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remodeling is making me loco
re: kitchen remodel
So I get ONE chance to do this right and I over think stuff like this. We have cabinets ordered and granite on hold for inspection by our fabricator and decided to switch to black appliances, so those are "in stone" so to speak.
Now I'm going crazy over the knobs/pulls, paint, tile for backsplash. Want it all to tie in and not be too busy or over done and there are only a million choices for those things. While they take up the least amount of the overall volume (as opposed to the cabinets and countertop area) they need to tie in and look good! I stay up hours looking at knobs and backsplashes online. 
Anyone have suggestions on how to narrow the field?
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Re: remodeling is making me loco
Well knobs can fairly easily be replaced and paint can always be redone. I'd concentrate on the tile.
We're going to redo our kitchen in approx 6 months. I'm looking at tile that has both grey and tan in it so in the future it will still go with whatever else we have in the house.
I know I didn't help much, but I can feel your pain. It's so hard when it costs so much and so much effort is put into it- you want it right the first time.
I would go with something classic for the knobs, but like PP said you can always switch them out (but it costs). We ended up painting a neutral color and not doing a backsplash (we have the 3-inch granite backsplash but were planning to tile above) because I couldn't decide! I figured I could live with it for a while and decide later if I wanted more color in the room. It's only been 10 months but honestly I bet we never repaint or do the tile backsplash, so if you know you really want it just get it done.
dh wants to paint between removal of old cabinets and new ones going in...knobs are x 30 and pulls x 13 so not so cheap to replace at $5+/- each and I definitely will have the backsplash done at the time of remodel by contractor, we are not handy at all. hence the need to make lasting decisions.
my biggest dilemma is the knobs, they will be ORB but do I go simple or with a design to keep up with the cabinets/granite that have alot of character? And because I have great taste (insert eyeroll) even the most plain knobs I like are super expensive because I manage to pick ones that are just special enough to be high end.
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Choosing tile for our backsplash was taking me FOREVER. I had to go and see it in person, and line up a bunch of the pieces to visualize what that amount of space would look like covered in the tile.
We have metal cabinets and our handles are simple and classic, so I didn't want to mess with trying to change them out.
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yeah it makes total sense and would be a nice thought, but I hear installing them/making the template takes some skill although it sounds like something that would be easy I'm pretty sure we want our contractor to do it.
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Knobs are really pretty easy. If you like them, they will most likely go with your kitchen and you will be happy with them. Really it's as simple as that so pick some that you like, that fit your budget and they will be good.
Backsplashes are a little more difficult, just go with something relatively organic looking and you can't go wrong. My last kitchen I used a Ceasarstone countertop in a taupey grey color and went with an organic looking glass tile with travertine mixed in. It was so pretty and the cabinets were a light warm maple color and the kitchen worked so well.
The kitchen I did this time is mostly grey and white and black so we did a white subway tile which is lovely in this kitchen but would have looked horrible in my Colorado kitchen.
For your kitchen, I would pick a warm travertine subway pattern tile
My only real recommendation is to pick a backsplash with a smooth texture. Our house has a textured slate backsplash, and I hate it with the fire of a thousand suns. It is IMPOSSIBLE to clean. Impossible. Crap gets stuck in the little textures and never comes out. Blech - if and when we are ever able to redo it, I will never put textured tile on the walls again!
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This is good to know...I am considering tumbled travertine. However, when sealed shouldn't it be easy to clean? I sort of want that rougher stony feel to contrast the granite.
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Thank you! I will talk w/ the installer, he'll likely be versed in what to use.
I do have my heart set on it.
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