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Help! Quick backsplash dilemma

13 years ago
Could you please tell me if this backsplash should go to the door or end at the cabinets. The installer can change this - it hasn't been grouted yet. Thank you so much, Houzz personnel!

Comments (21)

  • 13 years ago
    Stop at end of cabinets unless you feel like tiling that spot right down to floor.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I agree. It looks really weird hanging over the edge there. There may be trim pieces available to end the run.
  • 13 years ago
    Keep it to the door and take it down to the floor. My tiler suggested it and I love it!
  • 13 years ago
    Down to floor is best bet. Since the upper cabinet is not as wide as countertop.
  • 13 years ago
    Does you counter extend beyond the cabinet or is it an illusion? If they are even I would end at the edge of cabinet and counter- otherwise the only way to keep the awkwardness away would be to take it to the floor which would be my last resort!
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    The backsplash should stop where the countertop and cabinet does.
    jsbkelley thanked MUMMEINTERIORS
  • 13 years ago
    Wow. Thanks so much everyone for the quick response. Yes, the granite extends a little beyond the cabinets by less than an inch. (Upper and lower cabinets are even - granite has a slight overhang.) One more problem: I don't have enough tile to go to the floor! UGH - it took five weeks to order. Thanks again...
  • 13 years ago
    Good luck, jsbkelley, get those tiles ordered!!! ;)
  • 13 years ago
    Stop at the end of the counter and use mitered edge pencil molding to turn into the cabinet for that 1" space a 90 degree corner. Not a good explanation but I hope you can understand what I'm having trouble explaining.
    jsbkelley thanked leelee
  • 13 years ago
    jsbkelley, how did your tile turn out? Do you have any pics?
  • 13 years ago
    Hi there. I ordered some bullnose pieces that just arrived. So I was just rereading your comment... I don't have a 90 degree corner piece though. I hope it will look ok. Do you think the bullnose will do the trick?
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I would either stop at the cabinets or run it to the floor like Margo Corpening ASOHK suggested. What does it look like where the tile ends on the other side of the kitchen?
  • 13 years ago
    It ends at a cabinet (see pic).
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I agree tile to door and down to floor. It gives a nice clean finished look to the installation.
    jsbkelley thanked Boerne Kitchens and Baths
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Go to the end of the cabinetry and countertops. It wouldn't make sense to go to the door. You'd have to tile to the flooring to make it look symmetrical and it probably still wouldn't look right.

    Hope this helps!
    jsbkelley thanked Granite Transformations
  • 13 years ago
    Can't wait to see your final photo!
    jsbkelley thanked micstamper
  • 13 years ago
    Isn't tiling to the floor a moot point? I don't think that would look right either.
    jsbkelley thanked leelee
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Definitely to the edge of the upper cabinets! Why did the installer even think this was acceptable?
    jsbkelley thanked Aggie dba Aggie Designs
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    Widen the door casings to the edge of the counter/ backsplash, they are dated and could be wider.
  • PRO
    13 years ago
    I agree with widening the casing on the door, but this could become quite expensive as you recase the openings in the entire room. Additionally, if the door casings are made wider, then you may need to address the base mouldings to keep them proportional to the new wider casings. I have done several remodels that involved recasing and rebasing the entire house and this can get quite expensive. Materials can run around $2.00 a linear foot for larger format materials then the install costs, painting costs and of course the time to install.