18 Creative Kitchen Backsplash Ideas
Backsplash tile is an easy way to add color, pattern and texture to your kitchen.
A statement-making tile backsplash in your kitchen is a smart investment and here's why: Not only is tile incredibly durable and easy to clean, it helps break up an endless arrangement of cabinets. Used correctly, tile backsplash can add a touch of artistry to a kitchen in even the smallest amount of space.
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Brick Backsplash
Brick is a timeless material with a homey, vintage feel. The warmth of this brick backsplash emulates the hearth-like stove. The rich color tones work to blend the cream cabinetry with the dark wood trim.
Subway Tile Backsplash
This backsplash proves that classic white subway tile doesn't have to be boring. Paired with gourmet appliances and fixtures, like shaded sconces, the backsplash continues along the adjacent wall and gives this kitchen a professional and established look.
Red Tile Backsplash
As an homage to this California bungalow's architectural roots, the owner clad the backsplash in black-and-white Spanish tiles. The graphic colorway puts a fresh, modern twist on the old-fashioned arabesque motif. Large-scale concrete floor tiles echo the curvy shape of the backsplash tile for a cohesive feel.
Marble Backsplash
To complement the all-white color scheme of this kitchen, the warm shades of grey shown in the veining of the marble backsplash lends a soft hue without distracting. Choosing the same material as the countertops, but in a smaller pattern, is a timeless way to design a kitchen backsplash.
Tin Backsplash
Pressed tin was painted with a faux finish for the backsplash in this country kitchen.
Sea-Green Glass Backsplash
Sea green glass tiles establish a beachy theme in this waterfront kitchen overlooking Long Island's Peconic Bay. The result is fresh and inviting.
Chalkboard Backsplash
Create a sense of space with open shelving. In this kitchen, simple white planks and custom brackets set against a playful chalkboard-painted wall.
Soapstone Backsplash
Soapstone counters and a matching backsplash complement this kitchen's custom cabinetry, including an island framed with salvaged heart-pine beams.
Diamond-Pattern Backsplash
Pattern plays its many-faceted part in an all-white kitchen. A mosaic border frames porcelain floor tiles, and echoes the designs of the leaded-glass cabinetry and the backsplash.
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Marble Tile Backsplash
The marble tile backsplash incorporates this kitchen's many hues and loosely resembles life buoys—a nod to the home's island location.
Colorful Contrast
With cheerful, red appliances and mint green granite countertops, white subway tile provides the perfect contrast in this retro-themed kitchen.
Colorful Tile Backsplash
This retro Arts and Crafts-inspired kitchen doesn't look worn-out, thanks to a fresh coat of white paint.
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Mosaic Tile Backsplash
This opulent mosaic backsplash tile is the perfect compliment to the rich granite countertop and gives the kitchen a true focal point. Notice that the color variations in the tile help pull together all of the colors in this kitchen. Under counter lights help illuminate the patterns and tones of the backsplash.
Grey Tile Backsplash
This grey backsplash tile with contrasting white grout could have been laid in the traditional pattern. But an offset pattern, along with a matte finish and extra narrow shape, is thoroughly modern. By displaying white dishware on the open shelves, the homeowners purposely draw attention to the reverse pattern created by the grout lines.
Moroccan Tiles
In the kitchen of this California home, the backsplash of Moroccan tiles and European ceramics hint at the homeowners' exotic travels.
Blue Tiles
A blue tile backsplash pops against a pastel yellow island.
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