white quartz + cream cabinets that looks yellow. What backsplash ?
Hello everyone! 2 issues: I'm so disappointed with my counter Hanstone ANtello, it's so white it makes my Ikea Bodbyn cream look yellowish :( . I had brought samples and had multiple discussions with chat gpt but it didnt help me make the right counter choice alas for our chalet...
For my backsplash, should I :
1. just do a 4 inch rise of my counter everywhere on both sides of the walls, even behind the stove.
2. or do 4 inch on the left side and on the side of the stove, bring it up to the cabinet height? and then do a "quartz shelf " on the section over the stove. It would go until the window moulding in order to avoid the look of a suqare quartz slab behind my stove.
Quartz vs tile? The architect says I shouldn't use tile because it will be a third color and will add too much texture (as I have the light oak flooring, the oaky ikea Vendham island , the creme cabinets and the quartz counter but of course tile shops and a designer suggested tile, even up to the ceiling...I dont like my "white" counter but at the same time, i dont want to make things worse than they already are .
If tile, Should I do a zellige tile similar to Bedrosian that would mix shades of white and cream?
Please help! :)
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