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Backsplash and Wall Color Choices for Ubatuba

Dear Tom, I am wondering what color backsplash and wall color would go well with Ubatuba granite. We have white cabinets with black hardware, ubatuba counters and are looking to paint our walls and install a backsplash, we were thinking something on the gold side. My husband wants red but I can’t picture this. There is a lot of green in the counters, so I am not sure which way to turn. Oh, yeah, and we have hardwood floors which are about to be stained darker if this helps at all. We could really use your help..

Thanks, Desiree Harrington

Hello Desiree,

I used Ubatuba many times with white cabinets. Usually, a lighter stained floor compliments this combination best, but just be sure that you tightly sealer the bottom of the cabinets to the floor. People love to look at the base of white cabinets for some reason and having a nice tight transition from the floor to the cabinet will make the contrast look clean and professionally installed. I know you did not ask about this, but I wanted to get that out of the way first.

Dark Ubatuba Granite with white cabinets makes for a very clean look. Adding the black hardware changed everything from simple to sophisticated. First of all, you can not do red in the splash, unless it is Christmas in your kitchen 365 days a year. You can go in a few directions, depending on your taste and style.

The tamest option is travertine tile in a 4″x4″ size, set on a diagonal and installed all the way up to the upper cabinets. The mixture of color tones in travertine will compliment the granite nicely. Travertine comes in shades from light ivory to a dark noce. You can use any of these as they will all looks great with Ubatuba Granite.

The next option is to install the same granite slab up to the cabinets. I would only suggest this if the room as good lighting. With dark granites like this, I also only recommend full height granite slab splashes with white cabinets. Otherwise, it is just too dark. Full slab granite on the splashes allows you to appreciate the granite in two directions, horizontally and vertically. You can only appreciate granite countertops when you are right on top of them. So consider how granite on splashes is nice to view from a distance.

Lastly, it is a little trendy, but glass tile would look amazing. Check out Board #8 and #9 on this website. http://www.sandhillind.com/conceptdesigns.asp#board8 I am really likely what these people are doing with designs – simple, yet sophisticated. There is even a little red in #9! Board #3 is also great with the black fixtures.

Regarding paint, it depends on the splash choice above. Pull a shade from the lightest color in the splash that you choose. Match paint to that. That will work very well. If you go with granite slab splashes, then a light yellow/gold would bring nice color into the room.

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  1. August 29th, 2007 at 4:21 am

    Hi Tom,

    This is a great site. I have a downtown comtemporary condo with all glass walls. My floors will be hickory, cabinets medium cherry, and I have a U-shaped small kitchen with hickory floors. For contrast, I am thinking of going with dark granite (some variation of black-perhaps dark uba tuba). I have ss appliances. My question is this: would a black granite countertop give me the most options in terms of creating a backsplash and paint patterns? I do not think a light counter would fair well as I am looking for a very contemporary design. Any suggestions for the backsplash or wall color schemes? Other good granite choices? I was told by the granite warehouse that Uba Tuba is quite “common”. Thanks!

    David


  2. July 28th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Dear tom – we just moved into a home with beautiful cherry cabinets and medium/light oak floors. We put in Uba Tuba and it looks really nice. We also put in all new stainless steel applicances. Now all that’s lacking is the right back splash. The walls are a nice subtle gold, but we would certainly also be open to painting the kitchen if you have some ideas. Your help is greatly appreciated!


  3. August 19th, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Hi Tom!
    We are trying to decide on a paint color and a backsplash idea for our new kitchen and would appreciate any ideas you may have. We have a large great room with an L shaped kitchen in one of the corners and have purchased a rolling island with stainless steel top and hickory (natural) wood to divide the space and give us more counter and storage. The great room is all spruce pine paneling (natural) and the kitchen and dining area (the L) are sheetrocked with a window trimmed in natural pine. The appliances are stainless steel (black trim) and we have chosen sensa ubatuba granite (to be installed tomorrow!) The kitchen counter space is small (?27 sq feet?). Our 42 ” cabinets are natural hickory and the wood flooring throughout the entire room is gunstock oak. We have alot of canned lighting in the room. Our couch is a sage green. Do you have any ideas for a paint color or a backsplash idea? Thankyou Tom!
    Bonnie in NC


  4. September 2nd, 2008 at 8:33 am

    Hi, I have Ubatuba counters and bisque kitchen cabinets and a med. tan (marbled looking) natural tile on the floor. I am trying to decide on the color of the backsplash. I wish I had gone all the way up the backsplash with the ubatuba, but I didn’t. Any suggestions?

    also, what is the best way to clean the water spots off granite? Thank you.


