Hello,
soon my new build will be getting its kitchen...
... originally, I planned not to install a tile backsplash, but instead to paint the walls behind the countertop with latex paint and place a glass panel or something similar behind the stove. In hindsight, I’m less convinced about this decision and I’m considering either ordering something afterward through the kitchen supplier (plexiglass or a countertop extension halfway up to the cabinet – probably quite expensive –) or taking care of it myself.
What have you done in this situation, and what would you recommend? Perhaps someone here has also added something themselves after the fact.
Thank you very much.
soon my new build will be getting its kitchen...
... originally, I planned not to install a tile backsplash, but instead to paint the walls behind the countertop with latex paint and place a glass panel or something similar behind the stove. In hindsight, I’m less convinced about this decision and I’m considering either ordering something afterward through the kitchen supplier (plexiglass or a countertop extension halfway up to the cabinet – probably quite expensive –) or taking care of it myself.
What have you done in this situation, and what would you recommend? Perhaps someone here has also added something themselves after the fact.
Thank you very much.
So far, the backsplashes from kitchen manufacturers have never really met our expectations. Using the countertop material as a backsplash is a suitable alternative, but it needs to match visually. A countertop backsplash only 30-40cm (12-16 inches) high or half-height looks fine, but I think it would create a greasy, dusty edge that would be very difficult to clean.
Therefore, we had agreed on a tiled backsplash, which wouldn’t be particularly easy to clean either. However, we have now added a full-height decorative backsplash to the kitchen, along with a glass panel above the stove (luckily, there was recently a new design that we like, which we also saw in person at the showroom). I recommend seeing the chosen option live at the kitchen showroom or possibly at the manufacturer’s site, as it never looks quite right in the catalog and always appears different in reality. In principle, you can also use backsplashes from other manufacturers.
Another advantage of these backsplashes is their rather slim finishing strip. Unfortunately, many suppliers now only offer large, bulky finishing strips measuring 3-4cm (1-1.5 inches). However, there are kitchen suppliers with narrow strips as well, but you would need to source those separately.
Therefore, we had agreed on a tiled backsplash, which wouldn’t be particularly easy to clean either. However, we have now added a full-height decorative backsplash to the kitchen, along with a glass panel above the stove (luckily, there was recently a new design that we like, which we also saw in person at the showroom). I recommend seeing the chosen option live at the kitchen showroom or possibly at the manufacturer’s site, as it never looks quite right in the catalog and always appears different in reality. In principle, you can also use backsplashes from other manufacturers.
Another advantage of these backsplashes is their rather slim finishing strip. Unfortunately, many suppliers now only offer large, bulky finishing strips measuring 3-4cm (1-1.5 inches). However, there are kitchen suppliers with narrow strips as well, but you would need to source those separately.
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