Blue Subway Tile Backsplash and Granite Counters in Wethersfield

Sometimes a kitchen does not need a gut job. It needs the right two upgrades.

For this Wethersfield kitchen, that meant granite counters and a blue subway tile backsplash, set straight and grouted clean. The cool blue-gray tile and the light, veined granite play off the kitchen’s original oak cabinets instead of fighting them, and the dark faucet and cabinet pulls tie the warm wood and the new surfaces together. The granite gives the workspace a surface that will outlast every appliance in the room.

Counter and backsplash projects like this one deliver a big visual change on a focused budget, and they are often the right first move in a kitchen that works fine but looks tired. Keep the cabinets you like, change the surfaces you touch every day, and the whole room feels new.