  5. October 28th, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Help! I am going for a vintage feel in my kitchen and am confused about which direction to go for the granite countertops. The cabinets will stay white/cream and a few of the top cabinets have leaded black glass. The floor is fir (the house is 100 years old) and will probably be refinished to a medium brown. I was considering absolute black but am concerned about smudges etc.
    or how about a green like Uba Tuba? Any suggestions concerning color, backsplash, or even floor stain to tie it all in would be great. Thank you.


  6. January 8th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    Hi, I have a tough time deciding what kind of backsplash and floor tiles to get. I have white cabinets with a Corian (Matterhorn finish) countertop.
    Should the floor tiles match the Corian countertop? We are narrowing on golden/light yellow kinda color on the floor tiles. They do not match the corian but we do not seem to like any other color.
    Then the bigger headche is what color to get for the backsplah. An easy choice may be to add smaller floor tiles as backsplah but they there would be three different colors – white, matterhorn and golden/yellow which does not seem right. Please help…


  7. February 14th, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Hi Tom…I am having mocha cabinets and a ubatuba counter installed…can you recommend a backsplash….the walls will be painted and I am thinking about wood laminate for the floors…colors on the paint and wood not chosen…chime in on that too if you can…thanks so much


  8. February 17th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    Dear Tom,

    We recently purchased black ubatub granite for our kitchen along with stainless steel appliances. We are having a hard time find a backsplash that does not comflict with the wall treatment we have. The travertine tile has a lot of movement along with the glaze on the walls. Do you have any suggestions. The cabinets are white and the floor is natural hardwood.


  9. March 2nd, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Dear Tom,

    We are debating on what to do to our condo kitchen floor now that we have installed Uba Tuba granite countertops. We have light wood cabinets and black hardware. Our walls are painted a neutral/green. I have no idea about the backsplash either.

    The kitchen is relatively small, less than 65sq ft of flooring.


  10. March 8th, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Dear Tom,

    Our kitchen cabinet is maple wood mocha color. Which kind of granite will go well with it? Ubatuba or Blue Pearl? or neither?

    Thank you!!!


  11. March 15th, 2009 at 1:27 pm

    Hello Tom,
    I have ubatuba granite counter top, cherry cabinets and cherry wood floors. My walls are yellowish/gold (very mild). I will like to put in a black splash. What do you recommend. I was thinking glass, but not sure what color.

    Help.

    Thanks


  12. March 21st, 2009 at 1:59 pm

    We have recently painted the cabinets BM Navajo White and installed crema bordeaux granite on the countertops and island. The backsplash is ivory travertine with bronze insets. Pulls and knobs are German bronze and the floor is beige, stone like porcelain tile. Also, I have a 8\ rug that has beiges, bronzes and reds. The kitchen gets lots of natural light and I want to accent with red. The question is the paint color for the walls. I have chosen two samples BM Bleeker Beige and Shaker Beige. Any comments or redirects on paint color?


  13. April 5th, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    Backspash design problem – In our master bath, we have a trapezoid shaped vanity with windows on the 2 angled sides, 6″H available wall space under the windows complicated by electrical outlets, leaving about 3″ for backspash. Between the windows is currently an unframed mirror 45″h x 40″w. My husband is opposed to tiling the whole backsplash area. We would appreciate a suggestion for this space that would be attractive with the materials described below and serve as a functional water barrier.

    We are remodeling professionally, and are locked into this configuration for structural reasons. The finished room 8′x7.5′ will have 48×32″ glass shower tiled in Bellanova SineDie Sabbia, same for the floor. Black Galaxy or UbaTuba Gold granite counter, maple vanity and toilet-top cabinet, SS hardware. We think that a 3/4″ thick granite backspash is blah and pricey at $245.


  14. April 20th, 2009 at 9:13 pm

    I planning on using ubba tuba granite on my counter tops. The cabinets I have chosen are a honey maple, with a chocolate glaze. What do you suggest for a back splash, as well as color options for the walls?


  15. April 20th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    The cabinets I have chosen are a honey maple with a choc glaze. I was planning using ubba tuba for the granite counter tops. Can you please suggest a back splash as well as a wall color? Thanks for you help.


