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My son has built his first house and has mixed a counter top in the kitchen which is Blue Pearl granite with a beige Stone design over the sink and the stone installer then put a stone back splash around the counter top instead of using the granite backsplash. It does not look correct. How can he finish it to make it look better. Money is a factor. Thanks so much for your advice. Toni M

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Carmel_Tile_Guy

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Toni,

I'm not sure what you mean by the term "correct" but what I can offer is a design tip that might help make the countertop and backsplash blend. Without benefit of the splash design I would suggest getting Blue Perl granite tiles and cut them up in to the size that would befit the splash tile and then use them as design accents in the splash area. This is an economical way of fixing the design that may help "fix" the problem.

I hope this helps

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Originally posted by Toni M:
My son has built his first house and has mixed a counter top in the kitchen which is Blue Pearl granite with a beige Stone design over the sink and the stone installer then put a stone back splash around the counter top instead of using the granite backsplash. It does not look correct. How can he finish it to make it look better. Money is a factor. Thanks so much for your advice. Toni M

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Toni,

I'm not sure what you mean by the term "correct" but what I can offer is a design tip that might help make the countertop and backsplash blend. Without benefit of the splash design I would suggest getting Blue Perl granite tiles and cut them up in to the size that would befit the splash tile and then use them as design accents in the splash area. This is an economical way of fixing the design that may help "fix" the problem.

I hope this helps

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Originally posted by Toni M:
My son has built his first house and has mixed a counter top in the kitchen which is Blue Pearl granite with a beige Stone design over the sink and the stone installer then put a stone back splash around the counter top instead of using the granite backsplash. It does not look correct. How can he finish it to make it look better. Money is a factor. Thanks so much for your advice. Toni M

Posts: 7 | Registered: 04 May 2005

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Carmel_Tile_Guy:
Thank you so much for responding to this dilema. What you have suggested is a good option. We thought about adding the blue pearl tile squares that match the counter top in a diamond pattern above the square stone tile then fill in with stone around it with pieces that fit, then do another straight line of stone above that to the bottom of the cabinet. Will this look like you planned it this way? Or will it look like we messed up and tried to fix it? We hated to have to take the stone tiles down and start over. Your way may be better however. Thanks for your response. Toni M

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Gary F

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Toni,
I agree with the Carmel Tile Guy, regarding correctness. A design can have more than one color or material. It is the transition between the two elements that make for a successful design. Simple is usually better. A Blue Pearl granite border top and bottom with the other stone as a field for the backsplash could work. Putting the Blue Pearl tiles on a diagonal brings much more attention to that splash area, so the installation has to be very good because your eyes will be drawn to it. Maybe a Blue Pearl backsplash is a better fix, it is a great looking stone...with some under cabinet lighting on the counter it will look rich. Good luck.

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Gary,
Thanks so much for your input too! I think you are right about the diagonal tile bringing attention to the area. We may have to rethink that. Would all stone above the granite counter top look good to you? We were afraid to say fill it in completely all the way to the bottom of the cabinets with just a flate square stone tile but it might finish it off simply and not stand out as a mistake as much as the one row of stone tiles do now. The color of the wall underneath the cabinets are also playing a part in the discontent, but we can't repaint it another color because it extends into another area where we need it and it is also above the cabinets and ties the two areas together. Thank you for your thoughts! Toni M

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Siber

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A picture of your tile situation woule be helpful. But judging from your last entry, I think the problem may be that --as a rule, stone or tile "backsplashes" go from the counter top to under the cabinet - covering the entire wall area. If yours has a painted area (that you do not like) -- then that may be why it doesn't "look right". As an Interior designer, I often mix stone, granite and tile. The solution is, like the tile guy said -- adding a touch of the granite in a random pattern or within a pattern repeat, will bring the two together. Go to your local Kitchen design center to get some ideas.(The stopping place for the paint color would be at the tile edge - there are special tiles made for that.)

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Siber,
Thanks so much for your ideas. I think you are right about the paint color. It is not what I would have used, but I let him do his own thing, as you have to do with grown children. Maybe that is the answer...going all the way to under the cabinet with a tile design using a mix of the granite and stone will make it all go together and look like we planned it that way. I will tell him what you suggested.
And I will go with him to the kitchen model store and see if they have any ideas that will work. We don't have much more time. He moves in next week!!!! Thank you again for your help! Toni M

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ed commons

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There is no right answer to this.

1.) matching graqnie tiles brovides a unity

2.) a contrasting stone will also be pleasing to the eye, put the stone and granite must have complementary tonal values

3.) a ceramic tile with a contrasting complementary color will also work.

Basically it boils down to what the home buyer wants. If this is a spec home, your materials and colors should be neutral to attract the majority of the buyers.

I recently completed a kitchen using a green "verde san francisco" granite with a 4 inch back splash. Above that I used an olive toned ceramic textured tile. The tile complemented the dark green of the granite, but didn't become overpowering as we felt a backsplash of all grantite would be. The lighter colors make the area a little brighter and made it look more open.

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ed C: I appreciate so much yours and others feedback, it has really helped to see that this is not an unforgiveable mistake, but one that can be remedied in a lot of ways with some creativity. I would have liked to see what you did in the use of the greens...that sounds like it turned out really good. We looked at it again tonight and after conferring with all of you, we have talked about all you have suggested. The designer at the tile store is now going to come out and listen to all that has been suggested and help him do the best look. We would have called her in earlier, but thought at first we had made a mistake that she would say to take it all down. Now with all of your help, we know it can be remedied much easier. Thank you for your input. It sure shows that more heads are better than one! We will let you know what we decided to help others. Toni M

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