Suggestions on how this tile backsplash?

[look 171]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

Simple solution would be to put in a marble windowsill that juts out and has slight ears to the sides. Then run a subway tile with a bullnose on the 3'' side up each side of the window, leaving the current bullnode on the window edge exposed about 1/8''.

Very simple and elegant. Easy to do if you make all your cuts with a wet saw. You ,may have to remove some material from the bottom to get the marble where you want it.

I was going to suggest that too, but a typical sill will not match the rest of the (newer) house due to the Bullnose drywall corners. It looks funny without window casing and the corners being round (just my stupid opinion).

[dad911]

Originally Posted by look 171

I was going to suggest that too, but a typical sill will not match the rest of the (newer) house due to the Bullnose drywall corners. It looks funny without window casing and the corners being round (just my stupid opinion).

I would picture frame the window with wood casing (w/o sill if you want to keep the bullnose returns) and tile to the bottom of cabinets, like post#4

Is the space between the window and cabinet the same on both sides?

[look 171]

A job we did some time ago with matching stone sill (Black Galaxy). the window casing acts as stopping point without having tile over flowing into window area.

[carambola]

not that it matters, but i like that finished job

[GWN7]

Originally Posted by beepbeep

I do not know if you already decided to use tiles, but here is an idea:

After tiling numerous kitchens, I got tired of grout been discoloured by cooking splash behind the hob and this time used tempered glass around whole kitchen desk. I actually have the same kitchen wallpaper behind the glass as well. Glass panes are sealed underneath (towards the stone desk) so no water can leak behind it.

We had it for three years now and it has been absolutely perfect and easy to clean. Any kind of food splash is just wiped off with wet tissue, and that's it.

I used 6mm thick tempered glass for safety (=breaks into zillion small cubes instead of sharp shards). Tempering adds 5x the cost but it is a safety issue.

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Just saw a show from the UK where they installed a painted glass backsplash. Very nice with a outdoor theme. Looked very clean.

[john70t]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

There's two GFIs in the kitchen that all the other outlets are tied into, so it's up to code.

Not an electrician but I've got some concerns:
-Six(6) feet from any water source is housing code around here, and requires GFIs.
-It might be possible to substitute a GFI breaker instead of a GFI outlet. But the outlet must be labeled.
-There is a maximum number of outlets allowed for each breaker.
-Kitchen should be separated from other common room outlets. Else a blender will trip half the house.

[trekkor]

How are things progressing?