Thanks for your suggestions - we are still stuck, got another splashback guy out who tried to talk us into snow white, painted the wall and we don't like it.…

Another photo maybe..... it worked first time but doesn't seem to want to work again for me...
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We are renovating a kitchen in a 1960s wooden Qld style house, and after much pain and angst finally got a design we were happy with, and are delighted with…