Back painted glass isn't cheap. $100-$150 a square foot is the going rate. The only DIY glass paint that I have experience with is by Pebeo, which is a craft paint designed to stick to glass when heat set. Any professional process that creates glass with paint stuck to it good enough that it wouldn't come off in the presence of any type of adhesive applied over it has to use a similarly labor and energy intensive type of application process. And that means some pretty big ovens to cure it. Cutting holes in glass is no picnic either! You are grossly underestimating the amount of work that goes into fabricating a glass backsplash.

There are clearly a ton of options for your kitchen! It sounds like you are leaning towards glass at this point. I'm in the process of renovating a 1960's contemporary home, and I think I've gone though all of the iterations in this thread! I was initially planning to do a basic glass subway tile in a gray/green color. I found some good options at The Tile Shop--I don't have the samples anymore, but if memory calls I liked Winter. Also thought Water was pretty, but too blue for what I wanted. They look terrible on my PC monitor--it's amazing the difference a monitor makes! http://www.tileshop.com/shop/index.aspx?cx=006213354531596860626:rnssskijiiw&q=tile&restrictBy=producttype(text)=Subway Tile,material(text)=Glass&PageSize=28 I stopped looking for backsplash for a while and chose the paint color for the kitchen (it's an Ellen Kennon color called putty). Once that was up I realized that I needed more contrast with the backsplash because the wall color was really the color I was looking for in a glass tile. So, I started looking at mosaics again. I ended up with this Walker Zanger mosaic http://walkerzanger.com/collections/products.php?view=mat&mat=Stone Mosaic&coll=Waterfall I haven't installed it yet, but I like that it has just a little bit of the warm tones to tie into the cabinets from the pieces that are stone, and some shiny parts from the onyx. At least that's what my sample has. When I get back out the house in a couple of weeks I'll see if I really like it! I do love the painted glass backsplash concept--you can get exactly the color you want. I just couldn't manage that from a distance (this is a second home). In your mind's eye are you seeing pattern or more of a solid? Honestly, I would go with what you love and not worry about being too trendy. All of our new lovely kitchens will be dated in 10-15 years. I'm looking at my current kitchen that was built in the late 90s with solid maple cabinets, granite counters, and travertine backsplash that must surely scream it's age. But I still like it! Good luck--let us know what you decide!

I just installed backpainted plexiglass and the silicone is also showing through. It looks like oil or grease stains. So much work for it to look awful! It's been a week and it hasn't gone away. So I will be ordering new sheets and will install over the others and use trim to fasten instead of glue.

I‘m just now reading this old query but thought I would answer anyway. I used Glass Kote as a backsplash a few years ago and I have never regretted it. It abuts glass mosaic tile and I sent Glass Kote a piece to match. Perfect! Smooth glass is so much easier to clean, especially behind the sink and stove. It also brings a bit of reflected light into the room, lightening things up. Sorry, but I am not familiar with Soda Glass.