What about using the 6" marble trim with the grey paint above for most of the kitchen and then installing a stainless steel panel behind your rangetop? Something like: http://us.bertazzoni.com/products/search-acc Overstock has some, too: https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Broan-Wide-Professional-Style-Backsplash-and-2-Fold-Down-Racks/8429598/product.html
I think the ss panels look good and would add to the pro chef appearance of the rangetop you chose.
The Overstock kitchen island while still on sale, is out of stock again.
Love the sink! You absolutely do not need a backsplash under the midnight blue cabinets, but if you want to put something there it should be the same as behind the sink. (Love those subway tiles, just not there.)
I agree 100% with Silpat, above on all points.
A stainless steel panel behind the cooktop would be my strong preference. If I ever get to renovate my kitchen, that’s what I’ll have. They come in varying heights, with or without shelves. In this case, the shelf probably isn’t that useful because it is so far behind the cooktop that it could be hard to reach. And since the hood is not stainless, it needn’t go all the way up. (Although it could, of course.) From my investigations, I’ve found that it can be cheaper to get a local fabricator to just cut a flat panel for you than to buy from the manufacturer, but the one Silpat links to is inexpensive. If you go with a shorter panel, a shelf across the top could look a bit more finished.
I will get some 6" backsplashes from my guy of the same countertop material
I can easily get a stainless panel for behind the stove. I can get them locally
I agree about the subway tile. It would be best to have a color that is darker than the counter top so it “sits back” visually and doesn’t detract from the main part of that view - countertop, cabinets, etc.
I love the sink backsplash overlooking the dining room! What a great view to have for your sink. How is that sink vented?
Venting for an island sink is difficult. It used to be that you could put an air gap thing at the top of a pipe under the sink. It’s called a mobile home vent. But its not allowed in San Diego building code.
So we have to do a large reverse loop vent in wall behind sink. Its like a tall reverse p trap. Then vent pipe goes at 45 angle to wall on right and up through roof
We are building a custom top for the sink island. Its going to be a piece of solid black walnut
I have white carrara marble counters with a 6" marble backsplash around most of the kitchen except behind the stove, where I have marble subway tiles. At the edge of the subway tiles there is marble edge trim/ molding. It looks fantastic. I highly recommend it. I like it better than a stainless steel backsplash. I have a Bertazzoni range so the look is similar to your look.
The stainless may be more practical for a serious cook but for the casual home cook (which is what your target audience likely is) the marble subway tile is much prettier.
How about a textured stainless behind the rangetop? It could be subtle, maybe pick up whatever pattern you put in the upper cabinet inserts. Or dramatic: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Fasade-24-in-x-18-in-Waves-PVC-Decorative-Tile-Backsplash-in-Brushed-Nickel-B65-29/202823734 http://www.homedepot.com/p/18-in-x-24-in-Traditional-4-PVC-Decorative-Backsplash-Panel-in-Crosshatch-Silver-B51-21/100521697
Or something different: http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/backsplash/behind-the-range-tile-backsplash/#page=11
Will the upper cabinets have seeded glass inerts or patterned tin?
Save the tile for the next project…in a powder room or something maybe…
After much deliberation and asking any ladies that stopped by (honestly… I try to be fair but I don’t ask the worker guys anymore, they have completely different taste than I do) the cloverleaf pattern in satin nickel was a big favorite. They all voted to give it a try. So, I have ordered six panels of cloverleaf in satin nickel. Should be here this week. If I hate it, we will go with seeded glass and I will be the proud owner of some patterned metal sheets!
This is a link to the product
http://mdbuildingproducts.com/product/2-x-3-cloverleaf-aluminum-sheet-020-thick/
Kitchen Backsplash
I went and got a couple of samples of something interesting to put behind the stove. If you can visualize this, I am going to get the 6" marble slab backsplash across the area with the midnight blue upper cabinets and paint a soft grey satin on the wall above the slab. Same thing in the small countertop area. I think I loaded a picture of the grey color
But, for the stove area I need to decide if I’m going to go big, halfway or minimal.
Big would be taking a tile pattern from the countertop all the way to the ceiling and along the window walls also. Obviously this is a big cost and, more important, take a long time to get done because the tile guy is focused on finishing master bathroom right now
Medium would be to take tile pattern along entire wall up to the bottom of the window and then up to bottom of stove vent
Minimal would be to have the 6" marble slab backsplash along the two side walls under the windows and then stop the slab backsplash (or continue it) under stove vent and tile from slab to bottom of stove vent
Or… just slab backsplash and pay for a large slab to be put up to the bottom of the stove vent
Too many choices !!!
I love the backsplash porn pictures that Marilyn loaded. Trying to get some ideas.
I loaded some pictures of the three tiles I choose, but I think only the herringbone pattern is acceptable at this point. I would edge on left or right with a simple stainless tile edge or create a rectangle with some marble pencil trim
My vote is (a) minimal with (b) the herringbone.
Why does it have to be tile behind the cooktop? What about the stainless option @consolation likes!
Here is a similar look if I just did a slab up to vent
https://www.■■■■■■■■■■/groups/2943085@N21/
Here is a subtle marble tile that would be similar to the herringbone
http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/backsplash/kitchen-backsplash-ideas/#page=31
Maybe do an inset of the white handmade subway as a herringbone inset above the stove?
http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/backsplash/kitchen-backsplash-ideas/#page=41
Here’s an example of the arabesque and the stove vent is a slightly similar style
http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/backsplash/kitchen-backsplash-photos/#page=3
I think they all look too busy. But I’m not into busy backsplashes.
I like as plain as possible. Our backsplash is the same subtle white corian with light veining as our countertops. We love it.
I could put up a stainless sheet (believe me… lowest cost and quickest solution) but I don’t think it is true to the period or style of the house and kitchen (it is a tad contemporary). Also, I’ve done it before and it is hard to ‘finish’ the edges against the wall. They just look like the panel was glued on
All I see is attempting to scrub grease out of grout.