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Four Stunning Splashback Ideas to Modernise Your Kitchen

Explore four stunning splashback ideas to modernise your kitchen with stylish and functional design options.

27 June 2024

AI summary

A kitchen splashback is a key focal point and an easy way to modernise your space. It protects walls while adding significant design impact.

Explore four stylish and functional material options:

- Tiles: From trendy finger tiles to seamless, large-format porcelain.

- Glass: A practical, easy-to-clean choice available as mirrored, coloured, or textured.

- Stainless Steel: Durable, recyclable, and available in various finishes and colours.

- Solid-Surface Materials: Extremely durable, non-porous, and available in many customisable styles.

Defining the focal point of your kitchen

Four kitchen splashback ideas for the modern home

1. Freemans Bay Kitchen by Shane George

These Clemantine B&W tiles from Ceramica Fioranese play up the 1970s architecture of this Auckland home, in this kitchen by Shane George, Kitchens by Design.

2. A Relaxed, High End Holiday Home Kitchen Design by Bossley Architects

Back-painted glass in a solid block colour was chosen for this high-end yet relaxed holiday home by Bossley Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

3. A Family Kitchen Design With Stainless Steel As the Hero

The stainless steel cabinetry and splashback have been used in this kitchen as a counterpoint to the large macrocarpa kitchen island, in this design by Bergendy Cooke. Image: Paul McCredie