fashion friday: kitchen backsplashes

we are a white lovin' family

{yes, true modernists}.
c and i vary on the amount of color we
want in the home but we agree we like it
in small doses like pops of color in pillows and prints.  

so it's no surprise to most who know us well
we chose an ALL white kitchen for our new home.
well all except for our stainless steel fridge and

the countertops which are oak.  

we preferred stone and really wanted a solid grey quartz

{neither of us are fans of granite though its trendy right now}

BUT the quartz was too much. at $8K, we just had to say no.

instead, we chose to get an oak slab from our beloved ikea
and c custom cut it for our countertops and big bar area.

we had this same oak in the kitchen of our guest cottage on
diamond street and it worked wonderful so we weren't hesitant
using it again. we just had to seal it with 4 coats of polyurethane
to get it protected.

the best part, the total cost for all the oak was about $350.  

seriously!!  someday we might go back and put quartz in, 

but for now this works just fine. 

so because we have an ALL white kitchen,

we need a little pop of color and decided to get it with 

a tile backsplash.  we haven't seriously started lookingat any,

but i have a few images i pulled from google i thought were fun.

i love them ALL for different reasons,

and deciding is not going to be easy.

good thing we are still several weeks from getting it done,

so we have some time.

i'm SO ready for a weekend.
i've got movies on my mind.

tonight i'm seeing long awaited les miserables with my dear friend aleyda,

and on sunday, c and i have a date planned and will be seeing life of pi .

we read this book together years back and have been anxious to see it.
hoping it's even half as good as the movie.

have a fantastic weekend everyone!