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| It's time to start posting your kitchen designs featuring bold, patterned tile. The topic was introduced in this thread: Beckground for Bold Patterned Tile (yes, I made a typo in the title).
If you haven't done a "Design Around This" before, please read About the Design Around This threads. It explains the rules for the threads (such as they are), how we choose topics, and provides tips on how to create your own design board. One key point that bears repeating is that these threads are about offering critique of the designs, and in turn accepting criticism of your own designs. Even if you aren't creating a board, you are welcome to offer comments and discussion. Lively discussion makes it more fun for everyone. Here's a recap of what we said in the background thread. The theme this time is bold patterned tile. What exactly do I mean by that? Well,...
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| I am very very excited about this thread, and have been having lots of fun hammering out designs (3 so far; don't worry, I won't post them all at once). The tile here is Angela Adams Graphics Argyle in colorway 7 from Ann Sacks. The tile is actually about 4x4, so I show it quite a bit oversized just because the detail is hard to see at this resolution and it becomes hard to manipulate the images. The fabric shown on the right is for drapes; the small fabric swatch below the table is for upholstery for the chairs although the original off white has been growing on me. I picked the cabinets for the color, not the style. I was originally thinking slab doors to match the contemporary feel of the tile. But, as with the chairs, the style of the cabinets has been growing on me.
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 18:23
              Backsplash: Villa Lagoon San Lucas tile (diagonally set pinwheel) |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 18:24
 I created this kitchen around the Ann Sacks Iznik Hatayili 2 tile. I love this bold pattern and colors. I wanted to highlight the bold blue with an Ilve Majestic Blue range and blue range hood. Rather than choosing patternless/textureless materials, I opted for walnut cabinets, calacatta gold marble, and American Olean Ultratech porcelain tile. |
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| Pal Cobalt Villa Lagoon San Lucas Tile: I like the tile and most of your selections very much. I think that I would find the striped wallpaper very hard to live with in the context of all the other materials (especially the tile and the rug), although I think I would love it in another context. The ceiling fixture and rug are fabulous. Pricklypear Ann Sacks Iznik Hatayili 2 tile: Beautiful tile. I like the combination of materials, especially the tile with the walnut. I'd like to see the purplish tones (periwinkle?) of the tile picked up somewhere else in the design. Maybe a rug? |
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| I haven't done one of these in ages, so bear with me. I don't think the tile and area rug would work too close together, I expect the colours are off, but the flowers in the rug are so similar to the backsplash tile.
This island and chairs with lighting shown, but in blue to match the tile above. Tile: Ann Sacks, Beau Monde in Aquamarine |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 22:07
 tile: Ann Sacks, ava 2 in jade and adventurine |
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| Sochi Beau Monde: I love this tile, especially in the blue/green. You're right that the green of the rug and chair are a bit too yellow to match the tile, but in real life you would have the option of other colors like peridot.
The dining table and chairs work very well together and with the dark counter and range in the kitchen. I find the island lighting a bit disturbing for reasons I haven't fully analyzed. They look like a too-big shapeless dress that someone has cinched up with a belt to make it stay on, and they seem at odds with the elegance of the rest of the room. Purplepansies Ann Sacks Beau Monde Ava 2 tile: The tile shown is not in jade and adventurine (they're green), but that's Ann Sacks' mistake, not yours. I think it's carnelian with pearl, opal or moonstone. Regardless, you did a great job of echoing the wavy shape with the light fisture and the helical table legs. It works without seeming overly contrived. The tile looks very good the cabinet color, and overall the colors are balanced.
