Renovating your kitchen? Thinking of a glass backsplash? Though backsplashes are functional (prevent stains, keep walls free of grease, avoid water damage, protect walls from heat, etc), they can be beautiful! Sleek and practical, a glass backsplash makes your kitchen shine. It’s a work of art!
The Benefits of a Glass Backsplash in the Kitchen
There are many reasons to opt for a glass backsplash in a modern kitchen.
- Aesthetic appeal: The elegance of a glass backsplash adds a wow factor to a modern kitchen. It reflects light, making the space appear larger and brighter. With many colour choices available, a glass backsplash seamlessly integrates into any style. It’s a work of art!
- Versatility: Glass backsplashes come in many sizes, shapes, and colours, enabling an assortment of looks and customizing your kitchen to your unique design needs. Choose a colour you love or personalize your backsplash with photo effects. Enhance it with LED lights. Combine your glass backsplash with other traditional kitchen materials (stone, metal, wood, etc.) to create a unique look for your space.
- Reflective nature: A glass backsplash refracts and reflects light, adding interest and depth to your space, making it feel open, airy, and bright. The glass prevents shadows, making your kitchen easy to use. Glass backsplashes won’t darken with use or age.
- Eco-friendly: Glass helps keep your space warm in winter and cool in the heat, reducing your energy costs. Glass can be made of recycled material and takes half the energy of ceramic to produce. Glass is recyclable.
- Simple to maintain: A glass backsplash is resistant to stains. Splatters, fingerprints, and water spots wipe away with soapy water and a clean cloth. Adding DFI coating makes a glass backsplash even easier to maintain.
- Hygienic: Because of crevices/seams, most styles of backsplashes provide ideal conditions for mould, bacteria, and mildew to thrive. A glass backsplash is impermeable, making it mould, bacteria, and mildew resistant. Glass backsplashes don’t harbour dangerous germs.
- Moisture-resistance: A glass backslash is non-porous and moisture-resistant, ensuring it looks good for years. It won’t become buckled, misshapen, or warped.
- Heat resistance: Even when exposed to extreme heat, your glass backsplash will not crack or fade.
- Cost-effectiveness: While the initial cost of a glass backsplash is more than a conventional one, the durable nature of glass means it won’t need to be replaced for many years. Conventional materials (ceramic, stone, porcelain) require frequent re-grouting and eventually retiling.
- Durability: Though a glass backsplash may sound fragile, it is heat, water, and fire resistant, making it ideal for your kitchen. Glass will not change shape, crack, or discolour.
The Design Possibilities of a Glass Backsplash
The design possibilities of a glass backsplash are many and varied.
- Colour: Choose a colour that complements your cabinets and countertops. Vibrant backsplashes look great with neutral worktops and cupboards.
- Contrast: Use a dark glass backsplash with light countertops/cabinets (or vice versa), creating a striking contrast.
- Monochromatic look: For a uniform and cohesive look, try a glass backsplash that perfectly matches the hue of your countertops and cabinets.
- Texture: Mix or match your glass backsplash with stone or ceramic tiles for an interesting combination of textures. Textured glass backsplashes look great with traditional, rustic, and eclectic styles.
- Finish: Choose a clear or glossy finish if you have polished stone or quartz countertops. Matte kitchen features go well with a frosted glass backsplash, creating subtle elegance.
House of Mirrors and Glass Provide Glass Backsplashes
Interested in a unique design for your kitchen? Looking for ease of maintenance, beauty, and durability? Want your kitchen to feel like a work of art? ContactHouse of Mirrors & Glass. Our friendly, experienced staff provides top-notch service, focusing on custom pieces. Our glass backsplashes are works of art! We can add DFI coating to make your glass backsplash easy to clean. We’ll help you achieve your vision.