  16. April 22nd, 2009 at 10:40 am

    Question i just remodelled my kitchen and have mocha colored hickory hanscraped floors, cream with mocha glaze cabinets and black hardware. Mi kitchen is rather large–the granite guy tells me if I do the island and the entire backsplash we are looking at 160 square feet of stone. I have three large windows and recessed and undercabinet lighting. i was very tempted to do absolute black granite countertop and full backsplash to the upper cabinets for a high contrast?? Or would you rec something different–I don’t want tile b/c of the cleanup with grout issues even ont he backspalsh. I was also thinking of beadbaord backspalsh painted to match the cabinets. My range is 48 inches long and have a custom ranghood cover made by the cabinet guys to match the cabinet colors.
    thanks


  17. May 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm

    Tom, We are thinking about using Counter top-Silestone Mahogony; Back Splash – Travertine 4×4 gold with 1×1 bronze accent tiles; Cabinets are custom made from Oak with a Cinamon color; Appliances – stainless. We want a wide plack wood floor, but cant decide if it should be a light, medium or dark wood color. Any help would be appreciated. This floor will go in our kitchen, living room and hall with an open concept.


  18. June 7th, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    We are considering uba tuba granite and we have natural maple cabinets. The question is: what color do we paint the kitchen? The joining family room is very colorful….orange and dark yellow. The kitchen is large and has a breakfast nook with bay windows. Does uba tuba tend to look green when installed? I think some contrast to the cabinets in paint color would look nice, but don’t want too much as the family room is bold. There is lots of counter space and a lot of cabinets. Help!


  19. June 12th, 2009 at 11:03 am

    I just had Ubatuba granite installed in my kitchen. I’m wanting to change the color of my now golden “fruitwood” cabinets.
    I have a 14 inch sun tunnel over the island , stainless sink & refrig. All of the other appliances are black. Floors are neutral.

    What color for the cabinets & knobs?
    H E L P……


  20. October 24th, 2009 at 10:40 am

    I have Cherry spice cabinets and have selected New Venetian Gold granite. I like the honey colored travertine subway tiles but do not know what to use as an accent. I really look like to bring in some color but I am unsure how.


  21. October 31st, 2009 at 11:05 pm

    Hi Tom,

    I am currently in the process of renovating my kitchen. I have chosen dark cherry cabinets (like the colour of cranberries), a charcoal/black granite countertop with a shimmer and white stone subways tiles (that have a bit of shimmer). We are hoping our floor underneath the vinyl that is to be pulled out is hardwood -oak (like the rest of the house) in which case we will refurbish. My question is, what is the best colour of paint that would go with my cranberry cabinets, charcoal granite and white subway tiles? Also, if I can’t refurbish my floors, what colour vinyl should I get?

    My kitchen is 9×13… 117sqft if that makes any difference – with one window.

    Thanks.
    Isa Jules


  22. November 10th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    Hello,

    I’m hoping you can help me with a paint choice for a our master bathroom. We are using Inti Travertine on teh floor which has medium browns, light brown, and cream in a swirled pattern. We are using Crema marfil, honed in the shower, and on the countertops. Our cabinets will be Offwhite with a light brown glaze. We will have a free standing tub that is offwhite on the outside and white on the inside. The bedroom next door has Red walls. Not fire engine red, but more of a cherry red (paint color is Red Cayenne from Laura Ashley). What paint color would you recommend that would complement the travertine and marble, and, would provide visual flow with the neighboring bedrom?


  23. January 4th, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    I have golden oak cabinets and a black island with black applicances. We chose uba tuba granite for our counter but now I can not find a backsplash to work with the room. Our floor is a light ceramic tile that resembles limestone. Our walls are Benjamin Moore Bleeker Beige. I would like something to bring a some color into the room. Suggestions? Ideas?
    Thanks,
    Karen


  24. February 6th, 2010 at 9:07 pm

    I have light wood cabinets it is alder natural wood, Light oak floors and dark green granite counter tops in my kitchen. The triim is all stained to match the cabinets. I have cathedral ceiling in the kitchen also. Right now all the walls are painted an ivory. I have a pastel wallpaper floral around table under chair rail and on back splash. The granite back splash is only 4 inches.

    I would like to paint. I want a contrast so the cabinets stand out. I am confused if I would like a bright space or cozy. I was thinking a brown on the walls and ceiling and a lighter shade in the area where the table is there iw a bay shaped wall with 3 windows so perhaps a lighter shade of brown same family. If you have any suggestions for back splash also. I was thinking tile, but with the light cabinets and the dark green couter and backsplash what would look nice? The dining room is nest to the kitchen and I have an olvie green below the chair rail and light gold/beige in the dining room the chairs are covered in a deep red with a matching frloral area rug withthe 3 colors in it. Traditional dining room The den is also off it which I also want to paint. The den is presently tiles with a coco medium tone tile and oak wood desk and tnetertainment center. One wall of the den is brick with an ugly brass fireplace surround. Let’s concentrate on the kitchen wall color and backplash and then I will move on. Thanks for your advice. Laura, LOng Island, NY


  25. February 13th, 2010 at 10:37 am

    Tom, I am trying to decide on what color granite to use for my countertops. My cabinets are a honey oak. I have a laminte tile floor. It has light beige/brown colors in a cloudy pattern. The grout lines are light(beige/grey). My paint is “smoky slate”(Porter’s color), which is a green shade. I like uba tuba. Is that an acceptable match? I have a tan brown sample also, but I don’t think it matches the paint. I have a minimal amount of natural light in the kitchen. I would love to hear your thoughts and advice.

