Martha Stewart Kitchen Hacks:

4 Steps to Picking the Perfect Back Splash

Dress It Up

A renovation to your kitchen can add plenty of benefits to your home. For starters, it is nice to add a few simple features that add a completely different look to a main room in your home. Second, updating your kitchen can add value to your home that increases the resale value. An easy addition that you can add to your kitchen is a back splash behind a counter. Here are some tips on finding the perfect back splash.

Theme Of Kitchen

The first thing that you’ll want to look at is the overall theme of your kitchen. For example, if you have a modern kitchen with stainless steel furnishings, then a rustic back splash won’t look right. Alternatively, a more classic kitchen look won’t line up appropriately with a futuristic back splash. Keep in mind the overall theme of your kitchen, and utilize your furnishings to accentuate your back splash. When you look to match the theme of your kitchen with your back splash, consider the height of your ceiling, the material of your floor and counter tops, and the color and material of your cabinets. It might not hurt to look through catalogs or images of furnished kitchens to see if you can find one similar to yours.

Space

Spacing is another big factor that should determine what type of backsplash you put in your kitchen. If you have just a couple feet of space in-between your cabinets and your countertops, a backsplash with smaller tiles will be a better coordinating look. But if you have plenty of space to work with, then larger tiles are a more viable option. Installing a backsplash is much more permanent that painting, or decorating, so you'll want to make sure that the style and shape of your tiles will be fashionable in 10-15 years.

Counter Tops

It is important to look at your counter tops and how they will look with a back splash when you are deciding to upgrade your kitchen. Darker counter tops will look better with a lighter colored back splash and vice -versa. You should also think about the quality of your counter tops and how that will flow with your back splash. You certainly won’t want to skimp on your back splash if you have beautiful looking counter tops. It will be much too obvious to visitors that you have different quality options in your kitchen, which is the opposite of what you are trying to accomplish by updating your kitchen. If you want to install a nice back splash, but don't have the counter tops or cabinets to match it, you might consider using a less permanent and more more affordable way to dress up your kitchen till you have saved up enough to update both.

Cost

The truth of the matter is the fact that you will have to consider the cost of a back splash as well. In some cases, a back splash may be a DIY project that you finish on your own during your weekend. You can find special back splash backgrounds at Tile Mega Mart that will allow you to do the project on your own. On the other hand, you can get it professionally done as well. Lastly, you’ll also want to evaluate the overall cost of the back splash as well. Most people will want to add a back splash to their kitchen to add to the value. But if the cost of the back splash doesn’t recoup the value of the home, you may want to reconsider.

A new backsplash can do wonders for your kitchen. But before you just throw any backsplash up, be sure to consider the tips mentioned on this list. They will help you get a better looking backsplash that will make your entire kitchen shine.