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Backsplashes, cut clean.
Kitchen backsplashes and tile for Maine kitchens
Handmade ceramic, marble, and mosaic set to your cabinets, counters, and range.
Kitchen Backsplashes & Tile
Laid out to the room.
A backsplash is small enough that every cut shows, which is why it is specialist work. We set handmade ceramic, honed marble, and stone and glass mosaic to your cabinets, your counters, and your range, with outlets and end cuts planned before the first tile.
Cover plates land centered on a tile rather than straddling a joint. At the counter, the first course is balanced across the run and the grout lines meet the countertop in even margins at both ends.
A handmade ceramic backsplash that runs clean from counter to underside of the cabinets, every outlet centered.
How we work
Measured, drawn, set.
01
Measured first
We measure cabinets, counters, outlets, and windows, then draw a layout in which the pattern resolves at every edge.
02
Trued and balanced
The wall is flattened and primed, and the first course is balanced to the countertop before any tile is set.
03
Set and dressed
The same crew sets the last piece, and every outlet and end cut is dressed clean before we call the wall finished.
What to expect
The details that show.
Laid out to the room
We plan grout lines to your cabinet edges and window trim, so the pattern resolves cleanly instead of dying in an awkward sliver.
Handmade tile handled well
Handmade ceramic has natural variation, and we set it so that variation reads as character, not error.
Clean around the details
Outlets, corners, and range niches are cut and centered so the eye never catches a seam.
Capability studies
Backsplash studies.
Mosaic backsplash · tone blended across the run
White subway · even grout lines, black fixture
Patterned encaustic floor · pattern held true across the room
Common questions
Fair questions.
Can you work around old, out-of-square cabinets?
Yes. We draw the layout to your actual cabinets and counters so the pattern resolves cleanly instead of dying in a thin sliver at the end of a run.
Do you set handmade ceramic and natural stone?
Yes. Handmade ceramic, honed marble, and stone and glass mosaic are all part of our work. With handmade ceramic we blend tiles from every box before setting, so the shifts in tone spread across the whole wall instead of pooling in patches.
How are outlets and switches handled?
Cut clean and centered so cover plates sit flush and the eye never catches a broken seam.
Do you tile to the ceiling or stop at the cabinets?
Either. A full-height slab or tile wall makes a statement; a backsplash to the underside of the cabinets is classic. We will show you what each looks like in your kitchen.
Can you tile around a range hood or open shelving?
Yes. We plan the layout so the pattern centers on the range or hood and resolves cleanly around shelves, outlets, and end walls.