    Thanks,
    George


  26. February 15th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    Hello,
    I have just selected Crema Bordeaux Granite for my kitchen remodel and now am concern on the color of cabinets I should go with. My floors are tera cota tiles and this is large open kitchen with a lot of natural light. Also would it be too much to use the same granite for the back splash?

    Thanks so much for the help!

    K


  27. February 20th, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    I have 4 inches of Ubatuba backsplash along with my ubatuba countertop. The backsplash is so thick that it seems like I need tile or something else between the end of the backsplash and the bottom of my white cabinets (about 1 1/2 feet space). You have suggested travertine tile to others but can that still work with the 4 inch uba tuba backsplash that I already have there? I was going to just paint the space but I really don’t know!


  28. March 6th, 2010 at 7:42 am

    What color backspalsh should I use with Cherry cabinets and a very light beige counter top?


  29. March 10th, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    I have Ubatuba countertop…light Oak cabinets, whitle tile floors. I have no idea what color to tile the wall behind cabinets (back splash) I have about 32 sq feet to tile. My appliances are white with black trim. Thank You


  30. March 10th, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    I have natural oak cabinets, honey brown tile and black appliances. What color will look good to paint my walls


  31. March 23rd, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    what color would u paint kitchen cabnits with a red back splash?


  32. March 26th, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    Advice for Gailia Icana granite and cream vanilla painted cabinets with glaze
    floor we plan on bamboo it looks like brazilian cherry…What color backsplash would you reccommend thanks so much boston mom


  33. March 31st, 2010 at 8:06 am

    I have installed ubatuba granite in my kitchen. I have medium brown maple cabinets and a medium brown ceramic tile backsplash with white grout. My floors are oak, what paint color would be best?


  34. April 3rd, 2010 at 8:51 am

    I am wondering what color granite would go best with a medium dark oak cabinet. I want to paint he walls a blue-grey slate and the floor has a mixed tile that is chestnut/rust colors. What color granite should I use? Should it match or contrast the cabinet / wall? I want to do ceramic tile on the backsplash, should it contrast or match the granite? Thanks for your help.


  35. April 16th, 2010 at 6:18 am

    Hi Tom

    We are remodeling our kitchen, and we need some advise on the color for the walls. Cabinets are mocha glazed more like cherry but not that dark. Honey oak hard wood floor and cream table and browm and cream draps. Also we thinking to go with Desert Rose or Coffee brown granite. Thank you
    Anna


  36. April 18th, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    We have uba tuba green/gold/dark counter top with stainless steel appliances. The problem is we have dated honey oak cabinets. The uba tuba looks nice, but we are unsure of the backsplash color. We are not able to replace the cabinets now.


  37. May 4th, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    I have a natural oak colored cabinet & an ubatuba granite countertop.
    What glass tile color should i choose, pls give me websites or photos to compare. Thanks


  38. May 17th, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    I HAVE WHITE CABINETS WITH BLACK ASH GRANITE COUNTER TOP. WHITE FLOORING. wHAT COLOR SHOULD THE BACK SPLASH BE. i WAS GOING TO GO WITH WHITE TILE.


  39. May 22nd, 2010 at 8:58 am

    what color tiles should I use with a sahara blue silestone kitchen countertop. I want to do pale yellow walls. Please give the name color and brand of the tile that you recommend.


  40. May 22nd, 2010 at 9:01 am

    I forgot to say that I need the color of the tile to use for the backsplash for sahara blue silestone countertops with a pale yellow wall and light oak cabinets. thank you.


  41. May 24th, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    We have chosen natural glazed rustic (knotty) maple cabinets with the Uba Tuba granite and a Hickory Sunset flooring by Urban Floors. Do you think this combination is going to be okay….the floor has hues of yellow (I assume that is why they call it sunset) and the Uba Tuba has flecks of gold in it. We will do a granite back splash but are not sure what color to put on the wall behind, can you help?


