Need input on the right backsplash for beach home
Deborah
8 years ago
Finally I'm ready to put up the glass backsplash in this kitchen. I don't care for the existing cabinets but don't have it in my budget to replace them. The countertops are peacock green & those are staying as well. This is a beach house & has lots of windows & sunlight. The kitchen is small & already has beadboard on dining nook ceiling as well as boxed in plant ledges in kitchen. I'm looking at two things: adding white beadboard to cabinet side panels (4 spots) then adding white mosaic glass tile for backsplash (replacing the dark stone now on stove wall) OR using a sea foam 2x4 inch glass subway tile on top & bottom of white mosaic to bring out sea foam color in granite. ??? Picture were taken just before sunset.
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libradesigneye
8 years ago
acm
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
miacometlady
8 years agoGlass subway tile! Make sure you bring it home to make sure you have the right match. Also get someone who knows how to install them correctly as they are translucent.
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8 years agoTwo Words - Chalk. Paint. This is a beach house and can certainly stand a sense of whimsy and a splash of color. You already said you don't like the cabinets, and painting them would be the most dramatic - and probably cost effective - change you can make. It is also incredibly durable when done properly.
We would love to see a white or a shade of turquoise on the cabinets and then a complimenting backsplash. That granite will look good with many shades of aqua or blue, but test some chips by it to see what you like best before painting the cabinets. Don't be afraid to MIX shades of blue and green throughout the space. Use each color on 2 - 3 different items in the kitchen (cabinets, accessories, furniture, tile, artwork, lighting, etc)
Think of all the colors of blue in the ocean and how beautiful it looks when they come together!
Deborah
8 years agoDeborah
8 years agoThanks ACM. I'm going to post a pic that I hope lets everyone see the white tile. It's translucent so it casts sea foam.
Deborah
8 years agoAK, thanks for those photos. I would never have thought & luv those turquoise cabinets. Did you say chalk? I should have attached this picture in the beginning. One wall done & here is my dining nook.
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8 years agolibradesigneye
8 years agoDeborah
4 years agoThe brain got lazy and simplified the kitchen redo. Painted cabinets with White cabinet Rescue paint with only a little sanding, went with small white subway which sparkle beautifully in the sunlight. They look almost like glass. Fast forward to today. Cabinet paint has held up beautifully
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