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 14:36
| DUH! Of course jade is green! For a fleeting moment I thought something wasn't right, then forgot all about it. Thanks for the correction, Cawaps! As for the kitchens - Cawaps, those soft, earthy colors are some of my favorite. I can definitely see myself in that kitchen. Love the fabric you chose for the drapes! Pal, I'm not too keen on high contrast stripes - they give me headaches - but I love the blues and greys together - another favorite combo of mine. (I actually am working on a blue-grey kitchen right now.) I admire how you put together multiple bold patterns. I'm not brave enough to try. Love the terrazzo floor! Pricklypearcactus, I too seem to be leaning toward wood versus painted cabs for many of these bold patterned tiles. The wood seems to keep the kitchen warm and grounded. The range pairs perfectly with those tiles. The marble is a nice choice, too. I had wondered what a white counter would look like, but I think it would be too stark or modern paired with the tile, at least for my tastes. Sochi, that is one of my favorite of the Ann Sachs tiles! I like the way the brown counter grounds the tile, and the glass cabs keep it light. Were you thinking clear glass or a frosted? I was wondering if being able to see items inside the cabinets might be busy-looking? |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 14:59
| DUH! Of course jade is green! For a fleeting moment I thought something wasn't right, then forgot all about it. Thanks for the correction, Cawaps! As for the kitchens - Cawaps, those soft, earthy colors are some of my favorite. I can definitely see myself in that kitchen. Love the fabric you chose for the drapes! Pal, I'm not too keen on high contrast stripes - they give me headaches - but I love the blues and greys together - another favorite combo of mine. (I actually am working on a blue-grey kitchen right now.) I admire how you put together multiple bold patterns. I'm not brave enough to try. Love the terrazzo floor! Pricklypearcactus, I too seem to be leaning toward wood versus painted cabs for many of these bold patterned tiles. The wood seems to keep the kitchen warm and grounded. The range pairs perfectly with those tiles. The marble is a nice choice, too. I had wondered what a white counter would look like, but I think it would be too stark or modern paired with the tile, at least for my tastes. Sochi, that is one of my favorite of the Ann Sachs tiles! I like the way the brown counter grounds the tile, and the glass cabs keep it light. Were you thinking clear glass or a frosted? I was wondering if being able to see items inside the cabinets might be busy-looking? |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 16:03
| cawaps - Love what you've done with the Argyle tile. Everything just fits together incredibly well. I agree a rug or maybe some art to pull in the other color would be great. I wasn't quite certain what kind of rug or art would work, but I love the idea. palimpsest - I really like the top half of what you've done with the San Lucas tile. The bottom half is just a bit too much blue for me. I particularly like the use of gray countertops and cabinets and the blue in the terrazzo floor. purplepansies - Love what you've done here. The table is to die for and I think all the other elements work together perfectly for a very sleek modern look. I personally like the start white against that tile, but I could also see something else that would be less shocking, maybe black or gray or even blue (though that could be too much). |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 20:10
| So sorry, no idea why that posted twice!
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| Purplepansies KJ Patterson tile: Wow...just, wow! That is some seriously pretty tile, and the combintion of blue and chocolate brown is gorgeous. Colorful but elegant (which a lot of people seem to think can't be done--here's the proof). |
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| This one I wanted to be fun and contemporary. And I love these tiles, which match up all 4 ways, so you can do different looks with the same tile. Here I did a row with one orientation, then a row with another and alternated rows.
Floor: Aqua 2 terazzo tile formula from hgglass.com |
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| Cawaps - Villa Lagoon Tile Stu Neyland Collection Imagine Tile - wonderful kitchen, I love the colours but I couldn't take the backsplash and the floor together I think. As with Pal's San Lucas tile, I fear it would hurt my brain. Perhaps not IRL though. purplepansies - re: your walnut kitchen, I love everything. Gorgeous kitchen, elegant as cawaps said, and very current and stylish. purplepansies - Ann Sacks - also great, a really fun kitchen. The table and backsplash are a great match and play together wonderfully. pricklypearcactus - Cobalt - wonderful, wonderful kitchen. I just love walnut and blue together. The tile is just fantastic, as are the lights - where are they from? If those cabs were slab fronts I would take that kitchen as is. Most of your elements are pretty modern, perhaps slab is a better fit? Either way, great job with that kitchen. Pal - very masculine kitchen (I think), and certainly very cohesive. The tile would probably make my head hurt, but I love those cabinets. Very cool. I just checked out their web-site, awesome veneers. cawaps - I see what you mean about the lighting in my first kitchen. I liked the rounded, flower-like shape, but I could have found better I'm sure. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 21:53
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| Palimpsest Delft: The blues in this one all work together really well, and the pattern of the wallpaper pairs well with the tile. The whole thing evokes a sense of affluent conservatism. Old money. I've been working on a blue and white one, too, that I'll post in a minute. |
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| I wanted to do something with a traditional tile design and picked this blue & white talavera tile. I was thinking of one of the small stucco Spanish/mission style homes we have a lot of in this area.
