Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm backsplash in a kitchen

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm installed — a kitchen finished with this tile. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Glass

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm

Blue

Measured surface color #879dac, averaging #62778d.

veined 0.69 of 1.00 measured

Flat surfaces read as one solid tone; heavily patterned ones vary piece to piece, so we lay them out with you before we cut. Browse other blue glass with clear veining →

Style picket
Color blue

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What kind of tile is Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm?

We stock Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm as glass in a picket shape. It reads blue. Pixie Cloud 6mm and Pixie Gold 6mm sit in the same style family if you want to compare. Glass throws light back into the room, which is most of why it ends up behind a range in a north-facing kitchen.

Sizes and finishes

How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.

Sizes

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm is made in a single size, Pattern. That makes layout simple — what you see in the sample is the module you get across the whole wall.

Pattern

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm carries a rating for countertops · wall, at wall at commercial duty.

Rated for

Countertops — residential
Wall — residential and commercial

Not rated for

Flooring — not recommended

What to expect once it is installed

The ratings that decide whether the finished wall matches the sample.

Certifications

On the certification side, Greenguard Gold · USGBC/LEED. The Gold standard was written for schools, which is a stricter bar than a kitchen would ever have to clear. Worth a LEED credit too, on the jobs that track them.

What to put next to it

Built from the color we measured off Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm itself, not from its name.

Measured, not guessed: #879DAC, mid-light and cool. The nearest color we hold pairings for is Dusty Blue. It reads as a neutral, so it will sit behind whatever else you choose instead of competing with it.

Cabinets

Pure White — coastal calm without committing colored cabinets. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out solid

Hardware

Brushed Nickel — Brushed nickel disappears into dusty blue like fog on water, and it shrugs off water spots that would make chrome look neglected by Tuesday.. Against this surface it is close in weight, so the two will blend rather than contrast solid

Countertop

Warm Speckled Stone (Granite) — Warm stone keeps dusty-blue cabinets from tipping nursery — the sandy flecks pull the blue toward coastal-grownup, and the busy surface hides crumbs between wipe-downs.. Against this surface it is close in weight, so the two will blend rather than contrast current

Questions about Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm

Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.

What size is Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm?

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm comes in one size, Pattern. One module across the whole wall keeps the layout simple — what you approve in the sample is what you get.

Where can I use Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm?

Its maker rates it for countertops · wall, and not for flooring. We hold to that rating when we quote — installing outside it is how a warranty claim gets denied.

What color is Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm, really?

We measured its own swatch at #879DAC — mid-light and cool. It sits close to neutral, so it takes direction from the cabinets rather than fighting them. Names are marketing; that number is what the camera saw.

What is Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm made of?

Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm is a glass tile, which is what decides how it is cared for — see the sealing answer below.

Does Boathouse Blue Picket 8mm need sealing?

No. Glass absorbs nothing at all, so the tile never needs sealing. It shows fingerprints and hard-water spots more than it shows wear.