Help me choose tiles - pics

[letmeeatinpeace]

Last minute decision, please help me choose the pattern to lay these tiles! Its for kitchen backsplash

1- all vertical
2 - vertical - horizontal- vertical
3 - all horizontal

A looks a bit weird on the sample picture because there’s so few, but I imagine would look the best over the whole expanse.

if you do them all horizontally will you still need to cut the tiles?

it looks as if you do in the other two options which is just creating you more work

All horizontal.

Forgot to say - the pics represent the max height the tiles would reach on the backsplash. They dont reach the bottom of the cabinets, they'll be laid in a 'strip' like the rough pic below

My instinct says option 1 (all vertical) reaches a bit too high- they almost touch the cabinet but not quite. I think option 2 or 3 would be more balanced?

All vertical

I like option 2.

I like 2.

why not staggered horizontally, like house bricks?

I like 2, but would want another row of horizontal.
So, if that's not happening, I'd go with 1.

1 looks strange because of the gap.

So, 2 or 3.

Vertical looks good. But I would go higher as a splash back behind the cooker

I also like 2.

3

Verticle to the very top. No gap. The gap will look cheap/out of balance.

not the verticle/horizontal. That’s mad.

I would go for a horizontal offset, as in the second set of diagrams here.
https://www.porcelanosa.com/trendbook/uk/tile-layout-patterns/

Horizontal buy staggered

Another vote for horizontal staggered

Yes, that’s what I’m saying, too — the term used on the website I linked is ‘horizontal offset’, though you can do it in different ways.

I like 3

Uff quite a mix of opinions here! I'm going to 'tile' a larger area tomorrow with some different options, to get a better idea. Blue tack is working surprisingly well!

A design like say 2 gives a bit more 'warmth' to the pattern. Horizontal or vertical are more austere imo. :)

Option 2.

3, but staggered

Oook so had some fun 'tiling' a larger area, interested to hear your verdicts...
Uploading in two parts

Part 2

Horizontal staggered works best.