Kitchen Backsplashes
A backsplash is an integral part of today's kitchens as a traditionally functional and non-porous surface to prevent staining and splashing from food preparation. Backsplashes have also become a decorative focal point to finish the look of your kitchen in a personal and eye-catching way.
Backsplashes can consist of a variety of materials; with the most traditional type of material used are paint or ceramic tiles. Materials such as natural stone and natural stone composites, mosaics, metals, mirror, ceramics, and glass, are all available through the Design Studio to finish the look of your kitchen in your own personal style and taste. A wide range of grout colours are also available to closely match the chosen colour of backsplash material which enhances the look of your tile.
Determining the kind of backsplash that will best suit your kitchen depends on the style or feeling of the other materials in the home that have been chosen, such as your cabinetry, counters and flooring. Themes and moods can include Traditional, Country, Modern or Transitional, which blends styles together. These themes will help establish the colours, patterns and material of the backsplash.
In traditional or country kitchens, the look of ceramic tiles or natural stone tiles on the backsplash is comforting and memorable. Choosing a colour of tile that coordinates well with the cabinetry will create a cohesive look from floor to ceiling. Using tile inserts or a border, known as a listello, will add character and interest to your backsplash. Patterns in this style of kitchen are simple and uniform such as a brick or subway pattern, or straight stacked. Many of these patterns and materials can also be transferred to other styles of kitchens as they are classic and timeless additions to your home.
Modern kitchens are all about sleek and unusual materials and patterns to finish the backsplash area, often used as kitchen art. Stainless steel tiles, glass tiles and mirrored backsplashes can all give the high end and polished look suited for a contemporary design. Putting rectangular tiles vertically or forty-five degree diagonal patterns of square tiles can also achieve dramatic and fascinating backsplashes. Coloured tiles in bold orangey reds, energetic blues and icy greens create high impact, artistic focal points.
For all styles, Eastforest and our group of companies offer a wide variety of backsplashes at cost effective prices to suit resources and planning for each and every dream kitchen. A professionally installed entry level ceramic backsplash in a Deerfield, Eastforest or Decora home can begin at $600 and can range up to approximately $800, depending on the size of the unit. An entry level glass backsplash can start from $1100 and a premium stone backsplash can range from $1600 and up, in relation to the size and layout of the home being purchased.
No matter your requirements, Eastforest Homes Design Studio carries a vast selection of industry leading materials, colours, sizes and shapes of backsplashes at exceptional prices to finish to perfection the kitchen of your dreams.
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