Backsplash for kitchen - ideas?
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Sonya
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I've had my tiled backsplash in my kitchen, finally tell me it's time to go! After movement in the home & age of the tile job, they have started to become unattached. So now I guess it's time for something new. I don't have a budget (in other words - no money at the moment ha ha ha), but would like some ideas - I'm struggling with the whole COLOUR of the kitchen to tell you the truth (peach, green, cream). I love country charm (its an old queenslander cottage in Australia - which was my grandparents home), love shabby chic etc. Love the idea of pressed tin (worried about the cost though) and timber (would love to have a shelf on top of the backsplash (so not a backsplash from bench to under cupboard again, as it used to look) - as I love nick-nacks & photos everywhere - the flooring is solid hardwood timber floors polished. I would love to paint the cupboards white to lighten it up - but a bit daunted by that task! Last year I did update the handles to stainless steel - which made them look a bit better from the dodgy plastic handles they had. Oh dear.... if I had a huge budget I'd pull the whole kitchen apart & start again, but alas, not rich by any means - but love doing things DIY (with Dad's help!). So if anyone has any suggestions, photos etc to help me decide on what to do? Thank you!!
sorry bit dark, this is another bench to left of kitchen sink
separate bench area to left of kitchen - these tiles are coming off as well!
separate bench area to left of kitchen - have to remove this tiled backsplash also (don't know why one was needed here really...hmm)
excuse messy kitchen - teenage kids cooking amidst me pulling the tiles off that had started lifting..
kitchen area
this is the other end of kitchen/dining
close up of the bench tops marble look
10 answers
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Hi Sonya! I think your kitchen is quite lovely! The color combo is very sweet and perfect for a shabby chic look. If you love the look of tin panels but the cost is prohibitive, why not try some paintable wallpaper that looks like pressed tin panels? One applied to the walls, you can paint any color. Our big box stores carry them here but perhaps you could order online? http://www.improvementscatalog.com/imp/10881?cm_mmc=GooglePLA-_-WallDecorandCoverings-_-2015-_-359229+BDB&mr:trackingCode=A4A9DF31-4178-E211-8FF3-001B21BCC0BC&mr:referralID=NA&mr:filter=98945858692&intlShippingCtx=US%7CUSD&code-macs=MM5XW091&mr:ad=43916348332&mr:device=c&mr:match=&SourceCode=MM5XW091&mr:adType=plaonline&mr:keyword=&gclid=CLTNttCjlsUCFSZo7AodcgwARA&redirect=y Once installed, make sure you paint it with some washable latex paint so it will sustain the water splashes. After that, you can easily add some shelving-either rustic planking or something with cutout trim.
Country Design Home
on Apr 27, 2015
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I give her 10 points for not wanting the holley 3. Granite, stainless steel, and ridiculous back splashes. I am home all day and watch all the home renovation shows. I swear the archeologists in the future are going to look at this period and think we were all nuts. Oh yes, the 4th everything being in one room. The bowling alley look. I once lived in a condo and with "open concept". You turn on the washer and dryer and the dishwasher and the tv and you lose your mind. My point being is that regular people, us, we use our imagination, not our wallets to put character in our homes. We want rooms, we don't need the added pressure of keep spotless kitchens. There are so many ideas out there, and pooling ideas like this fantastic site is the way to put your own mark on your own home.
Liz.breier
on Apr 27, 2015
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Your ceiling height is spectacular! And you do have a good beginning to a shabby chic/farmhouse decor. You've got the lovely bead-board look above the cabinets--at least that's how it appears to me, but even if it's just boards, it's gorgeous--and the board and batten elsewhere. If you want the tin look, try flashing. Copper flashing, which I love, is more expensive here--perhaps it is everywhere--but tin/aluminum flashing's relatively cheap. Here's a DIY link: http://www.diyspirit.com/2009/08/stainless-steel-backsplash-look-for-less-how-to-diy/ It would easily allow shelving to be placed; you could buy more narrow flashing, probably at a lesser cost. Good luck to you!
Nancy Gramm
on Apr 27, 2015
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An afterthought: to change your color-scheme, little-bit it. Do all the smaller things first, one by one. (I call it decorating on lay-away.) Paint the drawer fronts on the cabinet at the end of the kitchen, then maybe the buffet. Bring more white in in easier places and the peach on your main cabinets may become less in-your-face. ;^)
Nancy Gramm
on Apr 27, 2015
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On AskThisOldHouse they painted the existing tile white in a kitchen and it was a "wow" of a change -- I think it was the epoxy type of paint that you could use to paint a bathtub. Maybe that would work for you!
Maureen Ryan
on Apr 27, 2015
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thank you for all your ideas
Sonya
on Apr 27, 2015
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Hi Sonya, You need to consider answers to the following questions before deciding what finishes you will have: 1. How often do you use your kitchen, and at what level...are you a gourmet cook, or a 'throw a chop on the stove and a veg in the microwave' cook....and how many times a week do you actually cook from scratch? 2. Based on answers from Question #1, then ask yourself how much maintenance work you want to do in the kitchen.....because this will determine which type of surfaces you will be able to maintain depending upon your time. 3. Budget.
Nancy
on Apr 28, 2015
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I had tile squares, Always hated it. I wanted some thing differant, SOoooooo, I old paneling I had laying around, made "template" of all outlets [I used 18" X48" for template]. Once I was happy with the fit, I glued ALUMINUM FLASHING, to template. 1/4" over lap. [10 min set contact cement]. Once set, I scored and cut the outlet holes. [GFI outlets]. Used "Brasso" to clean. I used good quality car polish to finish. buffed. Shine is blinding lol..... Could use Copper flashing as well
Michael Moore
on Apr 28, 2015
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I have been considering re-painting the kitchen cupboard doors (with basic moulding - to give them a bit of style) white, the walls throughout are peach, the bench is that green marble - do you think I paint backsplash area white or same colour as the rest of the walls - i'll put a picture up of what I've found I love as an idea for a backsplash, just checking out pricing on decorative tin instead of the corrugated iron look - maybe. Was thinking to put more accents of the "green" similar to bench top in, by maybe putting Green coloured door knobs on the doors maybe? and other things. The pressed decorative tin can be painted too, so could do a shabby chic styled green, with a timber shelf and metal fittings. Just trying to get it in my mind what things will look like ha ha.
Sonya
on Apr 30, 2015
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Yes when comes to work. I'm getting excited! Finished off the removal of remaining tiles and cleaning off the old glue, now to sand and do a base coat....and on it goes. Thanks again for everyone's advice, this site is my favorite!
Sonya
on May 01, 2015
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