Have You Ever Seen a Kitchen Backsplash Made of Wood?
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Comments (18)Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I know the outlets and switchplates are terrible. I will work on that ASAP. I guess the color will be obvious when i prop them up there???? Any suggestions? The grout is actually gray. I asked the tile expert at the decorating center what she recommended to blend rather than stand out and she thought this color. When I stand back and look, however, the lines are really prominent. So darkening the grout is a real possibility. Thanks for the comments, Beverly. Are you saying that the beige and/or truffle would make good switch /outlet colors or paint color for the walls? As far as the accessories, I use that corner to put out a couple of seasonal things. Normally I have a (black with white mat) frame that contains a recipe written in my grandmother's hand. The lamp is an old one I painted and could probably be replaced, I agree. I do like having some soft light in that corner. I would appreciate any help. I just purchased the soap/lotion caddy from PB so that is staying.... Peony, it is encouraging to hear that painting tile can be done successfully. While I think I have gotten enough positive comments about the BS that I have put the paint idea on hold, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I do think that part of the problem I have with the BS is that it has more pattern than I was expecting, especially with the pattern in the counter. I have been wishing for a solid color back there! Thanks again, all. I promise to have new outlets etc. by the weekend!!!!!!! And will begin to research darker grout colors. jr...See MoreHow to make your own tile and back-splash (pic heavy)
Comments (25)I'm not sure how I came across this post, I think it was displayed on the right side and I clicked on it being intrigued by the tile making. I was at one time interested in working with papercrete and hypertufa. But after enlisting my brother, who wasn't as enthusiastic, and my niece, who poured cement down my laundry room sink, which original to the house had lasted 70 years, and ruining three blenders, my interest waned. True to form, if I come upon difficulty in a project, I think of it as a sign for me not to continue. And really, after all these years of trying various crafts that result in crap, I should know better. I also should have known better than to ask my brother, who always says it can't be done to any of my unique design ideas. And I should have known better than to ask my niece, who once stayed up all night before having to drive to LA for an art show, cutting mat after mat after measuring once, twice, sometimes ten times, but always coming out with the wrong size. I think we both have math dyslexia. I should video us trying anything crafty to see where we go wrong. I think both of us having ADHD might have something to do with it. Sorry for the backstory and run on sentences. So, I just wanted to see if you continued with your venture. And to say sorry for whatever tragedy occurred to cause you to have to move to Florida. Not that there is anything wrong with Florida, but it isn't Panama. Which is one of my favorite places in the western hemisphere. I hope no one is upset that I brought up a seven year old post....See MoreWould you ever do a stained (not painted) beadboard backsplash?
Comments (12)My 1915 kitchen had beadboard in the back of the cabinets, though no telling if it was originally stained or painted. You can see a bit of the beadboard "backsplash"; there was also beadboard behind the cabinet doors, including the lower cabinet on the same wall. I suspect this was originally a built-in hutch in a unfitted kitchen. Please don't judge my housekeeping by this gross pic, this was the night before demo! It looks like your inspiration pic may also have beadboard inside the glass display? I think it's a neat look, though I'd be more enthusiastic about it in hutch or display areas, where the wood wouldn't be literally splashed on....See Morewood as kitchen backsplash?
Comments (17)" To speak authoritatively about design is always risky (and frankly naive). Trends and principles can redevelop and adjust every decade! Further, what exists in one cultural sensibility may be absolutely different in another. Before anyone speaks to absolutes on these forums, they should have some required reading on “good design.” (As in, Google it and spend 30 mins reading what different sources say about it.) Good design — and design principles in general — isn’t about a rule, it is about the principle in application, and that is always evolving in the same way that how we use our design changes! This discipline to not speak simply from a “book” of rules of correctness requires high level intellectual humility, which requires good character. And that doesn’t come cheaply." SAR, I love what you said! Thank you. There are too many people on this forum who DO give authoritative design advice. Maybe they are newly minted designers and don't have the experience of how design changes over time. Maybe they are regurgitating info directly from their design textbooks. You are so right! Every culture is different. Every state is different. Every country is different. I get a little irritated when someone says "You can't do that according to design rules". Then, they give an opinion about colors based on a computer monitor.... Rules are made to be broken, I say! Well, sometimes! My newest broken rule is medium stained oak cabinet with grayish brown LVT...GASP!!! I love your idea of using wood as a backsplash. I know something must be done to it because of the flammability of wood. Lovely pictures, too. For some reason, the picture with plank walls, two windows separated by a vent hood, and a different color of wood directly behind the stove, is my favorite. Love the two different color woods....See More
mtnrdredux_gw
3 years agoIn these photos, many are behind stove, so IDK.
A lot of these are rustic, but some are not. Many pretty examples.https://www.shelterness.com/wooden-kitchen-backsplashes/
Love this:
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Lars
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoJoanna Gaines has done it, as you might imagine. Personally, I am not a fan of hers, partly because I do not like being reminded of Waco, which is 30 miles north of where I grew up.
This one looks nice, however.
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nini804
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3 years agoNot really into the Gaines’ aesthetic either Lars 🙂. I envision something paneled or like judges paneling on a small scale, nicely finished darker wood like walnut, that is more furniturelike and makes the kitchen more a part of the living area than just a kitchen plopped into a living area, iykwim.
Mtn I like the picture you posted but it’s sort of farmhouse-y. I can’t find many pictures of what I **think** I would like. Maybe something like this:
In walnut or pecan wood, or
in same width wood strips, or
This color of grayish brown in small squares that are proportional for my backsplash.
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3 years agoAlso like these two from Mtn’s link, not necessarily what I would do here but the way the wood seems to be less kitchen-y and more furniture like
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this particular tile color is in between The color of the cabinets and the white trim. It’s a row of tile on the bottom, then above that a row of chair rail tile, then more field tiles in a running bond.
This shot shows the color of the floor, which now that I look at it will be pretty fussy with a backsplash the color of the English dresser in the left background. Grrrr!
That’s why posting something like this is so clarifying— trying to explain my vision to others shows me aspects of it I realize don’t work!User
3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago
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