space, clear messaging of that intent.

That doesn't mean a one from column a, one from column b is a good look. No one element lives in isolation from another.

Post all the elevations, and all the materials.

IMO you are putting pieces together with no plan and accent tile behind the range is a specific look and for me only ever looked right in a Tuscan style kitcehn Ideally in Tuscany .BTW your contractor is not a designer .

Wow. Thanks for that very strong opinion re: Tuscany. I did work with a very competent designer and I love the elements we picked out together. The tile is being installed this week, we hit a minor hiccup and my goal in posting was not to have to bother her during a much needed vacation.

Well. You ask, and what comes back are more questions, and opinion - it's the internet. We read the words you put in the question, even when ambiguous

"Hopefully, we aren't dating ourselves. :)"

If you are 100% set on your plan, everything is on site, ready for install? You get with the tile pro, or you wait until the designer returns. The designer who SHOULD have advised all the sticky wicky details prior to leaving for vacation, and discussed with your pro for the tile .....or that of the contractor, ....or hers.

The devil is always in the details. In the plan. Drawing, tile layout, trim finish for edge, ALL, specified. Vacation is different than a sudden illness or other emergency.

That's who you're paying for plan, and expertise, and management.