Floor: Nocturnal sea handcrafted Terra Nova floor tile from mexicantiles.com & solid white talavera tile from tierrayfuego.com |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 17:34
| The reason I like the Purplepansies' KJ Patterson/Mission West, my own Delft, and Cawaps' Talavera is that they are non-referential to time period. I've seen kitchens from every decade from the 1960s except perhaps this last one, that are similar. The striped wallpaper in my Villa Lagoon kitchen, the Ava tile in purplepansies' red kitchen, and both tiles in cawaps' Aqua kitchen give me a headache. :(. I couldn't live with the striped walls in my first contribution at all. My personal feeling about heavily patterned tile is that it dictates the palette, and I have trouble seeing other colors mixed in, only those matches (or versions slightly up or down the saturation scale), will make the cut for me. I don't feel this way about textiles so much, so it's a bias. |
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| Pal, I was going to disagree with you about the patterned tile dictating the palette until I looked at my own designs. In each, the cabinets bring in a color not in the tile, but in each design it is a neutral. I tried to add an additional color to my talavera design and failed; even the artwork is very muted. I generally try to keep my palettes to no more than 4-5 colors; when the tile has 3 colors it doesn't give you a lot of wiggle room. I also noticed that I like the designs better when my eye has a place to rest. That's the problem with the floor in my aqua kitchen--between the floor and the backsplash, there is too much going on and it's hard to focus. I think the same thing is a problem in your Villa Lagoon San Lucas design--the things that are restful, like the cabinets, are overwhelmed (in the proportions on the board) by the backsplash, floor, wallpaper and rug. Not that I'm saying everything else has to be toned down and boring to "let the tile be the star." None of the designs posted so far would be in any way boring without the tile. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 18:32
| If you take out the wood in my two contributions I have limited the palette to essentially one color: blue. Okay, the carpet has the wood tone in it, in the delft kitchen. I really like a restricted palette, or at least something that reads like a restricted palette, say oriental rugs that have a lot of colors but kind of blend into one impression. But, I almost never get to do a restricted palette in real life because that means everything has to be done at the same time, and I don't get the opportunity to work with budgets like that. I do restrict my background palettes though, the contents however, may have colors all over the map. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 18:34
| Getting a headache has nothing to do with whether I think it's a good design, really, there are just certain things that don't play well visually for me, not that there's anything wrong with them per se. |
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This one was a disaster. This is version six and I still don't really like it. Oh well, I'm done. I was having trouble determining what direction I wanted to go. The range is cream coloured, although it looks green to me here.  Tile: Ann Sacks, Peacock |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 22:33
| I like this one because it is closely correlated. I would even want a predominantly green blind though. |
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| Pal - I had changed the blind to white in another version, forgot to add it back to this version of the kitchen, argh. Green is a good idea. |
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| Sorry, this one is self indulgent. I had never done up an idea board with the paramount tile, so did this for myself, but figured there was no harm in sharing. I should probably just pull the trigger for goodness sake, I still love the tile over two years later. Imagine SS appliances (although wouldn't chocolate be cool? Too much maybe).
Tile: Walker Zanger Studio Moderne, Paramount I really like the Garcia Lucky Pedestal table. I emailed a store the other day asking the price, but haven't heard back. I suspect that means that if I had to ask ... |
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| Sochi, Ann Sacks Peacock tile: I sense that you might be frustrated with this one ;) I actually think it is quite pretty. If the cream range actually looked cream, I don't think it would work as well. It does have a greenish cast in the pic, but I think it works with the other greens. |
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| Just heard back about the price of the Garcia table - $8,620 for the 54" with leathered black granite top. |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Fri, Aug 10, 12 at 13:41
| Not sure if the picture of my Iznik tile design is still showing up anymore, so I'm sorry if it isn't. (I have no idea what happened, I haven't changed anything in photobucket.) purplepansies (KJ Patterson) - Lovely! I really like the combination of the blue with the warm beige and walnut. cawaps (Villa Lagoon) - I like the mixture of blues and greens, not just one tone but several. palimpsest (Delft) - Love this. The materials and colors just work perfectly. I don't feel oversaturated with the blue because the variety of wood adds a great contrast. Sochi (Peacock) - I must disagree with your "disaster" conclusion. I really like this one. |
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| This is actually the first design I did, using one of Mission Tile West's 60s revival tiles. The tile is called "Lava Lamp", hence the choice of table lamps in the dining area. Yes, they really are that big (27 inches), but I wish the finish were different.
