It becomes an attractive accent wall especially if the tiles have colors that contrast the colors of the countertops and kitchen cabinets.
Tile backsplash up to ceiling.
Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary.
Contrast is another basic principle of design in architecture.
Lovely kitchen features white cabinets paired with pental quartz sage countertops and a marble herringbone tile backsplash that goes all the way up to the ceiling.
You can see there was no need for accent tile behind the range.
Studio mcgee some other beautiful examples of backsplashes taken up to the ceiling can be seen in this kitchen by caldwell and johnson this kitchen by amber interiors and this beautiful kitchen with subway tile.
Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place.
While you often see backsplash tile only reaching up to the upper cabinets it looks all kinds of fabulous to take it up to the ceiling.
Off white kitchen features off white cabinets paired with gray marble countertops and a gray marble slab backsplash that goes all the way up to the cieling.
The classic subway tile frames out the window just beautifully.
Peel off the protective layer of the tiles.
Make the tiles run up the entire side wall and go all the way to the ceiling.
Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall.
Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.
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Measure out the backsplash area.
One option is to tile around the window and all the way up to the ceiling like this gorgeous kitchen designed by studio mcgee that you can see more of here.