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7 Modern Backsplashes That Defy the Norm
February 9, 2015
From penny tile to raised relief to bold color, some backsplashes are distinctive enough to characterize an entire kitchen on their own. Here are a bunch of the best.
To complement the white-washed custom cabinetry in her kitchen, architect Julie Salles Schaffer designed a tile backsplash to resemble “melting butter in a white pan”. Daltile arranged her two-color AutoCAD design—white and off-white—onto a mesh backing for a small fee.
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Originally appeared in How to Design with White
A turquoise mosaic tile wall softens the laboratory-like effect of the Miller House's glossy kitchen cabinets.
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Originally appeared in Miller House in Columbus, Indiana by Eero Saarinen
Black tile with dark grout grounds other adjacent colors; for this Berlin bachelor pad, the noir-ish hue toughens up even a bubblegum pink cabinet color.
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Originally appeared in How to Design with Pink
Sometimes backsplashes should allow other materials (like cabintry) bask in the limelight. In this Portland project, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design selected white Savoy 1”x4” stacked tiles from Ann Sacks for both the kitchen and bathroom.
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Originally appeared in Midcentury Renovation in Portland Capitalizes on Nature with Seven Doors to the Outside
This California architect renovated his A. Quincy Jones home with a light touch, save for in the kitchen where he installed Carrara marble countertops and custom oiled-steel cabinetry to pop against the home's original concrete backsplash.
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Originally appeared in L.A. Renovation Respects Midcentury Bones (While Adding Some Flair)
Architect Chris Deam and Dwell founder Lara Deam went for the gold and had marble installed as the kitchen backsplash for their Mill Valley home.
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Originally appeared in Designed In-House
With its reclaimed-wood cladding, the kitchen for a house inside an old Toronto dairy sports a rough-and-ready backdrop that contrasts the family' tableware.
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Originally appeared in Play's the Thing
To complement the white-washed custom cabinetry in her kitchen, architect Julie Salles Schaffer designed a tile backsplash to resemble “melting butter in a white pan”. Daltile arranged her two-color AutoCAD design—white and off-white—onto a mesh backing for a small fee.
Photo by Daniel Shea.
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