I needed to find some examples of gorgeous white subway tiles with light gray grout used in a kitchen for a client who is doing a beautiful update to his cabinets, counters, and tile work. Lucky for me, Mary Ann Pickett at Classic Casual Home has a blog post today about classic white kitchen backsplashes that helped me out in a big way so I wanted to share the gorgeousness.

For this project we’re going with the classic 3 x 6 white subway tiles, laid out in either a brickwork or staggered brickwork pattern and hopefully the client signs off on a light gray grout which will give a soft definition to the tile and pattern without being dominant. The focus is going to be on the custom cabinet doors made from handpicked birch selected for the outstanding grain. The end result will be stunning and I can’t wait to share it.

This elongated subway tile, Walker Zanger 6th Avenue, has a more modern look.

Here are subway tiled backslashes in some friends’ homes…

These are inexpensive Porcelain tiles also from Home Depot.

I hope this design idea for the kitchen has inspired you too!

xo Jennifer