This backsplash bugs me …
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OK, it’s a bit harsh to call this a calamity, but it always bothers me when the backsplash tile just stops, with no real boundary to give it a reason to stop. I know the top of the backsplash above is designed to end at the bottom of the hood – but wouldn’t it have been so much better if it had gone all the way up to the ceiling?
via Paula Grace Designs
via kitcheni
Ok, I know what you’re thinking now – What about when the cabinets stop short of the ceiling? What if the ceiling is really tall?”
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In that case, you could go for drama, and take the backsplash all the way to the ceiling, if the extra material is in the budget… (photo Paul Barbera)
Paul Barbera via dwellingsanddecor
or, by all means, stop the backsplash level with the top of the cabinets, but I say always give it a reason for stopping there – perhaps a piece of trim, or, my personal favorite, a shelf. Isn’t that better?
photo and design Sarah Lloyd
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Filmore – stunning I agree. We just have to have more kitchens with walls free of wall cabinets so there’s room for this kind of thing
That blue & white backsplash is gorgeous. Could be recreated with tile. I
Hi Sara – thanks for your comments. I’m happy to know I’m making sense to someone. Since posting this, I’ve found that the awesome blue backsplash is photographed by Paul Barbera – http://www.paulbarbera.com/index.php?/projects/interior/ – scroll along the interiors section and you’ll see it. I think it’s not tile from the close-up, what do you think
oops, never mind, I see it now– from dwellings and decor!
YES YES YES. My pet peeves as well for kitchen back splashes. Way to lay out the kitchen back splash theme with crystal clarity in those photos. Where did you get the blue/white tiled back splash photo? Just lovely.