If you’re thinking of giving your kitchen a fresh look, you’ve probably already considered all the major areas of improvement—floors, countertops, and kitchen cabinets. While that’s a great start, before you mark your designs complete and call in a contractor, take some time to consider the finishing touches. Your choices in cabinet hardware, appliances, backsplashes, and other little things can make small but dramatic differences in your kitchen’s overall appearance.
If you’re finishing your remodeling plans, but want to give your kitchen just a little more attention, you might want to consider tile backsplashes.
Tile Backsplashes
Tile backsplashes are sections of durable, water-resistant material placed behind your sink to protect the wall from stray drops of water. While tile backsplashes can cover just the area directly behind the sink, spreading them all the way from the countertop below to the bottom of the cabinet above gives you another design option to further unify the appearance of the space.
Materials
Tile backsplashes are often made out of quality ceramic, since this option is both sufficiently durable and comes in a wide assortment of colors. However, it’s far from your only choice.
- Glass, with its highly reflective, smooth and shiny surface, can give your kitchen an extra sparkle, if you’re willing to spend a little more time and energy on a careful installation process.
- Metal backsplashes offer a variety of types and textures, but they tend to be more expensive than more conventional tile backsplashes, and run the risk of looking too similar to the metal of your pots and pans.
- Stone can give you options for both continuity or contrast, depending on if you want the backsplash to match your countertops or be made from a different material. With unique textures, endless variation, and natural style, stone is a great way to incorporate timeless luxury into your kitchen, if you’re willing to do a little more maintenance to keep it looking beautiful for years to come.