Where to tile up to, and some tile design help please!
Hi all, just looking for some advice on how to tile my kitchen when there are no upper cabinets on the wall. Would I tile it all the way up to the cooker hood behind the hob and then halfway elsewhere, or just tile the entire wall? Also would the tiles continue across the wall to the right of the washing machine too? I'm a bit clueless, so any ideas would be appreciated! (Note, the left narrow window has been removed).
Here is an example of some tiles I'm considering, would appreciate any thoughts. I'm not sure whether to go with a white or light grey tile.
The cabinets are pure white rather than cream shown in the design and the worktop is a light oak effect laminate.
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last monthI’d tile the whole way across. Wthether you do the full height is personal choice. I’ve found a couple of images to see which you prefer. I’m not so keen on those grey ones. With the white you’d need samples to check against the cabinet colour as whites can clash There are loads of zellige style tiles around though if those don’t work
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last monthTile the whole wall. Your choice of tile is a tad boring (sorry!). I wonder if a patterned tile would add some character or lovely Zelig tiles that Minnie suggested. They come in so many soft pearl colours and look very high end. Tiles laid in a stacked formation can also a bit rather good.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. The walls are just plastered at the moment, so I'm thinking to paint them a shade of white first to get a better idea of how the space looks, then decide on some tiles. It's difficult to picture with how it is at the moment!
I do like the idea of having white zellige tiles placed vertically, but worried it might look a bit busy if it goes from the countertop to the ceiling.
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Zelig tiles come in difference shapes and sizes. Doesn’t have to be narrowed and stacked vertically.
PRO24 days ago- 16 days agolast modified: 16 days ago
This is how the room is looking with an off white paint. It feels a little cold and very white (I know the dust sheets in the picture don't help). Any suggestions on how to add warmth to the kitchen?
Also, any thoughts design-wise on stacking white rectangular tiles vertically when the worktop has a horizontal wood block effect? A friend suggested that this might clash but I never even considered that!
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