  42. May 26th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    Please help me Tom. I have cherry cabinets and green specked corian counter tops. There is cream, gold, and tan in the corian but it reads green. It was popular 10-12yrs ago. I have installed a cream colored simple subway tile backsplash with delorean gray grout. The hardware on cabinets is polished nickel. What color should I paint my walls?? I tried silver-sage from Restoration Hardware but it reads so blue. (I cannot change out the corain at this time.)
    Any ideas. The floors are also Cherry hardwood.
    Thanks so much!


  43. June 10th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    I have light maple wood cabinets w/ long vertical silver handles. My counter
    top if black galaxy and my appliances are stainless steel.
    What type of flooring and back splash should I get? We want a very modern trendy classy style. As of now my walls are painted a light stone/beige color…but I would love to paint it a different color, if needed.
    Any ideas would be helpful, Tom!
    Thanks!


  44. June 20th, 2010 at 1:36 am

    How do you think the UbaTuba coutertop would look with oak cabinets (a honey color oak) with matching oak floors? I am sooOO afraid that it might
    make my kitchen look toOO dark! I tend to NOT like the light color granite
    patterns since they seem to look soOO busy.
    Also, if I go with UbaTuba, would you suggest that black appliances would
    compliment the Uba Tuba rather than Stainless Steel appliances?
    What color of back splash?
    Thanks for any help you can suggest. This is such an expensive purchase that I am want to make the correct decisions. My Walls are off white (kinda cream)……what color knobs on my cabinets? I am thinking black! Thanks soOO much, Tom!


  45. June 21st, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    I have Kashmir Gold countertops and cream colored cabinets and was wondering what color to use for a backsplash and wall color?


  46. June 25th, 2010 at 11:47 am

    I have uba tuba granite on my countertops. i have oak cabinets. can you please assist me with some ideas on what backsplash to use with this combination? i am stomped! thank you


  47. July 11th, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    I just recently put Golden Rustic granite in my kitchen I am trying to decide on a backsplash. I found some neat murano glass diamond shape pieces to use as an accent. It’s been recommended to me to use tumbleweed tile in a brown shade. l Also looking for paint. I think I may go with Benjamin Moore Desert Tan paint. Do you have any ideas for backsplash and paint? I love the granite. Thank You!


  48. July 17th, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Hi there,
    I was hoping for some advice on backsplash and paint choices in my kitchen.
    I have just moved in and the kitchen has red cherry cabinets and venetian gold counters. There are stainless appliances and sestola tiles. I was hoping to add some colour. Do you have any suggestions. Thank you.


  49. July 20th, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Hello Tom,

    We just remodeled our kitchen ourselves. I have cherry wood cabinets with Black Galaxy counter tops.. looks good.. I want to make it look a bit more traditional or soften it up with some natural store backsplash.. what colors would work best? I have all SS appliances and my floor is a light cream/gold porecelin that looks like natural stone. Please help


  50. August 1st, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Hi,

    I have a somewhat dark kitchen as it faces East and their is a hearth room off the back of it. It is quite large in size and opens to the hearth room, a small butler’s pantry and the great room.

    My counters are Uba Tuba and my cabinets are maple with a caramel stain. my floors are tile which is similar in color to slate with lots of greyish blue color, a little yellow and a little red. I am thinking that I want to paint the kitchen in a goldish tone in order to brighten it up (not sure what color would be best – would love some suggestions). We tend to use Behr or Graham ceramic based paint.

    I plan on painting the hearth room in a terra-cotta color (again I would love some suggestions on shade and color names etc).

    My biggest challenge at this point is the backsplash….I love the glass tiles in the darker shades, but am not sure how this will work with my current color scheme. Could you please provide me with some suggestions.

    Thanks, Nicole Marco


  51. August 8th, 2010 at 8:33 am

    Any suggestions for a backsplash that will compliment cranberry granite counters and Autumn Red cabinets, butter rum hardwood floors? Tumbled stone or tile? Color suggestions? Thanks!


  52. October 31st, 2010 at 9:08 pm

    I have just recently replaced my countertop with Blue Sahara Siletone. I was wondering what color ceramic tile should be installed for the backsplash to bring out the blue in the countertop. My cabinets are white and the kitchen wall is a light beige. Thanks for your opinion.


  53. November 6th, 2010 at 9:51 am

    We have cream/white tiled floor and black appliances. We would like to buy white cabinets and black granite counter tops. Walls are currently a pastel sage green. All the images of white kitchen cabinets are matched with a white backsplash. I’m afraid a white backsplash would be too sterile for our taste, but with the white cabinets, I don’t know what colors to put on the backsplash. My hubby is suggesting a white,tan and brown combo but I’m looking for other ideas…any suggestions?


