why is so hard to choose backsplash ?
Lola BO
2 months ago
Like them both but can’t choose ,please help
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Jenny
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Quick Poll: Full backsplash or short granite backsplash?
Comments (18)From what I can tell, full tile backsplashes in kitchens are a fairly recent trend (with some exceptions -- see the 1928 bungalow thread -- though that was more a tiled room than a backsplash per se). When your corners aren't quite square, it makes countertop installation easier if there is a 1" thick backsplash to cover any gap between the countertop and wall. That said, I agree with the pp's that the short backsplash currently looks a bit dated. That might change in time. After all, I don't know anyone in real life who has put in a new kitchen with no backsplash at all, but I have seen some beautiful no-backsplash kitchens on this forum... maybe that will be the next trend. [grin] I haven't decided about the backsplash for when/if we redo our kitchen. We are old enough and have been in our house long enough to take the long view, so probably we will do something that's either relatively timeless (i.e. white tile) or easily changed....See MoreWhat kind of backsplash tile is your favorite & why?
Comments (53)I'm going through this dilemma now; what tile to choose for a galley kitchen back-splash. So many choices. Palimpsest's post made me sit up and take notice. I'm in a 1950 cottage-ranch style home; shingled on outside with some elements from pre-WWII. The galley kitchen makes me want to keep everything simple and streamlined and uncluttered so no busy mosaics for me. I keep coming back to a running bond design either in subway tiles or square tiles. What I am wondering though is whether a mini-subway tile on mesh is easier to install than the usual 3x6 tiles. I've read that the tiles on the mesh backing often pop off and are not spaced uniformly which makes the grout off kilter....See MoreBacksplash or no backsplash
Comments (20)So tired of hearing " but that will make it look dated" or "it wouldn't be good for resale" Everything is going to be dated at some point, the kitchen designers, cabinet companies and appliance companies make sure of that. Example: stainless steel appliances were just coming on the market 15 years ago when we gutted our kitchen for a remodel. It was hard for me to find stainless in my area at that time, I live in a small mid western town. So, have you noticed in the past few years appliance companies have been trying to bring out new colors, grayed looking stainless, now ice white etc. they are trying to make people think their stainless appliances are soon going to be "dated". But I have read in several articles that stainless is still the number one choice. I chose a cinnamon stained cherry wood for our new build. I thought about white because that is the trend right now, but I reasoned cherry cabinets will always be in style while the white trend Has just a few more years. I won't be a slave to trends. Just my opinion....See MoreChoosing finishes! Why is this so hard??!?!?
Comments (18)zippity1 The fact is that the labor and equipment required to apply a "paint" to cabinets (not actual paint, but baked on catalyzed conversion varnish is more expensive. The wood may or may not be cheaper depending upon the species (painted cabinets are still made of wood, no? - my painted cabs are made of alder with the exception of the center door panel). I've had 4 places quote my cabinets and every single one of them came back at least 10% higher for paint. One was 50% higher. Like I said, "painted" can mean a lot of things. Painting an MDF cabinet door by spraying it, in place, which I have seen in on HGTV and DIY network for example, will result in a less than durable finish. Hand-painting also. A factory applied "paint" (which is not paint) is certainly more expensive than stained. Every day of the week. Every RTA cabinet maker I've looked into charges more for painted. It's a HUGE red flag that they are saying to the Katie that painting is cheaper. HUGE. What kind of "paint" is that?...See MoreJenny
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