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Kitchen remodel

Catherine Holder Arpey
Catherine Holder Arpey
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I like the style of this subway tile and that it has a little something of interest going around the base of it. The subway look seems more elegant.

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Don’t like. Justin does not like this type of subway look. Gives him the feeling of sterile.

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We kind of like the idea of a darker subway if the color and style of style is right. Justin is against brown.

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This is ok. Justin likes the clean look of this, but to me it feels generic subway.

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Justin likes the clean look of this back splash. Not talking about the feature behind stove

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We like this much of the smear reveal. Less brick show through.

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We both like this German smear.

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We both like this backsplash

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Justin likes this look. I don’t think I do. My gut says too busy given the movement in the counter and stacked stone fire place.

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I like this because it’s not overly shiny against the shiny countertop. It’s warm and homey feeling.

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I like this subway because it’s simple and clean. Something about it feels more elevated and sophisticated.

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This was actually one of my inspiration pictures for the kitchen, but after living with the shiny backsplash all weekend we’ve decided we don’t want a really shiny back splash. Feels like a bathroom. I see how I went wrong in my color selection for the tile. Honestly, this isn’t my favorite look, but I could live with something like this (less shiny) if It’s what works. Reason for saving is that the countertopsTaj Mahal.

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This was another inspiration picture I’ve had for the kitchen. I don’t like the color and herringbone all around, but I see how it works with Taj Mahal.

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Like the linear tiles better than basic rectangle.

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I like this a lot, but I can’t tell what this is. Looks clean and elegant.

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