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Kitchen backsplash...too much green?

last year

My hubs and I picked this out yesterday and we lived it but now I'm wondering if it's too much green.

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    Green is my favorite color so I'd never say so... But what is the orientation of your kitchen and the light source? Sometimes things look quite different depending on what's outside the windows.

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    It'll be open concept with some natural light, recessed lights and pendants. I don't plan on any yellowish bulbs in any of the lighting.

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    Here's a different Pic... the color looks a little different

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    This is the tile from the website

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    Is the dark green swatch your cabinet color or another backsplash option? What are the floors and cabinets?


    I'm a big fan of green so excited to see what you are cooking up here.

  • last year

    The green swatch is our cabinet and the other is our counter top

  • last year

    use the counter material for your backsplash the tile is too bathroomy

  • last year

    We asked about using the counter for the backsplash, but it's out of budget sadly.

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    I think the tile is a very pretty shade of green - I've seen it in person when I went tile shopping with my sister. I had never been to F&D before - it was kind of overwhelming! They had some really pretty tiles (many water jet mosaics that were really pretty also).

    She purchased about ten sample tiles - that was one of them. Did you purchase a sample of the tile to see what it looks like in your actual kitchen?

    I assume that the dark green is the color of your cabinets? Do you know what the color of the paint is? Some cabinet places will offer certain ekSW or BM colors + depending upon where you are purchasing the cabinets, you can sometimes select any paint color from either SW or BM.

    What color/material are your floors?

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    This is our flooring, we haven't picked wall colors yet.

  • last year

    I like the combination you’re showing.

  • last year

    The cabinet is not a dark as this photo shows. It looks more like this...

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    What is that green cabinet color specifically?

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    I'm not seeing enough contribution from the wall tile. No texture and too shiny. Many kitchens do not choose the backsplash until after the cabs and counters are installed. I'd do that in this case. Retain all the offcuts from your counter and look for a pale white with texture. Or wait a bit longer and use the counter material. Install is quick and simple. Even diy which saves you a bunch.

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    I like your color combination very much!

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    I personally think it's too much green

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    This is the cabinet from the website. It's waypoint painted sage

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    There is no problem using multiple greens but you have to make sure they look right together. You really won't know this until your floor, counters, and cabinets are installed and the light is hitting them all. Take your foot off the gas with your splash search. Wait until the cabinets are installed.


    Your counters, cabinets, and floors are great selections. Post a pic once they are all installed.

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    Waypoint painted sage was used by a designer in her kitchen:







    She received so many question re: what color paint she used for her cabinets that she decided to do some research in order to find a "match" to a SW paint color.

    Her selection (just using her eyes) was SW Shade Grown - the color selected by the SW color matching machine was SW Pewter Green.

    SW Shade Green:



    SW Pewter Green:



    Here are the two color strips for Shade Grown (it's on the same color strip as Evergreen Fog) and Pewter Green:



    Hopefully, this will help people understand the color of OP's cabinets.

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    @dani_m08 's pictures are really instructive. Look how calm those kitchens are!


    Mustard Seed's (with the copper pots) doesn't even have a backsplash. I'm a big fan. I have always found washable paint easier to clean than tile and grout.


    The bottom two have splashes so subtle, the blend into the counter.


    Instead of looking at green tile, either go without or find an incredibly simple tile that is the nearest match to your counters. No need to make a back splash the star of your show when you already have so many strong elements in this kitchen.

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    I like it!

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  • last year

    @thekitchenplace what backsplash is that?

  • last year

    If you go to any big box or tile store around you I’m sure you’d see a tile like that. Basic white subway about 3”x6” with a glossy undulating surface. That photo doesn’t show it as much but those tiles can look very ‘glittery’ when the under cabinet lighting hits it.

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