Do you have a back splash in your kitchen?
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I suppose that can make some sense but this brings up the question: "what are you people DOING on your kitchen counter that causes so much water exposure to the back wall to cause sheetrock damage?"
I mean, that wall is painted in most cases and will resist the occasional drop of water that may splatter when you use your salad spinner a bit too vigorously. I dunno - I have been a fairly avid cook over the past 30 years and I have not yet seen any excessive water exposure to the wall.
Not that I have anything AGAINST backsplashes. If you like them, by all means install them. I just don't see the need.
skyking1
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Easier to clean up the pasta test noodles too.
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I just got done washing multitudinous dishes afer a LOVELY Christmas Eve dinner. By the time I washed roasting pans, sheet pans, serving dishes, chef pans, serving bowls, etc., the wall behind my sink was dripping wet.
Good for you that you can contain your washing water better than I.
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for us..this is why dishwashers were invented. when we were doing the large traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners it usually took 2-3 loads to get 'em all done but that's ok. now our holiday dinners are just for the two of us and there are a lot less dirty dishes, pots and pans...usually just one load.
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Of course, I have a very nice dishwasher. But not all of my pans fit in it (e.g., roasting pans). And there are many pans I would not dream of putting in the DW.
But I am glad for you that you can use the DW to wash all of your pans.
Yes, I like having a kitchen backsplash.
I'm also taking more chances in life these days. One way is to decorate my Florida place however I want.
Go ahead, let me have it on my new backsplash tiles.
Have a great Christmas/New Years.
JP
I'm also taking more chances in life these days. One way is to decorate my Florida place however I want.
Go ahead, let me have it on my new backsplash tiles.
Have a great Christmas/New Years.
JP
Yes, I have a ceramic tile backsplash. Had one in prior house, too. My mother's counters had a several inch rise where counter met wall, providing protection, and the stove (as many stoves back then were) had a tall back to it, providing wall protection. That's where the clock & other stove gadgets were located, too.
I do stir fry and such things, so any wall behind the stove would've gotten quite greasy & smoked up. Backsplashes make upkeep easier, but it adds to the cost of the kitchen. It's also a nice look (like a painting) that can add a style or color or whatever. I like the solid color tiles. The downside is when you sell the house, the new owner will likely want a different backsplash, and it's much more costly & complicated to replace one than to add one, or just paint a different color.
I do stir fry and such things, so any wall behind the stove would've gotten quite greasy & smoked up. Backsplashes make upkeep easier, but it adds to the cost of the kitchen. It's also a nice look (like a painting) that can add a style or color or whatever. I like the solid color tiles. The downside is when you sell the house, the new owner will likely want a different backsplash, and it's much more costly & complicated to replace one than to add one, or just paint a different color.
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There are definite functional usages, not just decorative. Besides actual spills and splashes that might damage painted drywall (and use satin or semi-gloss here) some high powered gas kitchen ranges specify non flammable material (some jurisdictions even have this in code).
The key aesthetic thing for a full height backsplash is to make sure the backsplash, counter and floor are all not highly patterned or figured. And along with the cabinets, that the undertones, hue and saturation are compatible. When they are not, you get something that looks terrible -- clashing patterns, colors fighting, an overwhelmed room, etc
The key aesthetic thing for a full height backsplash is to make sure the backsplash, counter and floor are all not highly patterned or figured. And along with the cabinets, that the undertones, hue and saturation are compatible. When they are not, you get something that looks terrible -- clashing patterns, colors fighting, an overwhelmed room, etc
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We redid the kitchen a few years ago. 4” granite and granite counters. Wife liked a stone small brick type tile for back splash. Contractor almost got kicked out when he told here it wouldn’t look good. Worked out fine. For us more decorative than required.
Last one was semi gloss paint. One house I built I used matte Formica for ease of cleaning. Lots of food prep there.
Just do what works for you.
Last one was semi gloss paint. One house I built I used matte Formica for ease of cleaning. Lots of food prep there.
Just do what works for you.
Google “back painted glass backsplash”. I think it’s what you want (not busy and timeless depending on the color you choose).
To each their own. There is no right or wrong unless you splash a lot.
I learned that a backsplash is actually the granite or quartz or formica lip that goes up a couple of inches from your counter.
The wall that goes up to your cabinet is not actually the backsplash, but can be covered in tile, wallpaper, or nothing.
We have scallop tiles(like fish scales), clear white glass tiles with dark gray grout.
The wall that goes up to your cabinet is not actually the backsplash, but can be covered in tile, wallpaper, or nothing.
We have scallop tiles(like fish scales), clear white glass tiles with dark gray grout.
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Yes, we have backsplashes at both of our homes. For one home we didn't have a backsplash for a couple years after we built because DW and I couldn't agree on the look... but we later added a tile backsplash that we both liked. At our second home we added white subway tile backsplash when we remodeled the kitchen a few years ago.
We don't have a backsplash in the RV kitchen... yet. But I can see us adding one.
We don't have a backsplash in the RV kitchen... yet. But I can see us adding one.
We have the classic subway. Put it in before it became stylish... friends said it was dated from day one. We also have stainless counter tops except for near the stove is butcher block.
As mentioned - the backsplash is easier to clean than a painted wall. Especially behind the stove. (My husband is Italian and loves a good red sauce).