  54. November 24th, 2010 at 2:21 pm

    I have maple cabinets close to a medium chocolate color and crema bordaux granite counter tops and brazilian cherry floors in my kitchen. I am having trouble picking a backsplash.I love inerstlye glass color rumble but i can’t pay 57.00 a square foot for the tile . I need 80 square feet of tile.any suggestions for me. Thanks


  55. November 28th, 2010 at 8:37 am

    We just remodeled our bathroom using creme marfil on he counters,floors,bath and shower surrounds and backslashes. What color paint do you suggest for the walls. We want it to match the lighter shades in the creme marfil without looking pinkish. Thanks


  56. December 2nd, 2010 at 7:53 am

    Recently we installed sucuri/sierra brown granite in the kitchen, we have an oak colored laminate floor and provincal colored cabinets. Black appliances. Now, we want to do a backsplash, any ideas on color?

    Thanks!


  57. December 21st, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    Hi Tom. Please give me some suggestions for the backsplash in my new kitchen. I put in strand natural bamboo hardwood floors, natural maple cabinets, and kashmir white granite countertops. I like the small colored spots in the granite (I call them the color of red grapes but I’ve heard them called dark cherry) and I’m hoping you have a way to bring out that color since the rest of the kitchen is pretty neutral. I’m looking to get all the pop from the back splash. By the way, it is 16″ counter to cabinet. Thanks!


  58. January 6th, 2011 at 7:35 pm

    Dear Tom, I have mocha cabinets and chestnut counter tops could you suggest a blacksplash for me. Either glass or tile. Thanks, Betsy


  59. January 7th, 2011 at 11:21 am

    I AM IN SUCH A DILEMA ABOUT BACKSPLASHES I HAVE CHOSENUBA TUBA GRANIT FOR COUNTER CABNITS ARE WHITE FLOORS ARE WOOD WALLS ARE CALLED OLIVE SPRIG, LIGHT GREEN HUSBAND READY TO KICK ME TO CURB IF I DON’T DECIDE SOON. PLEASE HELP”””


  60. January 20th, 2011 at 8:47 pm

    Tom,
    We are installing uba tuba countertops. We have medium oak cabinets, cream colored tile floor and cream colored appliances. We are not sure what to do for the backsplash. Considering total uba tuba or tile with uba tuba diamond inserts. Appreciate your help.


  61. February 24th, 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Have a newly constructed Arts and Crafts bungalow….white oak hardwood floors throughout first floor with a natural WOCA oil finish, including kitchen, ubatuba granite countertops on natural cherry cabinets. Walls painted very light yellow….30″ wolf range that is going to need a ceramic backsplash behind it and the counters on each side of it. The space directly behind the range is a 30 x 30 square. It is currently just painted. There are counters on each side of the stove that are 18 inches wide. They have 18w x 15h painted wall space behind them as well. I want to stay in the arts and crafts theme and have the whole wall tiled in a manner that will enhance the stove, cabinetry, and counter tops. Ideas?


  62. February 27th, 2011 at 2:29 pm

    Hi Tom,
    I have a small Galley kitchen with golden oak cabinets and beige to white tile flooring.
    Its time to renew the counter and back splash.For the counter I have fallen in love with a pale beige Corian with various neutral shades .(Witch Hazel).I am stumped as to the back splash in both colour and pattern design and texture of tile.The overall effect of the corian is a foaming sea like marble
    absolutely beautiful !! I would like to give my kitchen a little pizzaz without overpowering the size.
    Could you please suggest some ideas for the back splash .

    Regards
    Liz


  63. March 9th, 2011 at 11:03 am

    Hello,
    We have just chosen the Ubatuba granite. We have golden oak cabinets and “African slate” (Kenya) porcelain 18″ floor tile.
    Our question is ideas for the back splash.
    Thanks for the help,
    Gwen


  64. April 14th, 2011 at 7:38 am

    We are renovating our kitchens. We bought medium oak cabinets and I would like ubatuba granite countertops. I really like travertene for my backsplash… but I’m not sure which color to go with… and which color to paint the walls . Should the tile floors match the travertene back splash? Help!!!!


  65. May 16th, 2011 at 5:52 am

    I have new venetian gold countertops, travertine and shattered stone (grays/gold/cream) and have no idea what color to paint my walls. I have tried gray and it looks horrible. Help


  66. June 6th, 2011 at 10:57 pm

    Hi Tom. We are building a house in San Antonio and are picking out counters, cabinets, etc. for the home. We’ve settled on Uba Tuba for the counters along with an upgraded maple cabinet in a dark ebony stain…it’s a very dark brown. We are also upgrading to the tumbled stone back splash (very light color-porous off white) and want to make sure we add some “pop” to the back splash. What would you recommend? Should we stick with the tumbled stone and perhaps add some accents? Change everything and do a glass back splash? I want the back splash to add some “light” to everything since the cabinets and counters are dark. The room has TONS of light as well and white plantation shutters. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.


