The Kitchen Project

Our tile plan for the bulk of the backsplash is easy. 4″x 4″ tiles (likely clear, non-iridescent beige) marching along the wall in the 18″ space between the cabinet and the countertop. No, 18 is not divisible by 4, but this is not a problem.

We have one complication, and it’s a common one. The backsplash area jogs up where it meets the stove and the hood, and then back down again. We could keep the same field tiles here, and it’s tempting. The challenge is to design an inlay that will fit this space without disturbing the pattern of the field tile. Hence the more complicated blends like this one.

I’ve recreated this space on graph paper and found out roughly how much play space we have to work with once we’ve accounted for a frame of 4″ x 4″s. My first stab gives us a space of 12″ height and 20″ width centered over the stove.

Will it look good? Or will it look like we just stuck a square of different tiles into the middle of the wall? Should we use pencils to frame it?

Whatever we do, I’m reasonably certain that we’re setting ourselves up for a “what the hell were they thinking” in 2028 in the style of avocado green fridges or Ye Olde English iron cabinet hardware of the 1970s. I can live with that. Styles change, as we saw when we unearthed this wallpaper.

Tags: tiles

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