Don't be swerved away from hand painted tiles! The best way to add colour and originality (I make hand painted tiles so I may be biased). I would take the tiles to just under the bottom shelf, and up to the hod. We have had tiles behind our cooker for 21 years, and we don't find the grout staying clean a problem. By the way - I think subway tiles will look dated in a few years, as anything bang on trend tends to do.

Claire O'Brien

We have a 3mx2.5m entrance hallway that splits left and right into a long narrow hallway Can anyone advise on tile shape or direction? It’s like a t junction .

This is the tile