  67. June 16th, 2011 at 9:49 am

    Hi, I am going to paint our kitchen and now my question are. We bought a paint the color is golden chime that is for the wall and then the color of our counter top is orange. Is this look good together? Please need your opinion. Thank You.


  68. June 17th, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    I am maple- harvest bronze cabinets with crema bordoux granite what type back splash would you use ?


  69. June 20th, 2011 at 8:01 pm

    I saw some suggestions for glass tile that might look good with ubatuba granite. REference was made to Sandhillind…boards 8 and 9 and possibly 3. When I go to their website, I cannot find and colors or patterns reference by board number. HELP. I thought I’d finally find what I needed.
    I would really like to see this before i buy something else and am dissatisfied. Thanks for some direction.


  70. June 29th, 2011 at 7:42 am

    Question about cabinet pulls and knobs in my kitchen. I have sky blue walls, darker blue with bits of grey floors, white cabinets, black countertops with tiny swirls of different colors, black appliances. I have no clue what color I should use for the cabinet knobs and pulls.


  71. July 20th, 2011 at 9:52 am

    Tom:

    We have off-white color cabinets, med. brown oak wood floors and are getting ready to install Uba Tuba granite. As many others, I don’t know what to do for the backsplash. A designer suggested doing Uba Tuba behind the stove top and bright white beveled no-grout subway tile as the backsplash but i’m wondering if the bright white will look bad with the off-white cabinets. I’ve thought of glazing the cabinets so maybe that would look better with the bright white subway tile. Or do you have other suggestions – tumbled travertine, something else not too outrageously priced. I just want a timeless and classy look that will be in style for years. I don’t care for the tile on diagonal maybe because right now we have 12″ tile on diagonal. Thanks for your advice!


  72. July 21st, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    Open Kitchen in new condo is 11′7″ x 10′6″ and faces north. The cabinets will be Armstrong Waverly Cafe color. Trying to decide between Uba Tuba and Black Galaxy countertop. Afraid that the Galaxy will be too sparkly. Appliances will be black but not sure about the refrigerator if that will be black also or stainless. The sink will be stainless.

    Please advise your thoughts. Also could we go with bronze or brushed gold hardware if the refrigerator is stainless.

    Thank you.


  73. August 14th, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    what color backsplash would u put with ubba tuba hve cherry cabinets with white appliances thanks


  74. September 11th, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    I am installing uba tuba granite countertops and backsplash. I have white cabinets, stainless appliances and neutral floor. What color hardware would look best, stainless or bronze. also I have a bar back of my kitchen sink which opens to family room and i am wondering if I could install carrera marble on the bar. And finally the body of the bar is now painted the cream color of all the walls and I would like to paint it a different color to add some contrast. What would you suggest. Thanks


  75. September 14th, 2011 at 2:23 pm

    Hi,
    we have absolute black granite countertops in our kitchen.cabinets are oak.what kind and color backsplash can we choose for it?can you please help us to find something good.Thanks!


  76. September 17th, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Tom,
    We just had a granite counter installed – Typhoon Bordeaux. It has a busy pattern with lots of rust, grey, khaki and a smattering of black. I am looking for some advice on what to do for a backsplash. I am not a fan of subway tiles which seems to be so popular now. I am looking for something in a warm tone. The cabinets are a medium oak and appliances are stainless steel. I don’t have a lot of area to work with vertically (about 14 inches). Thanks for any ideas you may have, Pam Home


  77. September 19th, 2011 at 8:16 am

    Hello,
    I have white cabinets with black quartz corian countertops and i am putting travertine random pattern tiles for a backsplash. (going from countertop up to the bottom of the top cabinets. What would be a great color for the walls. i curently have a light brown color for the walls but the travertine doesnt really (pop) when it is placed next to the current wall color. the tiles are Scabos random mosaic 12×12 sheets from Lowes. thanks for your help.
    Brian W.


  78. September 19th, 2011 at 9:17 am

    KITCHEN: I have white country cupboards/country-navy blue walls, hickory floors and blue/gray countertops. I would like to know what color backsplash I can put in and also if I decided to paint the walls I would like an idea of what color I could paint them.
    All your helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks
    Dolly :)


  79. September 26th, 2011 at 8:16 am

    I have caesarstone’s “ruby reflections” countertop in my kitchen and high gloss white cabinets. Any wall colour suggestions? It is a sunny fairly large kitchen with a wooden beam and 2 wooden doors.


