DIY Kitchen Backsplash Ideas

Looking to create the kitchen backsplash of your dreams but not sure where to start? Are peel and stick the quick solution you've been looking for? Is subway tile more your aesthetic? Or are mirror tiles calling your name? We've got answers to these questions and more on our discussion boards, projects, and video tutorials. We've got you covered.

DIY Wooden Backsplash

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Kitchen Backsplash Tips

Choose the best material: You can make a kitchen backsplash out of materials such as porcelain, ceramic, or glass. Take some time to think about which is best.
Think about the color and pattern: You also need to work out the color and pattern that you want. Would you prefer a plain backsplash or something that really stands out?
Understand the types of tile: Work out which type of tile you want. Subway, diagonal, and hand-painted are just some of the options to consider.
Work out the perfect height: Calculate the right height for a practical and attractive backsplash. Typically, the minimum height is 17 inches from the work surface.
Think about a mirror backsplash: Make a small kitchen seem bigger with mirrored tiles. This is also a smart way of giving it a modern, sleek look.

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Top Projects for KitchenBacksplashes

Our top kitchen backsplash projects will inspire you to make over your space.

DIY Wooden Backsplash

If your looking for an inexpensive way to upgrade your kitchen this DIY backsplash is a fraction of the cost per tile and has a major WOW factor!

Denika Coakley

French Antiquity Tile Backsplash on a Home Depot Budget

There's nothing that makes our little heart's sing more than the exquisite depth of beauty that is emulated in authentic vintage Blue Delft tiles. Of course we don't have the budget to acquire such antiquities, so as usual we set our minds to figuring out a way to hack it. Our wheels are always turning when we find something we love that's just not in our budget. One might say the challenge of DIY'ing these high end design features is what we live for, second only to encouraging and empowering others to do the same!

Iron Orchid Designs

Using Old Blinds as a Back-splash!

I'm so happy to share this project I did over the summer in my kitchen! I've slowly been making progress on updating some things about my house that I have just never liked, including the lack of a backsplash!

Candy Walsh

Faux Brick Backsplash

DIY Faux Brick backsplash from faux brick panels

Melissa Lopes

Faux Brick Backsplash!

I am back with projects in our new home!!My husband and I sold both our home of 30+ years and our cottage of 20 years and combined two homes into ONE up on the lake. Needless to say, combining two homes into one and making our new home ours, has been a challenge!I want to share my early quarantine project with you all, I hope you like it.

Elizabeth @ Creating Rustic Charm

DIY Brick Tile Backsplash

Hi buddies! I’m sharing my favorite project of all time today - my brick backsplash! 😆 I had dreamed of a brick tile backsplash for a while and then one day I was scrolling through types of tile at the store and learned of these thin brick tiles by Old Mill Thin Brick Systems! They are real bricks sliced to 1/2” thickness and come in a variety of colors. I was super geeked!!Here's what you'll need:brick tilesadhesiveleveltile cuttergang box extendergroutgrout bagplastic scrapersponge

Brooke | craftingupcuteness

Faux Brick Kitchen Backsplash

Finding the perfect backsplash look for our kitchen Reno was a little hard not to mention everything we liked seemed a bit on the expensive side. I decided to try to tackle this myself in a few simple steps.

Mike

Subway Tile Backsplash Step-by-Step Tutorial: Part One

A backsplash is one of those elements that can take your kitchen to the next level. It instantly makes a kitchen stand out when it’s done right. Luckily, it doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. It was one of the most affordable projects in our kitchen renovation, yet I think it’s the one thing that makes our kitchen shine the most.I’m here to guide you through a two-part series on how we did this ourselves and saved hundreds.

Diana

Installing Beadboard as Backsplash and Kitchen Makeover for $100

While I was looking for a way to update my kitchen with a classic and inexpensive farmhouse style look I came across the beadboard which I instantly fell in love with. I completed my beadboard backsplash, added a pendant light and added some farmhouse charm to my cabinet for $100.00. Visit my blog to see my full tutorial.

Melissa Lopes

DIY Kitchen Backsplash

Beth Perret

DIY Wooden Backsplash

If your looking for an inexpensive way to upgrade your kitchen this DIY backsplash is a fraction of the cost per tile and has a major WOW factor!

Denika Coakley

French Antiquity Tile Backsplash on a Home Depot Budget

Iron Orchid Designs

Using Old Blinds as a Back-splash!

Candy Walsh

Faux Brick Backsplash

DIY Faux Brick backsplash from faux brick panels

Melissa Lopes

Faux Brick Backsplash!

Elizabeth @ Creating Rustic Charm

DIY Brick Tile Backsplash

Brooke | craftingupcuteness

Faux Brick Kitchen Backsplash

Mike

Subway Tile Backsplash Step-by-Step Tutorial: Part One

Diana

Installing Beadboard as Backsplash and Kitchen Makeover for $100

Melissa Lopes

DIY Kitchen Backsplash

Beth Perret

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Kitchen Backsplash Videos

Watch our DIY kitchen backsplash video tutorials for inspiration and guidance.

