To tile your back splash or not?

Posted by creed on July 21, 2009 under Kitchens | Be the First to Comment

The kitchen is the most used room in your home.  Everyone gathers there during get a party because thats where the food and drinks are always found.   The same reason the family gathers around the kitchen as well.   The area between and around your kitchen sink, oven, and stove top is the most used area of the kitchen.  Why because all the food preparation is done there.  This means the thing called the back splash or the wall between the counter top and the bottom of your cabinets tend to get the most abuse of any walls in your home.   Constantly under attack from over spray from the sink or splashes when dishes are placed in it.  Or the things that come from the stove top when frying something in a pan or when the sauce bubbles over.  

The advise we have is to pick a darker color if your choice is to paint your back splash as it will show stains less.   Also at a minimum go with a satin or a semi gloss in your paint choice as this will make the surface easier to scrub over a flat finish paint. 

The easiest to clean and maintain will always be to tile the back splash.  This makes the seam between the back splash and counter top completely water proof or sealed.   Once the grout between the tiles are sealed it is a easy to clean and a very sanitary surface. 

Color of tile comes in such a huge variety these days it can be hard to choose.  Choose well as this is something you wont want to change often due to the expense mostly.   Try picking more neutral colors that accent your cabinets, counter tops and floor colors.  Try to think of the stranger that will walk into your kitchen years from now and will be trying to decide if your kitchen could be theirs once they purchase your house.   If you like to be bold and love bold colors then do that with the paint you select for your walls as those can be changed with the lease amount of effort. 

 As always if you dare to dream of your next home improvement projects call on us at CREED Improvements. We can help you from the design process to the completion!