Hi All, we've had a new kitchen installed which we are very pleased with but we are having a lot of trouble choosing a tile colour for the splashback. We took many samples home and thought we had selected one that looked nice, keeping it fresh and light but with a slight contrast from the white cupboards and benchtop. However we just had the tiles laid in the laundry and I am not convinced as they seem to make the room look washed out and they look completely different than what we had imagined from the sample. The grout has not been done yet but I am not sure this will make much of a difference when it is done. We want to make sure we have it right before moving onto the kitchen.
We tried a few darker colour samples such as taupe and beige but we thought a lighter coloured tile would work best due to the windows in the kitchen and laundry not having any architraves which means they need to be tiled into the reveals. Also as the rooms do not have a lot of natural light we thought it best to keep the room light and fresh.
We tried a sample bright white tile but this didn't seem to work as it made the cupboards look dirty as the tile was brighter than the cupboards.
So we opted for a very light beige/grey which is what is showing on the laundry walls.
Does it look terrible or do I just need to get used to it?
We would be very pleased to hear any advice or suggestions.
FYI benchtop colour is White Valencia in the Laminex Diamond Gloss range.