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 10:46
| Cawaps - Villa Lagoon tile - I like the colors a lot, but agree the floor and backsplash are too much together. And I love the 60's revival kitchen! Fun colors, and you can never go wrong with lava lamps!! Pal - Delft tile - I really like that floor! I think most people would never go with a blue counter, but I think that's what makes this work. Sochi, I think your "disaster" kitchen is anything but! I like the soft colors very much. Agree with Pal that a green blind would be nice. And that paramount tile for your kitchen is beautiful! Are you going to do it? |
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Floor: Marmoleum Real Concrete |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 10:55
 Ann Sacks June tile in amazonite and peacock topaz |
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| Sochi Paramount: This kitchen has some of my favorite things (and I recognize many of yours as well). I have loved the paramount tile since I first saw it, especially the pattern/color that you show. It was one of my top contenders back when I was going to do a real remodel. That line of lighting fixtures is also a personal favorite, and I love it with the green and walnut. The artwork looks great with the other colors, and the chairs are very sexy. Purplepansies June: I like the delicate, lace effect of the tile. I think the paint is a good match and I like the drama of the darker shade. I was looking at those chairs just yesterday at West Elm (in a different color) and thinking, "Hey, I could use those in one of my boards." They have nice lines. |
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| Two versions of this one, I just couldn't manage not adding some red.
I think the addition of the red moves this from masculine ultra modern to slightly feminine gothic?? Not for the faint of heart at any rate. Different chairs would reduce the 'gothic' feel, but I thought these were fun. They were also the only chairs I found in the right shade of red. A good kitchen for one of the male vampires from True Blood perhaps?
Tile: Petali, Lithea |
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| Sochi Petali, Lithea: Of the two of these, I like the second one better. I don't think it is so much the masculine/femining thing; I just like red. I think that the femininity of the latter stems more from the style of the chairs (especially that they are tufted) than the color. The chairs in the first one look wicked uncomfortable to me. You liked the Treefrog veneers, too, huh? Palimpsests finds the coolest sources. He used Chemetal laminates in a long-ago board, and they're so cool that I've used them a few times since. I have that fixture saved somewhere from when we did animal prints (I did zebra; not sure if I used that fixture in the finished board but I looked at it), and the cabinet laminate really brings that back. I was thinking about those zebra boards anyway, because I'm also working on a B/W kitchen using a very different tile. I don't think mine is coming out gothic at all, though. There is, however, so much black that a lighting designer would be a "must" if you wanted to do it IRL. |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 20:33
| I like the second one better, too, Sochi. I think the addition of the red is very dramatic. Love that veneer. I like your last one, too, Cawaps. I'm just drawn to that palette; even with the black cabinets and table and bold tile, it feels "soft" to me. A big reason, I think, is the silver screen uppers that lighten the room and that wonderful paint color. Love the chandelier! |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 20:39
| I promise this is the last of these Ann Sacks tiles! I just love them - probably because I could never afford them!
