Splashback dilemma
Stacey West
7 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
7 years agoStacey West
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Ava Morgan
7 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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PROIn-home Design Technologist
7 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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7 years ago Ava Morgan
7 years agoVicki Bryant
7 years ago
LesleyH
7 years agoWe used handmade subway tiles in a kitchen. The uneveness of the edges was really brought out by a mid grey grout.
KK1000
7 years ago
PROJigsaw Projects
7 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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7 years agoColleen Gander
7 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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