These days, most of our customers want backsplashes, and for good reason: a backsplash is the perfect opportunity to express your personality. The process of creating a backsplash can be a difficult one, but remember that the backsplash must serve two main purposes. One: the backsplash will be the focal point of the room and will set the tone for the design of the kitchen or bathroom. Secondly, the backsplash must be functional. What this means is that the backsplash isn’t just a pretty face. Backsplashes must be able to stand up to messes and be as durable as they are attractive.

So where do you begin? After you’ve gone through the process of selecting tile for the walls and the floors, you can then create a palette for your shower or kitchen backsplash. The idea here is to create the backsplash with a strategy in mind. For example, place the backsplash in the area of the room that gets the most traffic. In kitchens, limit use of backsplashes to the cooking area and perhaps around the refrigerator. Also, an ideal placement of backsplashes is behind sinks in bathrooms. Therefore, you must keep in mind that the placement of the backsplash will alter the energy in the room and make your design pop. After all, your backsplash will not get seen in areas that see little traffic. Also, mosaic backsplashes are the trend, and for good reason. Mosaic backsplashes give you the most freedom of expression to incorporate designs from other areas of the home. Subway tile backsplashes are also quite popular, as are those made of porcelain tile. No matter your choice of material, remember the cardinal rule for backsplashes: choose function over fashion. That way, your design will be everlasting, both aesthetically and physically.