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AS we remodel our kitchen, it is one of my responsibilities to choose a backsplash. The possibilities are endless! What backsplashes do you all have? Maybe it will help me make a decision!
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I don't have one.. if I did my top requirement would be easy to clean.. next is to not show "dirt" readily.. so that the cleaning doesn't have to be constant even if it's easy. 
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We're just starting a total kitchen gut and remodel, Becky. I chose this glass tile in Carribean Water Gloss. Love the color and look. I don't mind that it will need to be wiped daily - that will just go on the regular kitchen clean-up chore list for someone.
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So pretty, Jen! This is one of my favorite kitchens, and the tile looks very much like that.
Our plan is to do wainscoting like this in our current kitchen. Our cabinets are that color green. Right now, it is just the linoleum matching the counters on the wall and painted to match the cabinets. I had a mix of wainscoting and wallpaper in my old kitchen, and honestly, the wallpaper was not that difficult to keep clean. I'm not sure there is anything you can use that is harder to keep clean than just "wall" would be. Even my dark colored paint shines from grease spatters.
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Beautiful tile Jen! We are down to subfloors and studs in our kitchen and the only thing keeping me sane is the hope of what's to come! I've thought about tile and wainscoting, and a solid piece of glass with something behind it, like maybe fabric or art or something to add color. I just can't decide!
Love that kitchen Lindsay! That's actually close to the feel of our new kitchen which I'm calling "craftsman" in style. We'll have cherry cabinets, wood floors, and a Corian counter that looks like soapstone. The trouble with wainscoting in the cherry is we're afraid it will be too dark overall. I guess I could paint it the wall color, but I'm having a hard time visualizing what it would look like.
I thought about textured wallpaper too, the kind you paint, but I'm not sure about ease of cleaning, which is also important.
Can you see why I can't make up my mind! 
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Another worry is ease of installation. We're doing everything ourselves.   
Jen, when I look at examples of craftsman style kitchens, I see a lot of the glass tile, and I really like it. Are you having yours installed or doing it yourselves?
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We have paintable wallpaper, the beadboard kind, in our bathroom and on a small section of wall in our kitchen, and I would not use it for a backsplash. It is not very durable. For some strange reason, our toddler gauged the piece in the kitchen with a butter knife  , we repainted it, but it is clearly marred, and there is nothing to do about it short of replaciing the paper. Even in the bathroom where it is above the 1950s tile, it is nicked some from when dh re-hung the medicine cabinet. It isn't a big deal where we have used it, but a backsplash gets a lot of action. We had considered using it as the backsplash, but now we plan to use the beadboard like that goes in bathrooms and paint it, which is what was in our old kitchen. It is melamine, and even when painted, it is a much smoother surface to wipe than the wooden beadboardf.
I think with cherry cabinets, I would go with a tile. Tile is tricky because you don't want it to look dated quickly, but I think something like what what Jen chose is pretty neutral in that regard.
If your google "Young House Love penny tile" you can see all the posts where they have detailed pictures and video of when they tiled their kitchen backsplash. I also think the "sunflower" tile at the blog The Lettered Cottage is really pretty, but I don't follow their blog closely, and I am not sure whether they installed it themselves or not. I used to think white subway tile was timeless, but it is so very popular right now, it makes me think it will look dated in 15 years by default Still, I think if you really love whatever you choose, it won't be an issue. I think that if you are going for a craftsman style overall, if you choose something in that vein, it should look great forever! We installed a good bit of tile in our old home, and it really is doable as a home project. We did not have children at the time, though
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Becky Parker wrote:
Beautiful tile Jen! We are down to subfloors and studs in our kitchen and the only thing keeping me sane is the hope of what's to come!
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Ugh. I know. Hang in there!!
Becky Parker wrote:
Another worry is ease of installation. We're doing everything ourselves.
Jen, when I look at examples of craftsman style kitchens, I see a lot of the glass tile, and I really like it. Are you having yours installed or doing it yourselves? |
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Probably installing ourselves. Installing tile is a pretty easy project.
My kitchen will be in the style of "farmhouse chic" - very traditional, pretty farmhouse look. Cream cabinets, open shelves on one wall flanking a new big window (instead of upper cabinets on that one wall), one gigantic island with seating for 6 around 2 sides, a farmhouse sink, wood floors, and I HOPE!!! sand color quartz countertops (but I may have to scale back - we'll see). Since the kitchen is a sort of creamy monochromatic feel with lots of light, I chose the pretty blue glass tile to bring a little color around the room.
I have lived with 5 feet of (total!!!) counter-space for 12 years...I can't even begin to imagine how amazing it will be to have that big island to work with in my kitchen!!!! I have two kids (so far) that LOVE cooking, and I can't wait to have room for them to work with me! And a big, pretty window over my farmhouse sink!!!! Swoon!!!!! But I'll be walking through A GUTTED MESS to get there....just like you!
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Lindsay, tell me more about your painted backsplash. We too have laminate to match our (very dark green 1990s) counters, which makes my otherwise light, monochromatic kitchen (Linen White walls + cabinets) kind of a cave -- at least, the counter area is a cave. I don't mind the dark-green countertops so much, but maaaaaaaan, would I love a low-budget backsplash solution, for the who-knows-how-many years between now and whenever we can do anything to the kitchen . . .
Anyway, I just wondered how painting that stuff worked out for you.
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It is okay. It is kind of "flat," and not because of the paint finish but just that there is different look to it than when you paint drywall or plaster. I honestly can't remember what we did to prep it, but the paint has not scratched off.
Dh rolled his eyes, but I thought that this temporary solution was really clever. However, since you don't have tile, it really would be pretty straight forward to just put up the beadboard and attach it properly. Definitely worth brightening things up for the interim before you are able to replace the counters, imo. I also want to paint our counters black with the special paint for linoleum, but I can't seem to get that high enough on dh's priority list in spite of having bought the paint 3 years ago. There are some good projects out there for painting linoleum counters, so that could be an option for you, too.
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If you're interested in functional options, pegboard might serve as a great backsplash. Love this kitchen, this post and this metal pegboard (available colored and/or magnetic; love the ivory, brown & red versions). There are loads of options out there, including other brands & styles of metallic pegboard. Lots of ideas for pegboard in the kitchen on Pinterest. Kitchen rail systems from IKEA could work beautifully with pegboard. The Fintorp style is especially nice!
We currently have pegboard on the walls of our broom closet for pots, pans, utensils ~ I love it! My dream kitchen file is full of ideas for utilizing pegboard throughout the kitchen. Hanging frequently used kitchen tools in plain sight really appeals to me; especially when various family members have difficulty finding things when they need them, or can't seem to put items away in their proper place. Pegboard easily corrals a slew of kitchen tools in a relatively small space and keeps everything organized with a minimum of effort.
Have fun with your kitchen projects Becky and Jen!
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Pegboard reminds me of Julia Child's kitchen! She hung all her most frequently used tools and pots on this one big wall of pegboard! I love how functional that is!!! 
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Clearly, I have commitment issues or something, but I have pegboard in my kitchen, too
I do like it a lot! I wish I had more wall space for more of it. I don't think it would be quite as useful as an ordinary backsplash unless your cabinets were raised like the ones in the link, but then again, it could be great for storing things like the box grater, measuring cups, etc... Hmmmm. I do have a bar with s-hooks on the backsplash behind the stove for hanging utensils and a magnetic bar for knives, and I like having things easily accessed. You have me rethinking my plans, Servant!
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The best thing ever is the magnetic bar for knives.. not only does it free up drawer or counter space.. but it's as far out of reach behind the stove for little people as anything can be and still be easy for big people to grab.
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