Fabulous Backsplashes for Your Kitchen Update

The backsplash is an important element in a well-designed kitchen.

A beautiful backsplash can be the focal point of your kitchen. A backsplash is a relatively easy way to update a kitchen and add style and color.

mosaic tiles

Mosaics are becoming very popular and can be used in almost any style of kitchen. The mosaics are very small and usually come attached to a sheet. They go up easy and quite fast. Mosaics come in an endless variety of colors, finishes, and materials. Glass mosaics were first seen primarily in the bathroom, but are also becoming increasingly popular in contemporary kitchens. Stone mosaics look great in traditional or Old World style kitchens. Ceramic mosaics can add color to any kitchen style.

Subway tile: a classic

From farmhouse to contemporary, porcelain tile looks great in any kitchen. Subway tile is brick shaped and makes an easy and inexpensive backsplash. Subway tiles come in almost any color.

glass blocks

Windows installed in the backsplash can brighten up a dull, dark kitchen. If your kitchen is indoors or doesn’t have much of a view, glass blocks can bring in light from outside or from another room and give your backsplash area a very stylish look.

subtle goal strike

There are few things in life more perfect than a stone tile backsplash. With or without decorative tiles, moldings and borders, the options are limited only by the imagination. It can easily be the focal point of the kitchen. Stone tile looks best in warm earth colors and stone countertops and cabinets finished in a warm wood, such as cherry or oak. It is the perfect counterpoint to traditional and old world style kitchens. The only thing that can improve is a coordinated mural.

Flanged Board Backsplash

A beadboard backsplash gives the kitchen a warm feel and can be used with any style of kitchen, but looks especially good for farmhouse, farmhouse and country, Victorian, shaker, and traditional. The bead board can be white, cream or painted any colour, it can also have a wood finish. Consider pale blue or pale yellow with white cabinets or white with black or stained cabinets to match wood-finish cabinets. The possibilities are virtually endless. Beadboard is also a good material to use as kitchen wall covering.

chocolate brown tile

Looking for the perfect complement to ivory painted cabinets? Consider a chocolate brown tile backsplash. Warm and elegant, it’s a beautiful contrast to the light-painted cabinets and pairs well with the earth-toned stone countertops.

metal tile

Think metal backsplashes are too industrial? Think again. Beautiful and artistic metallic wall tiles come in various styles and colors (copper, bronze, nickel and platinum) and are appropriate for any kitchen style, from Old World to Contemporary. Matching murals are also available.

tile art

Art mosaics come in every imaginable style. If you have a themed kitchen, you are in luck because there are art tiles for you. From wine and grapes to farm animals, you can design your kitchen backsplash to fit every theme. Raised tiles are three-dimensional rather than flat and add interest to your backsplash.

Hopefully these ideas get your creativity flowing and it’s time to get serious about your new kitchen upgrade.