do you have a recessed niche as a stove backsplash?
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Do you have carrera marble backsplash? Is it kitchen friendly?
Comments (10)I have a marble slab b-splash behind my range. It's Vermont Danby, and it's very white. My marble is sealed with Porous Plus 511, and I have no problems at all with staining on my b-splash, even when tomato sauce, etc. splatters and I don't notice it/wipe it until the next day. I may be able to find some small oil marks that have been neglected, if I look very closely, but it basically still looks like the day it was installed, about 14 mos. ago. I probably have etches from those types of splashes, but IMO, etches are hard to see on a b-splash unless the light is exactly right. (My counters, on the other hand, are full of very visible etches!) I also have a friend with a carrara tile b-splash, she has a large family and does a lot of cooking. It's been about 3 years, and her b-splash has held up beautifully, and still looks great....See MoreOpinions on your backsplash Niche for oils
Comments (9)I like mine. I've got olive oil, canola oil, salt, pepper and a small teapot sitting on the ledge. The ledge is a small piece of granite which matches the counter and window sills, left skinny, not laminated, and has a slight overhang. The oils are not in very large bottles, so they get used up failrly quickly. Also I have an induction cooktop so I imagine there is less heat generated into the air than if it were gas. If heat is a concern, maybe a pottery-type of bottle would be better than glass. I'll post a pic when I'm home....See MoreDo I need a backsplash if I have a 12" backguard for my stove?
Comments (4)I will disclaim this post by telling you am no expert. I am a diyer. We are doing our kitchen and trying to stay with a more vintage style look. I also hate the idea of a "traditional" style backs plash of tile, stone, glass and everything else I keep seeing. We are doing wood behind our sink and counter area to keep the water from damaging the wall. I know it seems counter intuitive - wood - but if you seal it right, wainscoting of some sort has been used for many generations. I decided to stain mine, much like the pic I added below. [Rustic Bedroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/rustic-bedroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_715~s_2111) by College Station Home Builders Ellis Custom Homes LLC The wood is easy and cheap. It comes in tons of profiles at HD and Lowes, look for the 3/4 pine profile boards. Most all the profiles you can use either side of the board for different profile options. It is kind of time consuming to sand, stain and do many coats of poly (I did 5 on mine), but if you painted it would probably be much quicker, I just love the look of color stain (I did almost the same color as the photo above). I did the entire 8' (from counter to ceiling)wall and another 4' (from ceiling to floor) section on the other corner for under $150, another $30 for stain and polyurethane. As far as the stove, I am not sure if you can or should run the wood behind it. For aesthetics, we are putting a vintage tile right behind the stove. Honestly I have yet to find a new tile that looks nice or would go in our kitchen, however, I have found plenty of neat looking old stuff in reclamation warehouses and even on Ebay that is nice and even cheap. I am personally only running the tile up a bit, but I am one of those horrible OTR microwave people (unavoidable in my tiny kitchen) so I wont need much tile, probably only 5 6x6 pieces. But my point is there are other places to shop to find some really neat and unique stuff besides the expensive tile shops. Good luck....See More4' backsplash and what to do behind stove
Comments (15)"I am doing the 20" SS riser with the shelf behind my range." do yo have pictures of that? I've only just started thinking about this, so I'm not sure if I know what you mean. :) thanks in advance. FWIW, last night on DIY channel Kitchen Renovations show, they had my very situation - 4" backsplash on either side of the stove and nothing behind. They ended up tiling back there, but to me it looked odd having the stone (in this case quartz) end on either side of the stove. Hope this works, you can just barely see the backspash on either side but it looks odd to me. (not to say I don't like the tile, it's quite attractive actually)...See Morejcoxmd
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