Ann Sacks tile - Grace 2 in peridot
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| Purplepansies: Ann Sacks Grace 2 - I just love the Ann Sacks tiles too, there are at least a dozen I'd like to play with. Those salt and peppers are fantastic! The whole kitchen looks lovely, very elegant. Lots of wonderful walnut in this DAT. Cawaps - yes, I love those tree frog veneers, they are fabulous. I was in a wood/lumber store a couple of weeks ago admiring all kinds of similar gorgeous veneers. DH had to drag me out. Palimpsest does find the greatest things! Re: my Petali, Lithea kitchen, you would indeed need great lighting to pull it off. I imagine that kitchen in an open concept loft with lots of expansive windows too. I certainly could have used that kitchen in the animal prints DAT, it is very Zebra like. Purplepansies, June tile: again, very elegant and lovely. The art you chose is perfect. It is a calm and sophisticated kitchen that is sparked alive by the wonderful tile. I think it is examples like this that may encourage your average Gardenwebber (like me) to not be afraid of bold, graphic tile. Cawaps: Villa Lagoon Monteray Collection Wave - The backsplash, art and fixture are great together. A less modern black fixture would still work well too. I get a similar feel to Purplepansie's June tile - it is an elegant kitchen that could appeal to a wide audience, and it is really brought to life by the tile. The red lava lamp kitchen is really fun. My 8 year old daughter has a lava lamp she just loves - I'll have to show her this kitchen. Finally, regarding my Paramount kitchen, to your question Purplepansies, yes, I think we will do it. My only hesitation in ordering the tile is that I have never seen it in person. No one in my city or area carries it. My DH was away on a business trip recently, that city had a shop that carried the tile. They would loan a sample to us for 24 hours with a $500(!) deposit. Not very helpful at all, considering we live a four hour flight away. But I showed DH the olioboard and I think we're willing to make the leap. |
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| Sochi, I have seen the Paramount tile in person (Walker Zanger showroom nearby), and it is fabulous. If you are looking at the green (clover), it reads a bit less yellow in real life than in the image you snipped. This color swatch reads closer to the real thing (on my monitor, at least).
The other thing to keep in mind is how very big this tile is at 15x15. It isn't something you want to pick for in between your counter and uppers (not a problem in your space as I recall) Did you know your Paramount kitchen on this thread is already showing up on a Google search for "Studio Moderne Paramount"? |
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| Thanks Cawaps, the swatch you show does seem quite a bit greener, which is okay. I just did a search an hour or so ago and saw my mood board, so funny. I do think that it may be too big now (I just posted a separate thread on this). I only have 18" between my counter and the shelves. Unless I went all the way to the ceiling, but this would mess with my pictures. Darn, just when I thought I had made a decision... |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Tue, Aug 14, 12 at 21:24
 This is a "softer," much more feminine kitchen. I really like this tile and it's more quiet, subtle pattern. I hope the colors look to you like I see them on my monitor - pale green that seems to go very well with these painted cabinets. Danse Lucido tile from Artistic Tile |
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| Oh I do so love this thread. It surprised me how many tiles and tile mfrs I recognized. I bit the bullet last week and ordered a bold patterned tile (kjp) but am second guessing myself and gazing wistfully at these submissions and wishing I'd seen this thread before I ordered anything at all for the kitchen... For me, the bold tile is sleight of hand, a conjurer's trick. I like my elements individually but somehow, together, they do not amount to anything special. The right tile (contrast in my case) seems to make all the difference. These are beautiful kitchens! purple pansies, I love your latest post, very calm and soothing. Sochi -While not for me. I reaally like your black and red. |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 10:16
 This design is centered around the Ann Sacks Paccha floor tile in icicle, milk, and smoke. It may be difficult to see the pattern, but each encaustic tile has several colors. |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Wed, Aug 15, 12 at 19:41
             Petrified Wood tile from Ann Sacks |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Thu, Aug 16, 12 at 20:14
| I think all of these latest contributions work. I particularly like the second to last post, the blue with the Pacca floor tile. |
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| Purplepansies Danse Lucido: I love the gray-greens with the dark browns, and the floral print is a nice feminine touch. I'm not entirely sold on stainless with the green (but then I appear to be the sole member of the don't care for stainless club). Pricklypearcactus Paccha: This kitchen has a lot of the OTK hallmarks (inset Shaker, soapstone, schoolhouse pendants) but you've totally changed it up. I love the blues and the cottagey chair. If the Paccha is the floor tile, are the white hexagonal tiles the backsplash? Palimpsest Petrified Wood: All the colors and materials work really well together. The cabinets and wallpaper read slightly pinkish on my monitor, which I don't normally see as a plus, but the whole look is very sophisticated. |
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| This is the last iron I had in the fire. It's pretty eclectic, and by the end I was feeling that it wanted to be Hollywood Regency (I think it was when I put the deco fixture over the Regency table with the modern chairs and the zebra skin mirror on the wall), but it didn't come from me trying to do Hollywood Regency at all. I'll let y'all be the judges of whether it works.
