Splashback dilemma
Stacey West
4 years ago
Hi,
I am after help in picking a splashback. I was planning on picking calacatta Nuvo herringbone tiles (as shown in the first pic). The budget no longer allows for this or a mirrored splashback :-( Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative?
I don't want the area to look to stark.
Thanks in advance.
I am after help in picking a splashback. I was planning on picking calacatta Nuvo herringbone tiles (as shown in the first pic). The budget no longer allows for this or a mirrored splashback :-( Can anyone suggest a suitable alternative?
I don't want the area to look to stark.
Thanks in advance.
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Vy
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Comments (24)Putting the final touches on our new kitchen and I find your post. I had the same dilemma about a week ago. What to do with off white cupboards? Bold or classic? Glass or tiles? Matt or gloss? In the end this is what I went with. Different but neutral. And it gave it a lift which I was happy with. In our old house we had a black glass splash back and the glass was the worst thing possible to clean! First clean and then buff and u could see every smear. It was exhausting but I hear lighter colours are easier to maintain. Whatever you choose go with your gut instinct. It's your house and only you have to really like it. Tiles were from national tiles about $110m2. Can't wait to see what you choose....See MoreDesign/suggestions appreciated for splashback!
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4 years ago
Ava Morgan
4 years agoYou could use a grey subway tile and still lay in a herringbone pattern.
Their are some beautiful handmade subway tiles out there at the moment!
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Khanh Nguyen4 years ago
PROIn-home Design Technologist
4 years agofor a budget friendly alternative and one that can be easily replaced, try brushed aluminium - used often as kickboard, but also looks great as a splash back... would look good with your marble look benchtop too ! This comes in a range of colours also.. see top pic
Good luck!
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4 years agoVicki Bryant
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LesleyH
4 years agoWe used handmade subway tiles in a kitchen. The uneveness of the edges was really brought out by a mid grey grout.
KK1000
4 years ago
PROJigsaw Projects
4 years agoHello :) We have similar coloured kitchen, and used a dove grey subway tile from beaumont tiles and laid it in a herringbone pattern. We are really happy with it :)
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4 years agopotwinkle
4 years agoI used a handmade Mexican mixed tile that has uneven edges also. My cabinets are brilliant white and the benchtops are really light grey. The floors are a 600x600 grey tile. I added the timber topped island eighteen months after putting in the kitchen as I could not afford to do it all at the same time. Even with shipping them from Mexico myself it still worked out cheaper than a glass splash back would have and the kitchen would look pretty wishy washy without them.
People that were not sure when I told them changed their opinion once they saw them installed. They add character.
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