ᐅ Kitchen backsplash – which material?

We received two safety glass panels from the carpenter. A photo was applied to the back of each panel (a rapeseed field image and one from a vacation showing mountains and a lake). The panel was glued and sealed all in one go. Socket openings were also cut out. I highly recommend this, as it is customizable and easy to clean.
The cost for both panels (~140cm x 60cm (55 x 24 inches) and ~240cm x 60cm (94 x 24 inches)) with a total of three cutouts was 1200€.

familie_s schrieb:

We received two safety glass panels from the carpenter. A photo was applied to the back (a rapeseed field and one from a vacation with mountains and a lake). The panel was glued and sealed in one go. Socket openings were also cut out. I highly recommend this, as it is customizable and easy to clean.
The cost for both panels (~140cm x 60cm (55 x 24 inches) and ~240cm x 60cm (94 x 24 inches)) with a total of three cutouts was 1200€

Hallelujah, I finally found the photos in the depths of my hard drive.
We saved the panel on the right side next to the lake picture, which we now regret because the wall there is quite dirty. Next time, something will go there 😀

Honestly, I would have preferred to spend the €1200 on a better countertop that can handle water, because yours doesn’t look very appealing anymore.

evelinoz schrieb:

Honestly, I would have preferred to spend that €1200 on a better countertop that can handle water, because yours doesn’t look so great anymore.

The countertop was actually significantly more expensive because it is solid oak 🙂 . But of course, that comes down to personal taste. People who choose wooden countertops usually accept that the surface will eventually show wear. However, what you see in the photo is just dust, since the wooden boards were installed over the glass surface on the same day. If you saw the countertop now after four years (the last full oil treatment was over two years ago), it probably wouldn’t be to your liking 😉

What actually bothers me the most is the unglazed corner. That’s why I would always tend to have the kitchen glazed along the entire length, not just around the stove or the sink area.

Now I would like to see the same with acrylic. It would be much cheaper, but the question is whether there is a significant visual difference.

netuser schrieb:

There are films available in various thicknesses and qualities that seem quite decent but can also cost almost as much as glass.

I also prefer glass and recently installed a decorative glass splashback. However, we decided not to cover the entire wall but only a "small area" in the wet zone. Along the entire length, there is a baseboard acting as a "wiping strip" with a height of 8 cm (3 inches).
There are hundreds of different designs in various sizes for a relatively low price. I didn’t want to mount mine with silicone dots (which I used earlier), so I simply placed it on the baseboard and fixed it behind the wall cabinet at the top. A silicone joint along the lower edge should be completely sufficient.
There are also ones with eyelets for hanging…

After a while, the splashback can easily be removed and, for example, replaced with another design.
Personally, I don’t recommend covering the entire wall but instead placing "spots" and keeping it as flexible and interchangeable as possible.

I’m facing the same question: What to use as a splashback behind the stove? Our kitchen supplier quoted around 900 euros (~900 USD) for glass with a custom photo, which is way too expensive for us.
You mentioned hundreds of designs for a low price. That sounds great. 🙂 Do you have any specific recommendations on where to look? I would appreciate it!