Our choices of materials (white subway, stainless and butcher block) were inspired after a 'kitchen tour' at Hearst castle... That kitchen was very much a working/commercial scale kitchen. I looked at the materials and realized stainless would be easy to clean, same with subway... and the look would never go into or out of style... it's too ingrained in commercial kitchens. When/if we downsize I will miss this kitchen.
As mentioned - the backsplash is easier to clean than a painted wall. Especially behind the stove. (My husband is Italian and loves a good red sauce).
Our choices of materials (white subway, stainless and butcher block) were inspired after a 'kitchen tour' at Hearst castle... That kitchen was very much a working/commercial scale kitchen. I looked at the materials and realized stainless would be easy to clean, same with subway... and the look would never go into or out of style... it's too ingrained in commercial kitchens. When/if we downsize I will miss this kitchen.
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When we did our reno, contractor recommended ceramic subway tiles for the backsplash but I chose to run the quartz from our counter all the way up to the cabinets. I hate cleaning grout and I didn't have to worry about matching counter and backsplash.
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Coincidentally, today I seen the following posted on a FB group, for a community where I moved from last year. It sure started a heated debate. This is from a realtor:
This might be an unpopular opinion here in PT as I see this a lot, but I implore you to stop doing this in your homes. And here’s why. As a certified luxury home marketing specialist and interior designer, this is considered a design mistake. For buyers in the luxury space, this is an error that must be corrected, especially for buyers who are coming in from out of state where interior design is much more prevalent than here.  This is actually costing you potentially thousands of dollars in resale value because the buyer perception is that they need to now remove that counter and backsplash to correct it and that is money out of their pocket. Buyer perception is where money is made or lost. And this particular detail is a fantastic example of how it affects home values. This look can be created with laminate super easy. So that’s why it’s not considered acceptable with the luxury buyer. High-end kitchens with granite marble or quartz countertops should not have this extra 4 inches of countertop material as it mimics a lower quality material. It visually shrinks your kitchen, because that countertop moves up the wall visually and it makes the distance between counter and cabinet appear shorter and less luxurious. Physically it takes away an inch or so of countertop space. And while that is negligible, for the luxury consumer, appliances and decor do not fit flush to the wall. This also requires a higher skill set from the installer, and the reason most shortcut this process as their existing counters were not cut closely enough. Savvy consumers understand that. It costs more to do it the right way. And those are the types of things that are important to a luxury consumer. A luxury home is about lifestyle and the Instagram. In the modern world it is no longer about square footage or price point it’s about quality of materials, quality of construction, AND quality of design. So in the future when your contractor asks you whether not you want to remove that 4 inches of backsplash to put in a new backsplash your answer should be yes as it potentially could return you thousands of dollars in perceived value.
Coincidentally, today I seen the following posted on a FB group, for a community where I moved from last year. It sure started a heated debate. This is from a realtor:
This might be an unpopular opinion here in PT as I see this a lot, but I implore you to stop doing this in your homes. And here’s why. As a certified luxury home marketing specialist and interior designer, this is considered a design mistake. For buyers in the luxury space, this is an error that must be corrected, especially for buyers who are coming in from out of state where interior design is much more prevalent than here.  This is actually costing you potentially thousands of dollars in resale value because the buyer perception is that they need to now remove that counter and backsplash to correct it and that is money out of their pocket. Buyer perception is where money is made or lost. And this particular detail is a fantastic example of how it affects home values. This look can be created with laminate super easy. So that’s why it’s not considered acceptable with the luxury buyer. High-end kitchens with granite marble or quartz countertops should not have this extra 4 inches of countertop material as it mimics a lower quality material. It visually shrinks your kitchen, because that countertop moves up the wall visually and it makes the distance between counter and cabinet appear shorter and less luxurious. Physically it takes away an inch or so of countertop space. And while that is negligible, for the luxury consumer, appliances and decor do not fit flush to the wall. This also requires a higher skill set from the installer, and the reason most shortcut this process as their existing counters were not cut closely enough. Savvy consumers understand that. It costs more to do it the right way. And those are the types of things that are important to a luxury consumer. A luxury home is about lifestyle and the Instagram. In the modern world it is no longer about square footage or price point it’s about quality of materials, quality of construction, AND quality of design. So in the future when your contractor asks you whether not you want to remove that 4 inches of backsplash to put in a new backsplash your answer should be yes as it potentially could return you thousands of dollars in perceived value.
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tmm99
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It's a bit dark now, but I'm adding mine... with my pot roast out the oven and cooling on the stove... Bianco Carrara marble subway tiles (with grey grout) and black granite countertop called Premium Black... Benjamin Moore Distant Grey cabinets(which is more white than grey). 
I've been cooking tons today and the countertop is a mess, so I'm just showing the corner of my kitchen.
I've been cooking tons today and the countertop is a mess, so I'm just showing the corner of my kitchen.
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Not true, and we deliberately shopped for a cook top that does not have a panel in the back, the range has the controls on front. Such as: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Whirlpool-...gerprint-Resistant-Stainless-Steel/5005399959
CRLLS
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Yup. A slide-in range is what we decided to have some 16 years ago, Still love it.
skyking1
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DW and I concluded that our backsplash from the 2015 remodel is "too busy". Oh well, I hope we can give away the house, rather than have to pay someone to take it off our hands.
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Yes, I have a granite backsplash. I think they look better.
Prior to doing a kitchen remodel about 9 years ago, I had no idea what backsplash was.
Prior to doing a kitchen remodel about 9 years ago, I had no idea what backsplash was.