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 21:09
| Don't know if anyone is still doing these, but I have one or two left.
Crown Point cabinets |
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- Posted by kittycatpaws (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 23:39
| I'm a new member. This was fun. |
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| Purplepansies Mission Tile West cement tiles: This is a very soothing color combination. I like the baquette. Kittycatpaws is my 8-year-old daughter, who wanted to do her own kitchen design. She pulled items from my Olioboard library, so some of the items may look familiar (like the Renoir). Here are her details: Floor: Armstrong VCT Marina Blue |
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| Purplepansies: just lovely again. I really like the uppers, but I'm not sure about tile with those uppers. kiitycatpaws: nice name! Welcome! I love all the blues in your kitchen, especially that wonderful range. Perhaps a less formal chandelier might work better? I'm not sure though. Great work. |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Aug 26, 12 at 19:07
| Hi kittycatpaws! Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your first design! You did an awesome job, I am impressed! I love the tiles you chose, and almost used that same range in a design I am still working on. I am curious - is blue your favorite color? |
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| So much fun - wish I could have done something like this - but chicken! |
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| I worked for a bit on creating a design board with my tile, and couldn't figure it out and quit. Shown up by an 8 year old - I hang my head in shame. Obviously, I need to get back to the drawing board and try some more. |
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| Well, the 8-year-old had help with Olioboard. She probably would have gotten very frustrated without help. |
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| ae2ga - post what you have so far and what you are having trouble with, maybe we can help! |
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| So I called my daughter and she said - oh momma, you can do that on the Adobe Design - you just have to ... and she stopped speaking English at that point. I used Publisher instead (a program I know) and saved as a jpeg file. The cabinet is walnut but it will be the same maple as the table and chairs - I think, unless I do white instead. I also put n a white stove though in my dreams, I have that Lacanche Chagny in French blue which is an almost exact match as the darker blue in the tile (couldn't find a blue one in Google inamges). The yellow background is very close to the color of the tile which I think I like. sink: Kohler Bakserfield What I'd really like to do is have a mock up like so many of you with it looking kitchen-like instead of the bunch of pictures, but that is beyond my computer skills - which I thought were good until I tried this... Thanks bunches to AngieDIY for the tile mock up she did for me in the Only One clown thread. And without further ado... |
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- Posted by palimpsest (My Page) on Sun, Aug 26, 12 at 22:43
| I am glad to see new people giving it a try as well as the regulars :) |
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| ae2ga blue & yellow: So glad you were able to post! Your kitchen was one of the ones that made this thread seem so timely. I love the effect of your tile with the double border, and love how it looks with the blue counter. |
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| cawaps - I was so glad that this thread came along when it did. Roof before kitchen, but I'll be ready to make the kitchen dream a reality when the time comes. Blue and yellow are my colors - with a little green to spice things up a bit. Happy colors, pretty colors - and that's what I want, happy and pretty and peaceful. I still hope there will be a few more posts because I'm learning so much about using colors that are not pastels and blending them with other elements to make a cohensive whole. No neutral here - it's a good thing. |
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| Of course, experts to pick apart my idea would be great. Especially if there is a lighting suggestion. |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 7:54
| I love this kitchen! Here is an example of a real life bold patterned tile from this morning's Houzz ideabook. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Artistic Glass Tile Backsplash
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 9:04
 Tile - I cheated a bit here. This is encaustic floor tile from NY, found at Solar Antique Tiles. But I love the color and pattern so much that I would do it on a wall. |
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| Wow! You are all so talented! |
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| First attempt at this. I've been obsessed with handmade Greek tiles lately. This one has a raised pattern, and is 6" x 61/4" handmade by SMALTOTECHNIKI CERAMIK, GREECE. I show it with: White Six Square Shaker cabinets Lisbon Blue paint by Ralph Lauren Inca Brown Marble Blue range and stainless vent hood by Bluestar Greek Key dinnerware by Jonathan Adler White marble kitchen island by Newland Vase in Rachel's Teal by Edgecomb Potters Red Oak floor by Lumber Liquidators |
