[ellamama]

Have any of you any comments on a pebble/stone backspash. I'm trying to evoke a "Maine coastline" vibe in my kitchen and have seen pebble/stone "tile". These are available at Costo and they look lovely. I'm concerned, however, that they'd be really hard to clean and that over time they'd look horrible.
Thanks in advance for your response.

[NBeth]

I would not put this where I could expect to get grease on it--and I would seal it no matter what. But it is pretty!

[DesignDiva]

It's not so much the pebble part as it is the surface texture...you want something smooth that is easy to clean. I have glass pebbles as my backsplash and they clean up beautifully with windex. Stones, not so much!

[ellamama]

Thanks for the confirmation. Any other ideas to evoke a Maine-coast look (which won't break the bank!). I've seen tumbled slate tiles which look nice, but again, I'm looking for low maintence (and ideally something I could do myself--I've no experience with tile, but am pretty handy and eager to learn).

[kisaacs]

When I think Maine coastline, I think beadboard. It's very easy to do, you can paint it any color, and then you can just seal it. Plus, if you hate the color, you just repaint.

Kristen