German Schmear Brick Backsplash

When planning our kitchen & dining room renovation, I knew that this "German Schmear" style brick had to be incorporated somehow! I love that it can fit any style, adds warmth and texture to the room, and of course- can be DIY'ed.

Lauren Ann Design | Farmhouse on Gunn's Hill

How to Update Your Kitchen in a Rental | Easy Washi Tape Backsplash

I love our little apartment, but the kitchen was missing something.. I didn't want to damage the wall or lose my security deposit - so I came up with this easy, (temporary) renter approved solution! Check out the video for more how-to's!

Abbie M

DIY Painted Backsplash

Wanting to update your kitchen without breaking the bank? This DIY project only requires a few supplies and can be done in an afternoon! Paint the outdated backsplash you currently have and save some major cash!

Haley | renovationqueenlife

Seashell Backsplash

I had been searching for a backsplash idea that I liked for my kitchen. All the tiles that my big box stores carried just didn't seem right. Because I live in Pensacola, FL, I have many shells that I have collected over the year. I've been striving to make my traditional cinder block house more beachy, so I decided to try my hand at a seashell backsplash.This project was definitely a figure-it-out-as-you-go job, and I am a very poor videographer, but I hope that you can follow the process if you decide to do something similar. Enjoy!!

Barbrie

Hometalkers' Favorite DIY Kitchen & Dining Room Backsplash Projects

Looking for the best DIY kitchen backsplash projects on Hometalk? Look no further.

Textured Wallpaper in Kitchen

I just removed the wallpaper and it came right down. It lasted 3 years.

Amy K Morgan

DIY Concrete Counters Over Existing Laminate

When we bought our 50's home, we knew we would do some updates on it. The kitchen was the first thing on my list. It has gorgeous solid-wood cabinets, but very ugly laminate countertops and backsplash. Although we would have loved to get granite for the counters, it was outside of our price range. I started looking into concrete, and decided it was the answer for us. I love the rustic look it has, and this DIY kit we used was the perfect way to get it done on our own.

Bethany Dearden

DIY Cheap Subway Tile Backsplash

Do you want a cheap way to update your kitchen backsplash? How about for just $22 dollars? Here is how we added a subway tile look to our backsplash using paint. This can also be done using contact paper if you are renting a space. Here is our finished backsplash.

TwoFeetFirst

Plank Kitchen Backsplash Using Peel and Stick Flooring

I was looking for an inexpensive way to cover the backsplash area in our kitchen and stumbled upon the coolest product ever! I grabbed some peel and stick faux wood flooring and took it home...the result was so cool that I had to share!

Mom4Real

Penny Wall Stove Backsplash

When I bought my house there was one of those old yucky ovens from the 70's with the high top. I replaced it and now there was just wall behind my stove. So I decided to do something that I, personally, could put up myself. A penny wall! I cut the top and side pennies with a pair of Cutco shears but you could use any metal snips. The backing is clear sticky backing that holds light objects- pennies, small tiles, half marbles. Then I threw some grout overtop and wallah!

Jennifer Lynn

Textured Wallpaper in Kitchen

I just removed the wallpaper and it came right down. It lasted 3 years.

Amy K Morgan

DIY Concrete Counters Over Existing Laminate

Bethany Dearden

DIY Cheap Subway Tile Backsplash

TwoFeetFirst

Plank Kitchen Backsplash Using Peel and Stick Flooring

Mom4Real

Penny Wall Stove Backsplash

Jennifer Lynn

Popular Kitchen Backsplash Discussions

Looking for discussions about DIY kitchen backsplashes? Look no further.

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I recently began re-doing an apt that I rent out, floors, walls, cabinets, etc. Except I ran into a huge problem with the wall behind the stove, cheap, ugly tile had be glued to it and now I can't get the stuff off (I tried removers, sanders). Does anyone have any good ideas on how to just cover it up, but make it unique (I'm talking about 64in wide and 32in long).

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Ideas for a kitchen backsplash

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I really want to do a backsplash for my basement kitchen. I have a few dilemmas though. #1- wall is concrete block. #2- It gets low amounts of moisture (preventing me from adhesives/grout (I think this is true correct me if Im wrong) #3- its painted with drylock and regular paint over top that. #4 - the surface is not very even (we had to trowel concrete patch over moisture damaged areas a few years back) I'm at a real loss as to what could be done. Does anyone have experience with a "floating" (my invented idea) backsplash of sorts? Perhaps a backplash attached a small distance away from the wall with furring strips behind or something? THANK YOU FOR ANY RESPONSE!!!

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New Kitchen & Dining Room Backsplash Projects

Need some new kitchen backsplash ideas? Check out new projects here.

