Natural stone accent strip and chair rail.
2 inch granite backsplash with tile above.
This backsplash is simple to install.
Typically the tile backsplash stretches from the countertop to directly beneath the cabinets although some may be only 4 inches in height and some may sit on top of a 4 inch granite backsplash.
The countertop below is possibly 6 foot wide and the ceiling is maybe 8 foot tall.
Many countertops come with a partial backsplash that extends 4 to 6 inches above the surface of the countertops.
We had beautiful tile mosaic elsewhere for the kitchen backsplash on a feature wall and we also had a slab splash out of the same quartz material on the sink wall that had an eating bar on the opposite side 6 above.
This feature typical with laminate granite and solid.
One of the major advantages to this lower height is that it offers you plenty of room to work with above the backsplash.
This full height backsplash uses approximately 30 square feet of tile which is quite a minimal amount of materials and cost in order to attain a much higher end look than using a 4 inch tall backsplash.
The granite fabricator whose family owns a tile store that he also works at talked me into tumbled marble tiles as a backsplash.
The attached photo shows some of the subway tiles that we re thinking about using i took a look at the finished backsplashes slideshow at the finished kitchen blog and there se.
The paint really worked well with the granite and made it stand out.
Four inch backsplash still leaves a large part of the wall open.
Sandy ridge in sage 6 x 6 inch wall field tile.
It s a row of 6 x 6 inch tiles adjoining the kitchen counter with an accent strip of 4 x 12 inch tiles on top then another row of 6 x 6 inch tiles on top of that.
4 inch granite backsplash with tile above.
Sage travertine 4 x 12 inch.
This can of course just be a bare wall that s painted for a little extra flair or it can be something even more creative.
Bottom line standard 4 in granite backsplash is a great convenient way to go.
When installing a tile backsplash above a granite counter it s important to make sure the two areas meet properly.
How it s done.
That means you can choose an edgy paint color or try a trendy tile above the backsplash knowing that it can always be changed later down the road.
We re thinking about using both a 4 inch granite backsplash and tile above it in our soon to be completed renovation.
The 2 high slab backsplash could be experts marble and granite countertops subway tile kitchen backsplash subway tile backsplash 1 2 or 3 offset granite installer installed backsplash dark espresso cabinets with granite.
My kd wanted a granite backsplash behind the stove and a 4 inch backsplash everywhere else.