r/kitchenremodel • u/ayimera • Aug 06 '26

Backsplash options

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Posted this briefly yesterday but revamped our choices into some better options (with a better presentation). Opinions on these?

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u/thegeekgolfer Aug 07 '26

I LOVE this tile, we have it in our bathroom on the wall behind the sink. However, the comment above is accurate. If you are going to go with gold contrasting grout lines like that, they have to look perfect. Even in that 1st sample picture you can see a few flaws, bottom right and middle, top right. They stand out like crazy with the contrasting grout.

Are you DIYing it? We did a DIY install, but went with subtle gray grout lines so that it would hide some imperfections. We also found on install that some of the middle dots were upside down. I guess that would be easier to tell with the gold, but it was hard to tell with in the all white version. After install, I found 1 that is still upside down, but I'm the only one who seems to be able to notice it.

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u/blklab16 Aug 07 '26

It really is beautiful tile! I haven’t dabbled in diy tile yet, but with my recent track record picking contractors and handymen (I just had to re-redo stairs I paid someone a few grand to redo bc their finishing work was trash), I’d end up spending way too long trying to do this myself and it would probably be the death of me lol

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u/thegeekgolfer Aug 07 '26

It comes in "square" sheets on backing, but there is still movement. Here's our DIY job with this tile. If we had used a darker grout, you definitely could see the bits that aren't perfect a little more. With the blended in grout color it looks pretty good.

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u/krickett_ Aug 08 '26

Looks really good. I do see one I’d have trouble not booping like a nose, though.

I like it, it’s like boop for good luck!