Kitchen Details

There are a few little details that make the space interesting.

One of which is the Arabesque-patterned tile behind the range. The contrasting grout really accentuates the pattern.

The main body of the tile is dark green with a mottled, verdigris tone to it. This, plus the subtle green tone that appears here-and-there in the stone counter-top, is why we picked "Mountain Moss" green for the walls.

There's also a bit of terra cotta or red undertone that is visible on the beveled edges. It coordinates nicely with the red and brown flecks that are in the stone counter-top.

We also paid homage to the historical tradition of subway tile for a back-splash, but picked a tile with a few twists.

These have an unusual aspect ratio; they are considerably wider than is traditional for the same height.

Also, they have a crackle finish, are cream rather than white, and vary a bit in thickness which provides extra depth and visual interest (the irregular shadow lines in particular).

The ell-shaped counter-top required two pieces of stone.  The fabricators used adjacent slabs from the quarry so they could "book-match" the joint. That is, the two sides of the joint are mirror images of one another.