  80. October 6th, 2011 at 7:02 am

    I am having a almond cabinets with a brown stain, I am using copper fixtures and Ubatuba Granite counters. Additionally, I have chossen an island wth a medimum cherry finish, and using the same granite counter top. I want a farmers sink but can not decide on a color. I will also have a prep sink on the island. What color sink and prep sink? I will have hard wood floors and will take your advise of a lighter color to contrast the island and cabinets. Thanks


  81. October 11th, 2011 at 11:35 am

    We have Cordovan color cabinets with brushed nickel knobs and we selected New Venetian gold (NVG) 4″ backsplash. I am looking to install additional tile backsplash above the 4″ backsplash. FYI – we had natural red oak flooring. What would you recommend for tile color and style? Our taste is pretty traditional. We want something that will compliment the granite nicely, but will not conflict in color. We are leaning toward stone but are not sure which colors or stones are best. Please let us know. Thanks!


  82. October 11th, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Hello! My kitchen cabinets are a medium shade of wood. Would it look good to use ubatuba granite on a painted black island, or do you think it would look too dark? Thanks! Tina


  83. October 14th, 2011 at 7:04 pm

    I have Ubatuba granite (very dark with specks of gold/silver/tan) and teakwood flooring. I have new white appliances (they are top of the line) . I chose white because I have a white (trimmed in black) hoosier cabinet from the 1940’s that belonged to my parents. I wanted the appliances to match the cabinet. My kitchen cabinets are a honey stain. Is there anything else I can do to bring it all together? Looks ok, but I wonder if I should have gone with stainless appliances.


  84. October 19th, 2011 at 8:53 am

    I HAVE GOT DARK CABINETS GREEN TILE WITH BLACK GROUT SO THE UBA TUBA WAS MY BEST BET WITH THE TILE WITH BLACK GROUT DOINT KNOW ABOUT THE BLACK SPLASH ;; HAVE A 4 INCH BLACK SPLASH IN UBATUBA . THE KITCHEN LEADS OFF TO DINNING ROOM WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS AND IS SEPRATED WITH A RIVERROCK FIREPLACE.


  85. November 7th, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    Tom
    We are installing a securi brown granite on a new 60 inch vanity in maple (praline) by Kraftmaid. We are having a hard time deciding the color for the floor tiles. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!


  86. January 11th, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Dear Tom,
    I have venetian gold counters with maple glaze cabinets. The flooring is a dark wide planked distressed hickory. What type of backsplash should I choose. Kitchen is directly open to living room. Please help!!!


  87. January 24th, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    What floor tile, backsplash and wall color should I choose to go with vanilla bean glazed cabinets and ubatuba granite countertop


  88. January 25th, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    Hi Tom, I have maple praline colored cabinets and crema bordeaux granite countertops. My walls are presently white. I haven’t decided yet if i want to color them. I have an open floor plan with the kitchen and living room area together. I have a problem in deciding what material and color to put on the floor and whether or not to color the walls. I tend to go more toward modern than traditional. Do you have any suggestions. Thank you.


  89. February 3rd, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I have Royal Silk granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Which color of backsplash would be complimentary? My cupboards are a hazelnut glaze.


  90. February 11th, 2012 at 7:03 am

    I have just put green tile backsplach up, what color should I paint the walls. Also my stove is on the end,beside the refrigerator. Was wondering what a range hood would look like.
    help


  91. February 16th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    hi, I’ve an Uba Tuba countertop and very light shade of gray tile and white cabints would you please help me find a good match backsplash…. I’ve split face nouce in mind do you think it’ll match… many thanks.


  92. February 17th, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    hi Tom
    I’ve an Uba Tuba countertop and white cabinets and kind of light gryish white tiles
    floor and need your help to pick a nice matching backsplash. Many thanks your help is really appreciated.

    —
    Reply from Tom
    —-
    Hi,
    Consider a white subway tile. Do go with travertine as it is already outdated and only work with darker cabinets.
    Best,
    Tom


  93. March 7th, 2012 at 7:18 am

    My stone color is ubatuba and I am wonder what is a good wall color


  94. March 13th, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    Hi! In the process of remodeling our small kitchen. We cambrian maple cabinets and just had the venetian gold countertops installed(the lighter version). Having the hardest time picking out the colors for the floor tiles and backsplash. I had “noce” colors and everyone said they don’t match..then I went to tiles with “browns and cream” colors, they said they don’t match. Everyone said I need more “golden” colors..UGH!!! I’ve been to so many places for samples, I want to scream..could you please give my some suggestions as to colors etc..thank-you:)