How to Remove a Tile Backsplash From a Kitchen

Updating a kitchen with a busy mosaic glass tile backsplash? Learn the best way to remove a tile backsplash with a mesh backing from drywall.For more simple and budget-friendly DIY project ideas, be sure to follow us on HomeTalk and visit our blog!Do you love watching HGTV? Me too!In fact, my husband and I tend to watch it almost every day. One of our favorite shows is Flip or Flop. Lately, my husband has been saying he’d love to start flipping houses…He says doing DIY projects is relaxing. Hard work, yes, but relaxing nonetheless. I’m not sure I agree, but I digress!When Flip or Flop began airing, one of the popular styles of tile that Christina would often choose was a mosaic glass backsplash. It always looked so nice in those white kitchens during the reveal! So when we decided to put in a tile backsplash about 6 years ago, my husband really liked the idea of doing a similar backsplash in our home. And I was so excited to get a tile backsplash that I didn’t push for what I really wanted. I still suffered from “stay at home mom guilt” when it came to spending…

Simply2Moms

A Faux Copper Backsplash

Have you been wanting to add a back splash in your kitchen? Here's a super easy project that will give you some inspiration! I teamed up with a Hometalker in my community who had wanted to transform her bathroom for a while but needed a bit of help and guidance. With my help, we created a space she loved!If you're in the Houston area, I can help you create this look for your home! Click here to see how I can help you & send me a message to get started!

Amber Oliver

Moroccan Tile "look" Backsplash Upgrade in Rental Kitchen - Removeable

I just relocated to Phoenix and decided to rent a house until I decide where to buy a project house to fix up. I haven't rented a place in 20+ years so it was pretty tough to find something I could live with for the next year. I picked a nice house with a good floor plan, but the entire place was painted various shades of Orange and green, ugh!! Mix that with my own dark wood furniture and the lovely golden oak cabinets and I felt like I was living in a dungeon in the late 80's.The great room is painted two tones of terracotta with a orangish brown tile floor. In the adjacent kitchen you have golden oak cabinets and a dark tone of orange where a normal backsplash would be. The counters are a neutral peach toned beige Formica and are in good condition. It all matches, but definitely not my taste for décor. My goal was to lighten up the kitchen and get rid of the dark orange backsplash area which was darkening the kitchen and accentuating the orange aspect of the cabinets and counter. I also like the funky look of the Moroccan Tile backsplash photos I have seen online. Any changes I make need to be easily put back to it's original condition because it is a rental. I looked at removable wallpaper and the stick on tile look vinyl for the backsplash area, but wanted to keep the project under $50 as a challenge. I scoured the web for options and came up with a modern upgrade that is fully removeable, and it took less that 2 hours to complete installation.

Lbr24389409

Penny Backsplash

We bought an old home and remodeled. I had painted mahogany cabinets cream colored and antiqued them and the next project was the back splash.I wanted a copper colored back splash and when browsing through the internet, pennies came up. After researching, trying different patterns, and learning from my own mistakes, we completed our project.

Sandy O'Konek

Backsplash and 4" Granite Removal

I researched every post I could find about removing backsplash and the 4" granite piece too. I didn't come across very many photos of the 4" granite part, so we were undecided about doing that. Once we decided on the backsplash we wanted I knew we had to take that granite piece off or I wouldn't be happy with the work involved in replacing the current backsplash. We did the demo work and hired a local company A-Team Flooring to install the backsplash.I brought many samples of backsplash home trying to find one that would compliment the venetian gold granite we have. It felt like what we already had was busy and competed with the granite. I wanted a backsplash that had a little bit of a glossy look and the polished tiles look great. We chose a basket weave and pencil tile from the same tile manufacturer Bella Casa.The backsplash is https://www.bellacasatilecollection.com/product/0013-crema-crema-marfil-3x6-beveled-polished/Demo for the small mosaic backsplash was tedious. We used a chisel and mallet and had to go slowly chipping away at it. Most of it came off in small pieces. There was minor damage to the drywall, in a few places the tile installers patched it. With the 4" granite piece on the wall our biggest concern was it cracking our granite countertop it rested on and also worried about there being a large gap between the wall and countertop that the granite backsplash was covering. We started by scoring the silicone on top of the granite piece and then along the bottom. After tapping the chisel behind to loosen the glue the granite piece started to come forward and popped free! Yay! Relief! All of it came off pretty easy except for the long piece that ran behind our sink. We used the chisel and mallet and cracked the 4" granite piece about half way on the front of it and were able to free it in smaller sections. There was a few places that had uneven cuts between the countertop and wall. The tile installer used mortar to build the drywall out to fill the gap. You can't tell once the backsplash tile was installed over the wall. We decided to have the backsplash trimmed in pencil tile for the edges, since we were using it to go around the basket weave design behind the stove. We also used it around the bottom of the kitchen window sill, we feel it gives a nice finish and didn't require tons of cuts to place it against the window frame. It gave a nice edge where the tile we chose was beveled. You may notice we made a few other changes in the kitchen - those are for another post :)

Cncnc

Pallet Board Kitchen Island and Backsplash

First I got Pallet board basically for free from a supply place that had the wood in between stacks on pallets. Then I chose 4 different color stains. The walls in the kitchen are a Latte Color with Honey hardwood floors and brown cabinets. I chose Kona, Summer, Oak, Cognac and Golden Mahogany.

Dejayz

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Kitchen Backsplash Tips

Choose the best material

Think about the color and pattern

Understand the types of tile

Work out the perfect height

Think about a mirror backsplash

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Breakfast Nooks

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