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- Posted by purplepansies (My Page) on Sun, Sep 2, 12 at 13:56
| Welcome EAM44! That is beautiful tile! And I love the purple range (of course!) with it! |
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| Thanks Purple! It's not easy for me but I'm trying to learn how to work with complex tiles, so I thought it would be a good exercise. I fell in love with one other handmade Greek tile. It's also got a raised profile, and was made by Nassos Keramiki in Rhodes. I show it with blue cabinets |
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| I've been swamped with work and not online often lately, but I have to comment here to say that I LOVE these designs. Everyone has done a fantastic job. |
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| Purplepansies encaustic tile: The counter and range look great with the tile. The stainless rangehood, though, seems out of place. I know stainless is supposed to go with anything, but I think this is a counterexample. EAM44 Smaltotechniki Ceramik: Beautiful tile and a nice use of color without being overwhelming. Glad to have you participating! EAM44 Nassos Keramiki: This tile reminds me of a kaleidoscope, and I love kaleidoscopes. I like the way the shape of the lighting fixture echos the circles on the tile. Love the linen tile, and the table. I haven't been a fan of the direction Restoration Harware has taken with their merchandise, but this proves that individual pieces work when taken out of the dreary context of the RH catalog. |
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| @purplepansies - that last one is divine! I love the grey/green blend of tile, stove, and counters - really beautiful. Makes me think I need a blue stove. |
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| The late entries inspired me to do one more. It came out darker than I intended--I'm not sure the tile is really as dark as it rendered.
Floor: Daltile Metal Fusion in "stainless steel" |
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| Ae2ga contacted me off line soliciting more substantive critique on her board. Apparently we weren't critical enough--step up, people! :) So I took her tile and design elements and did a couple boards. I thought that her underlying problem was that it is hard to use two vivid, contrasting colors in a design in balanced quantities and intensities without making it look like a college sports jersey (Go Cal Bears!). So I did one design where I let blues predominate and one where I let yellows take the lead, although a lot of the elements are the same. I focused on the color balance, and the styles of the different elements don't work together as well as I would like. It was devilishly hard finding things in the right color, let alone the right color and style. Anyway, feel free to rip these apart and let ae2ga know what you really think works and what doesn't with her tile.
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 17:16
 I'm really loving the patterned Ann Sacks tiles (obviously). This is Ann Sacks Perennial in Tulip. |
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| Prickly, the Tulip board is really nice. I never thought a "bold tile" kitchen could appear so soothing. Nice work. |
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| Thank you SO MUCH! As Cawaps said, I like my individual elements, but I'm not feeling the flow of the them all put together. I really am tough and take take criticism of this deisgn - I actually want it because it will help tremendously. |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 17:54
| Thanks Angie! I really love the yellow tones in that tile. cawaps - The white hex tile in the Paccha design is indeed the backsplash. I thought it would be fun to echo the pattern but go with a neutral color, and sort of play off of the current trend of the white tile backsplash but in a fun shape. cawaps - (Lava Lamp) - This is fantastic. Very bold and vintage, but it looks modern too. purplepansies - (Ann Sacks June) - Really pretty. I like the combination of the cool blues, gray, and the warm wood floor. The sparkly knobs go so well with that light fixture. I agree with cawaps that the tile has a very pretty delicate lace effect. EAM44 - (Greek Tiles) - These tiles are beautiful. Love the bright blues and how you pull them out in the range and wall color. I think in the first case I might have preferred wood cabinetry to stand up to the bold colors, but I really like the blue cabinetry in the second design. |
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- Posted by pricklypearcactus (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 12 at 18:05
 Backsplash tile is Ann Sacks Sakura in Spring Breeze. I wanted to go for a fairly contemporary look with just a hint of natural/rustic to go with what felt like an earthy pattern in the tile. I tried to balance the cool blues and grays with warm cherry wood. I'm obviously having a lot of fun with this topic. I hope everyone else is as well. |
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| Pricklypearcactus Ann Sacks Perennial in Tulip: I hope it doesn't offend you that this one makes me think of bumble bees. I love it! What a great color yellow, very soothing as Angie_DIY said. The hex floor tiles are great. Pricklypearcactus Ann Sacks Sakura in Spring Breeze: I like the mix of warm wood and cool blues and grays. Without the wood, the other materials could look industrial and sterile, but together they balance each other. |
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