Studio 5 : Backsplash Trends

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You may not realize it, but your backsplash says a lot about you!  Most kitchen cabinets are a standard stained or painted finish but your backsplash presents an opportunity to make a statement, add some individuality and completely enhance a space where you and your family spend a lot of time.  Today designer Lauren Oviatt shows us her top backsplash picks and is helping you find out which style is right for you.

For the Color Lover:

What more fun place to inject color than a backsplash?  There are TONS of colorful options in ceramic and glass in nearly every color of the rainbow and any shape you can think of.  By setting simple brick or square tiles in an offset pattern you can create an arts and crafts look.  Take more linear tiles and stack them and you’ve gone contemporary.  Play it a bit safer by just choosing one color and setting it into a more traditional arrangement of whites or cream tiles. 

For the Traditionalist:

It doesn’t get any more classic or traditional than a simple white glazed ceramic subway tile.  It will never go out of style.  If this is the look for you – update it by taking the tile up the wall to the ceiling or choosing an updated ‘pillowed’ or beveled subway tile.  Traditionalists always gravitate toward enduring patterns like herringbone and basketweave.  In porcelain, travertine or slate these patterns create a timeless look that really enhances kitchens that have deeper cabinet colors.

For the Trendsetter:

For those who are into the “now” in their home décor, there is SO much fabulousness out there in tile trends.  Technology has allowed tile companies to create the most intricate shapes and patterns in natural stone and glass for a truly artistic result.  The keywords here are “carrera marble”, “fretwork”, “mosaic”, and “fine detail.”  Due to how expensive these intricate tiles can be both to purchase and install, an inset frame over your oven range or horizontal detail running through a larger-format tile might be the best way to get the look without breaking the bank.  Any way you install it, these trend-setting tiles are showstopping.