Modern kitchen glass backsplash

Glass Kitchen Backsplash – Colours

When it comes to a kitchen glass backsplash, you gotta be smart. A peacock blue-hued backsplash would give a dark background kitchen (like charcoal) a lift. However, a richer colour (like navy) is reflective in glass, so if you happen to have a white worktop and white floor tiles to go with it, this shade would boost light in a kitchen with dark units (like mahogany or gray).

Back-painting gives the solid glass backsplash its colour. Apart from the usual shades offered, many manufacturers and suppliers can produce designs using standard colour systems such as Pantone or RAL, or match the paint of the kitchen backsplash to any colour you’d provide. A solid glass backsplash should always be made from toughened – aka tempered – glass. 

If you’re fitting a glass backsplash in your kitchen above a long run of cabinets or units, check the span of space your choice can cover without joints. You should not worry about plugging in small kitchen appliances – cutouts can be made later for sockets, so as to ensure that there is no loss of utility or function in the working area of your kitchen. Just like any other glass tile backsplash, mirrored versions need to be made from toughened glass as well. It’s possible to buy an off-the-peg glass tile backsplash for your kitchen that fits most standard appliance widths. Alternatively, of course, you can get a bespoke design for the glass backsplash custom-made for your cooking area.

Benefits of a Glass Kitchen Backsplash

If you have it, an exposed brick wall in your kitchen is a feature from the industrial design you probably wouldn’t want to cover, but that surface still needs protection from the occasional splashes. A glass panel can ensure that the wall isn’t hidden, but it also won’t get splattered on, either. In any traditional kitchen, a glass backsplash adds a modern touch in a gentle way without clashing up old and new architectural elements. The focus still remains on the classic cabinetry and only the light from the glass catches your eye.

A mirrored glass backsplash will fulfil the same purpose as any mirror in your home – it’ll make the kitchen area brighter by bouncing light around, and trick anyone’s eye into thinking that your kitchen space is deeper than it really is. Another classic architectural and interior design take on mirrored glass could be an antiqued version. This design has the same benefits as a pristine mirrored backsplash.