The Benefit of Kitchen Backsplashes
Your kitchen is one of the most important rooms in your house. Thus, when you start remodeling, you should consider all of the features your dream kitchen needs. On that list should be backsplashes for your kitchen.
A backsplash is an extension of your countertop, which can extend anywhere between a few inches up your wall to all the way up to the ceiling. They’re a great way to compliment your kitchen, and can even be vital to a busy household.
Compliments Your Countertop
Backsplashes are a great way to add a little bit of customization and style to your kitchen. They can be made out of the same material as your kitchen counters, or they can be a new color or design that complements them. You can make them the same material as your counter, or something different for contrast. Common materials to make your backsplashes out of are tile, glass, marble, and more.
Basically, backsplashes add a little bit of extra flare to your kitchen. They provide a pop of color or texture you might otherwise be missing. They could be the key to enhancing your kitchen’s aesthetic and making it feel more personalized to your specific tastes.
Protect Your Kitchen Walls
Another benefit of backsplashes is that they protect your kitchen walls. After all, within those walls are pipes, electrical wiring, and even gas. Backsplashes are designed to be heat-resistant and durable so they’ll withstand the hazards that can come with cooking. As your kitchen walls can be damaged by splatters of boiling water or hot oil, or possibly be licked by flames, it’s good to have an extra layer of protection.
Investing in good backsplashes could keep you from needing to pay for costly repairs later on. Good backsplashes, like your counters, are meant to last for many years, though they’re also easy to replace if they do get damaged.
Easy Cleaning
On the subject of your walls and oil splatters, backsplashes are great because they make post-cooking cleanup so much easier. No one really enjoys scrubbing grease and smoke off of the walls after a mishap with the stove. If you have children joining you in meal prep, you’re very aware of how easily mess can find its way into the most unexpected places. So having easy-to-clean backsplashes covering your walls could be a major time-saver.
What’s more, because they’re easy to clean, they’re also easy to sanitize. Whether you’re worried about cross-contamination due to allergies or someone in the house has a weak immune system, the easier it is to deep clean your kitchen, the safer it will be.
Backsplashes are a great addition to any kitchen, whether you’re simply renovating or doing a complete remodel. Talk to our designers about how a backsplash can add that extra personal touch to your kitchen while also benefiting from how useful it can be.
