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Old May 14th, 07, 8:36 pm   #1
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Help me decide!

This is so hard!
I need some help with making decisions!

So far I KNOW that we will be going with Adel MB cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

My backsplash is going to be blue mosaic glass tiles. The choices so far are:
1.) Cobalt Blue


and
2.) Garden Blue


Countertop will be

1.) Volga Blue (goes so well with the blue backsplash)


or
2. Galaxy Black (goes with everything and sparkles nice)




The floortiles will be blueish in this pattern. (Bigger tiles lightblue/greyish, small tiles a darker blue


Do you think this will be "too much", should i go simpler?

Oh, and my small appliances (e.g. Kitchen Aid) are yellow, to add some color.

Let me know what you guys think!
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Re: Help me decide!

I love the cobalt blue, especially with the Volga countertop...but I think a mass of it would be too much. How about a mosaic, with some cobalt, some steel, some black in it?
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Re: Help me decide!

I agree with Eva. Some steel in the backsplash would help bring in the appliances a bit too, and would bring in the grey of the floor.

The yellow against all the rest sounds really neat! It will certainly pop, and will pick up the warmth in the Adel MB.
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Old May 15th, 07, 12:20 pm  
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Re: Help me decide!

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I love the cobalt blue, especially with the Volga countertop...but I think a mass of it would be too much. How about a mosaic, with some cobalt, some steel, some black in it?
That is a great idea!
I think i will alternate blue, black and a color called "dark ice" for the backsplash.
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Re: Help me decide!

I LOVE all the blues, and I too agree with using the Cobalt and the countertop that has the blue in it. I don't know that you need to break up the bluesyness too much -- even replacing two or three 1x1 tiles in each sf with a stainless steel 1x1 would do it for me. (Plus, I'd get to live vicariously through your magnificently blue kitchen!)
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