Tiles, splashback, or another solution to tiling under a sloping sill?
I'm having a kitchenette installed, and am now trying to decide what to do tile-wise.
Unfortunately, the area of wall to cover above the sink is an awkward size - the gap is 13cm high on one side, and 14cm on the other, due to a sloping windowsill. There is also a narrow vertical channel of 11.5cm on the right side, between the window and the larder unit.
The windows are teak mahogany and can't be changed.
There is a strip of mahogany (resting on the worktop in this pic) which fits under the window, but this is optional. Using it cuts the gap to 7cm/8cm, so may emphasise the sloping sill.
An upstand is of similar depth.
I was going to buy the Bisel Blue Mist tile shown in the middle of the pic above, but it's 10cm high and the second row of tiles would look odd and be difficult to cut at an angle on the bevel.
I'm also not sure how far up the wall (right side) to tile.
I've been considering an acrylic splashback, but I'd also need a stainless steel one for the cooking area, and this puts the cost up considerably.
Other side:
Tiles need to be DIY-ably thin, and I've been warned away from large ones as there's a couple of sockets to fit them around. I've found some 15cmx15cm tiles which may work, but they seem to be considered old-fashioned nowadays.
(The panelling will be painted light blue/navy and fitted to the walls around and above the kitchen. The worktops/carcasses are oak laminate, the doors dark grey oak.)
Any ideas/solutions are gratefully appreciated, thanks.
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6 years agoI understood all of the above except for the last bit when you got to panelling? Are you wanting tiles and panelling?
Are the tiles or something else to be decided just for behind the sink and the hob area instead of panelling and then the panelling everywhere else?
On the subject of the sloping window..............there's a small fix that may help that.
With regards the mahogany strip that you have. If you cut that down width wise, so that it is 1cm shorter on one end and then tapers off to the other side, when you put it up it will make the window look square with the counter top. Basically you're making it more of a triangle so it squares off the bottom.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago@Man About The House - Oops, sorry. I meant the panelling is for the non-tiled areas plus above the cupboards and window. The left and rear walls are in a poor condition - it's a timber build with mostly chipboard walls which were covered by panelling after the last kitchen was ripped out.
Replacing the walls would be beyond my budget, so I'm reusing the panelling. It will cover the left and rear walls, plus some wallpaper on the right wall. (I had considered navy for the rear wall, but I can't find a shade which I like.)
toria kitchen · More InfoThank you so much for the pic - trimming the surround had occurred to me, but for some reason I hadn't worked it out.
Its 4.4cm wide so if I get it tapered, the gap to tile will be ~9.5, which is too narrow for the 10cm tiles. I 'could' trim it further, or find a narrower tile. Hmmm...
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6 years agoThe tiles will be covering the areas coloured light blue on this plan (the white and dark blue will be covered with panelling).
toria kitchen · More InfoHave narrowed it down to three tiles which will fit without too much faffing/cutting:
Lucy - a 15x15 tile, though not sure if I should stick with one colour or do some kind of mix with the blues and white. https://www.wallsandfloors.co.uk/bathroom-tiles/lucy-tiles
Rhian - a 10x30 tile. Again, it comes in a selection of blues and grays so I don't have to stick to the one colour. https://www.wallsandfloors.co.uk/rhian-30x10-tiles?product_colour=14%2C22#scroll-js
Illumina - a 7.5x30 tile which also comes in blues and a gray. https://www.tonsoftiles.co.uk/illumina-wall-tiles/colour/blue-grey.html
My current favourite is the Illumina as the finish looks lovely. I would have to apply the tiles vertically along the worktop by the sink though, as trimming 1-2cm off several 7.5 width tiles sounds like a recipe for lots of broken bits...
Any thoughts on tile selection/orientation please? Had a play in Paint at some possibles.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoYes, I'll be doing the tiling. Eek!
You're right about the tile direction - I've had a play around and it looks better horizontal.
The Rhian samples have arrived and I only really like the dark grey but by itself, I think it would be overwhelming.
toria kitchen · More InfoI've ordered samples of the Illumina and another light blue tile. Just waiting and painting in the meantime.
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