Kitchen - the finishing touch

8 years ago

After more than 2 years in the planning and nearly a year since we began ripping it out, my kitchen is nearly finished. The cooker hood is on order and we've got to fit the shelves above breakfast bar and coffee machine and the skirting and door frames.

BUT, I've ordered so many tile samples I've lost count.

The only one I've liked is the pale grey tile on the right in photo 3, but I think it's too big. So now I'm stuck.

I'm not desperate to do the splashback, I would rather wait and find something I love, but I don't know what I'm looking for.

I know I want a flat tile, not beveled. White looks really stark, so I think it needs some colour, but I don't want to distract from the cranberry cooker and sofa.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated please.

Thank you.

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louisep1980
8 years ago
Yes I prefer the flat pale grey tile.
Have you thought about white travertine mosaics the rectangular ones as they aren't really white and could work really well as you have modern units with traditional aspects on the cooker & work tops.
Alternatively a glass splash back all the way round in a pale grey.
Also Laura Ashley does a nice pale french grey rectangular tile which I think is on offer at the moment in Homebase. They do an off white and you could mix the colours. They are the traditional non bevelled shiny ceramic type which would be very nice against the cranberry.
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