Kitchen splashback dilemma...
Help! We are finally getting a new kitchen, thanks to a hefty extension build, which is well underway. I absolutely love our asymmetrical kitchen design, but I am struggling to make decision about height of splashback which will be same quartz as worktop. It will be on single run of units, including range hob and sink. I don’t want it 50cm, up to height of shelves/wall unit - I prefer the look in this pic. Also have ceiling extractor and don’t want a splashback all the way to ceiling behind hob!
So thinking... Will 30cm be high enough behind hob and sink? Or would 40cm be better? But if it’s 40cm, will it look weird when there is just 10cm gap under wall unit and shelves? As you can tell, I’m going round in circles. Any advice gratefully received?
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emiloujohnston
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Comments (14)I would replace the dark worktop for a white one, if you need a refreshing look as no light bounces on dark worktops, hence why yours looks so cramped. then you add a white splashback too, subway white tiles are the cheapest of tiles and glossy ones bounce off the light great, which creates a more airy kitchen.. If you go for mirror splashback, unless you have OCD and enjoy cleaning 3 times a day, then forget it. it will always look smudged....See MoreHelp with Kitchen splashback/Wall protection
Comments (18)Hi Amy, Have a look here, it is our splashback and other glassworks catalogues: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lNMo-zjO2Qm1domfNMNmhrBYxmX23d6x/view?usp=sharing We do all of the splashbacks by UV printing method, you might want to learn more about it before buying splashback because if you will be going for printed one, there are many cheap alternatives that i.e. require reprinting in few years. UV Printing lasts for 70+ years. Moreover, by UV you can also do the plain colour splashback that you initially decided for, but it is going to be slightly cheaper. Have a look on pricing here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232760255417 Are you looking for some samples or real pictures? I can have a walk through our workshop with a camera as we have one (60x60cm) black splashback in stock waiting to be posted. #Edit: Toughened and Heat resistant is a must-have feature! Otherwise, it will not usually last for longer than few weeks, it is too easy to smash annealed glass (standard type)....See MoreGlass splashback and upstand dilemma
Comments (10)I do like Bushboard products.................the only draw back with the Vista range of splashbacks is that most of them are 9mm thick, which can pose problems when trying to put the faces back on your sockets, as the screws may not reach. It's one of those products, that if you were going to use it, like very thick tiles, then you need to sort out your back boxes to accommodate it. Glass is usually supplied in 4mm like a standard tile, which doesn't give you the knock on problem with the sockets. The long socket screws are only 75mm, so they will not reach if you stick a 9mm product on the wall with adhesive. 6 of their products:- Constellation, Hazy Forest, Inner City Cloud / Ocean Grey, Kaldeidescope Grey / Blue come in 4mm, suitable for a wall. Standard Acrylic sheeting ( from just about anywhere ) is orderable - ( is that a word?) from 3mm up, but of course, may not be suitable for behind a hob. However, we have this in our downstairs shower room, and it's great....See MoreKitchen wall - splashback?
Comments (40)Ha! Excellent :) sorry but I can’t remember the name and it was the only light grey they had (probably for better as the more choice there is the more diffi it is to make a decision:-)). I recommend you get samples/shop brings bigger samples to put against wall to help you decide. I found this great to test and look at it woth different light etc. I got it as it is glass so it’s low maintenance and since I had it installed I haven’t properly cleaned it haha apart from minor dots from tomato sauce and I just wiped with sponge. Love the practical side ;)!...See Morehedgehog99
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Susan Buckley
3 years agoedwardallen
3 years agoThis is ours, standard upstand and large piece of quartz behind the cooker. In hindsight, and if budget allowed, we would have the upstand higher up like your image, perhaps to the bottom of our wall cupboards.
We find the cooker splashed onto the paint as does the sink. We used the same paint as we have elsewhere in the house which you can normally wipe down but for some reason the finish on the kitchen means we have real trouble doing this, so we’ll have to repaint periodically.
emiloujohnston
3 years agoEdwardAllen what a gorgeous kitchen! Similar vibe to mine colour-wise (think we even have same range cooker!!). Here’s a layout of mine tho not showing correct cupboard colour (F&B London Stone) nor increased height of upstand/splash back. Hopefully shows why increasing quartz just behind the cooker is not going to look right. I’m thinking 30cm all along might be ok. But if anyone thinks 40cm would be safer / more practical based on their own experiences, please do say!
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