Help! I have a kitchen bench and splashback dilemma
replacing existing bench tops. main island bench in granite thunder white, back bench in ceaserstone (colour to be determined) have been advised that carrera marble backsplash would clash or take away from main island feature. so looking for suggestions should i go light grey bsck bench with white subway tiles or white bench with grey tiles to match the granite? pic of original kitchen and thunder white granite.
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Comments (4)We recently did a splash back in our new kitchen using 41 x 41 mm square stainless still tiles from a company in Western Australia called ALLOY. They look amazing and everyone comments on them. They make tiles out of lots of different metals and in larger (and smaller) sizes....See Morekitchen design dilemma - i want everything in a small kitchen!
Comments (25)Hi Mike and Emma Hope you are slowly but surely getting there... may I make some comments/suggestions that you may or not take on board, but hopefully it may at least give you some ideas/options... Going through a new build ourselves at the moment, and for what it's worth, here's what I personally think: A. Work with what you've got: - additional plumbing work, gas work etc may not be necessary and (particularly gas) can be costly when you're trying to work around existing walls, floors, etc, and as much as possible utilise the existing connections... after whatever you can save here and there, you can spend on nicer cabinetery, gadgets, finishes, etc :) B. Avoid unnecessry structural work: - removing the kitchen/living wall is a must (more space, light, etc) but removing the laundry wall is an unncessary added cost (may even require costly additional strutural support) - putting up a plastered wall on the other hand is inexpensive, allows you to redefine different zones and relocate doors/openings where required (*note: avoid hinged doors in small spaces as you have to allow for wasted space to open door - suggest cavity sliding doors, easy to incorporate in a new wall) C. Don't sacrifice functionality and natural light for design - love full height floor to ceiling cabinets, very much on trend... but they also tend to bring the walls in, which you want to avoid in an already small space... they will also block out more natural ligtht from the only window to the living and breakfast bench (meals area)... not to mention seated guests would be staring at a cabinet tower and fridge - on the other hand a walk in pantry (not that much of a walk in a small space) is also very much on trend, provides more storage and... as entertaining guests in open plan livings tends to happen more in the kitchen... it provides a good hiding place for unsightly items, including frigges... (an underbench bar fridge in the kitchen can easily keep those beers cold... though do consider that means sacrificing some cabinet space) - constantly wiping off the floors from dripping wet dishes across the kictchen from the sink to the dishwaser on the other side bench would personally drive me mad after a while... the dishwasher can easily be connected to the existing sink water and waste points through the cabinerty... any half decent plumber should be able to do that... ON THAT NOTE... or should I say those notes... I know I got a bit carried away :) ... if it were me, here's an idea of what I would try to achieve ......See Morefloor, bench, splashback - help! :)
Comments (4)Ok but check again what you’ve got - hex tiles will be above what ? Sink stove or benchtop. How do they go with vivid white cabinetry? Visually in kitchen you’ll see the bench against wall paint or splashback but vertically mostly splashback against cabinetry with just horizontal line of bench so Grey you’ve chosen prob good contrast. Re tiles you have to change are they laundry tiles or are they fixed? I don’t think benchtop in laundry and kitchen have to match just blend so could have white bench in laundry and Grey in kitchen ESP if laundry will be dark. But as you don’t really see bench against floor it don’t really matter if both Grey. In one unit I had ceasarstone urban grey kitchen benchtop with laminate polar white cabinetry and Grey floor tiles which extended into laundry but darker Grey laminate bench in laundry and looked very stylish...See MoreSplashback for a kitchen - white gloss cabinets and light grey bench.
Comments (3)Perhaps you could post some photos of your selections? I am having trouble visualising what a blue marble-look floor tile actually is? Could you use it as a splashback tile?...See More
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6 years agoGood of you to post the photos, Ali. They help. I would not have said anything about your photos on TV wall, wasn't even looking!
i was going to suggest dark grey or even black gloss tiles for backsplash, but now am very hesitant due to the light aspect of the kitchen & family room in such close proximity to each other. I can see why you were initially attracted to the light-coloured tiles. If you choose gloss, they will reflect light which I think is important. IF you were able to add some additional lighting (pendant lights perhaps?) over your island bench, that might help, but you would be the best judge of that. Whatever works really well for you is most important.
would you consider mirror splashback or do you not like it?
This is a mid-grey; do,you think it's too dark?
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6 years agoAli Borg
6 years agono i haven't spoken to anyone actually. i appreciate all your help. What do u think of this
Ali Borg
6 years agogroutless pearl shell will help brighten or silver mosaics are they tacky? i think the grey tile is pretty but maybe a bit dark.
Ali Borg
6 years agogroutless pearl shell will help brighten or silver mosaics are they tacky? i think the grey tile is pretty but maybe a bit dark.
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6 years agoThis is my favourite of those you posted. Glossy, simple and elegant. I like that they are not so angular as the others and seems to me a good shape for your kitchen.
The silvery tiles add a lot of bling to the kitchen you posted. They would throw light around and be very beautiful. I think people should choose what they love and not ever care what anyone else may or may not think. I sometimes think playing it safe is a waste of time and there are so many beautiful products available, why not enjoy some of them in our lifetime? If those tiles make you smile and be happy, then please yourself!
Ali Borg
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6 years agoI'm posting granite and stone together to better visualise how the raw concrete might look as backsplash as well as wall benchtop.
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6 years agoAli Borg
6 years agoits actually rugged concrete its got more texture and contrast than raw. i think just brick pattern tumbled subway tiles maybe grey grout?
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6 years agofinally got my kitchen done. ended up choosing thunder white granite and ceaserstone rugged concrete. white subway tiles gey grout absolutely love it. thanks for the input everyone. before and after.
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