# Going all the way up to the ceiling with a subway tile backsplash?

**URL:** <https://home.renovation.reviews/t/going-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceiling-with-a-subway-tile-backsplash/47952>\
**Category:** Backsplash and Walls\
**Created:** [May 16, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/going-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceiling-with-a-subway-tile-backsplash/47952 "2026-05-16T20:24:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joker](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/joker/32/14888_2.png) [@Joker](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Joker)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/going-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceiling-with-a-subway-tile-backsplash/47952/1 "2026-05-16T20:24:36Z")

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Quick question about kitchen walls. We are putting in standard white subway tile for our backsplash, and I’m trying to decide where to stop the tile.

Usually, people just go up to the bottom of the upper cabinets. But we have a wall near the sink with no upper cabinets at all, just open space. Would it look weird if we took the tile all the way up to the ceiling on that specific wall? Or does that look too much like a restaurant kitchen?

I’m trying to make the kitchen feel taller, but I don’t want it to look cold or intense. If anyone has done a full-wall backsplash, let me know how it turned out.

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**Author:** ![Abdul\_Rahman](https://home.renovation.reviews/user_avatar/home.renovation.reviews/abdul_rahman/32/832_2.png) [@Abdul\_Rahman](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Abdul_Rahman)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/going-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceiling-with-a-subway-tile-backsplash/47952/2 "2026-05-16T20:25:52Z")

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No, I’ve never had to do a full wall backsplash

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**Author:** ![Richard](https://home.renovation.reviews/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Richard](https://home.renovation.reviews/u/Richard)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/going-all-the-way-up-to-the-ceiling-with-a-subway-tile-backsplash/47952/3 "2026-05-16T21:15:13Z")

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Ceiling-height tile looks amazing and definitely makes the room feel taller. To avoid that cold restaurant vibe, just use a warmer grout color or wood shelves to break it up.