re: CADs official kitchen renovation thread

Get rid of the soffit/furrdown.
Ditch the stainless backsplash over stove. Use the same tile as the rest of the backsplash, and run it all the way up to the bottom of the upper cabinets.

I like white subway; it is classic (though currently popular). Look at matte rather than gloss for a more subtle sheen; or look at glass subway tiles for a slightly modernist appeal. Forget tumbled edge tiles, too hard to scrub kitchen crud out of the irregular dents in the tumbled tile.