When the kitchen remodeling budget is tight: 5 ideas for finessing the backsplash issue.
1: Painted plywood: Norwegian blogger Nina Holst of Stylizmo created a backsplash using birch plywood stained black.
Photograph by Nina Holst for Stylizimo
2: Selective tiling: Instead of tiling the entire wall above the kitchen counter, consider the cost-effective strategy of using tiles just where you most need them: above the sink and stove.
Photograph by Ruby Woodhouse
3. Glass: A glassmaker's studio kitchen is full of creative and inexpensive remodeling ideas, like a sheet of painted glass, salvaged from an old project and glued in place.
Photograph by Kim Lightbody.
4. Chalkboard paint: Designer C.S. Valentin’s apartment features a kitchen backsplash fashioned from slabs of wood painted with chalkboard paint.
Photograph by Jonathan Hökklo.
5: Marble scrap: In Fabr Studio’s office kitchen, a slab of marble, left over from a kitchen project, serves as oversized backsplash.