Trending Now: Color and Pattern Make These Backsplashes Stand Out

Trending Now: Color and Pattern Make These Backsplashes Stand Out

Jazz up a white kitchen or enhance a dark wood one with a bold backsplash. These 10 trending kitchen photos offer ideas





While the white kitchen seems to be a trend with staying power, we’ve noticed more homeowners choosing colorful tile backsplashes lately. That trend was evident in many of the most popular new kitchen photos added to Houzz from April through June, as measured by how many people saved them to their ideabooks during that period. Below are some of the standouts from new kitchen photos that made the top 40. Which backsplash style is your favorite?







Mosaic wall. A custom tile backsplash amps up the energy in this Seattle kitchen, which also features a chopping station. The first photo made the top 40 new kitchen photos; the second did not but shows a nice detail of the tile.







Party tile. Teardrop-shaped teal and white tiles evoke the bubbling top of a glass of Champagne in this Canadian kitchen backsplash. The inventive pattern is more lively than a full wall of the teal tiles would be. Also, fading to white as the backsplash goes higher gives the space a more airy, open feel.







Halfway up. This intricate backsplash in a kitchen in Moscow goes halfway up the wall — just the right amount so that the detailed pattern doesn’t overwhelm the eye. Capping the backsplash with a shelf adds to the kitchen’s storage and design.







Mezzanotte. This hand-painted ceramic tile brings an artisanal look to a traditional white kitchen. Geometric pottery and wooden salt and pepper containers underscore the handmade feel.







Here’s a pulled-back view of the backsplash against the surrounding white Shaker cabinetry. This photo was the fourth-most popular new kitchen photo added to Houzz from April through June of this year.







Happy pop. This kitchen features a neutral palette that gains visual interest from the sunflower-patterned mosaic tile, which adds an upbeat, energetic feel to the room.







A queen every day. This backsplash is a combination of geometric porcelain tile and wallpaper that features the likenesses of historic queens. The owner of this home — actually a houseboat in Sausalito, California, that belongs to an international lawyer — experimented with pattern and color for a truly unique floating residence.








Blue and sweet. This backsplash features hand-painted terra-cotta tile in cream with blue, black and rust accents, making for a unique color palette. This photo was the sixth-most popular new kitchen shot added to Houzz from April through June.







Here’s a detail shot of the same room.







Chevron. The designer of this kitchen, the fifth-most popular new kitchen photo on Houzz from April through June, used a chevron pattern for the backsplash. Chevron is made up of continuous V shapes and is a close cousin of herringbone, a pattern frequently seen on wood floors that has a broken, or staggered, V pattern.







Double duty. Here’s a backsplash option: If you’ve got a gorgeous countertop, why not just continue it up the walls? These Chicago homeowners matched up the quartzite grain pattern beneath the range hood — it looks like an upside-down V — in their transitional-style kitchen.







Textural white. Unlike the rest of the kitchens in this story, this Atlanta space features a monochromatic backsplash. But its texture and unusual convex shape give the wall added oomph.



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Before and After: 6 Bathrooms That Said Goodbye to the Tub

Sleek showers replaced tub-shower combos in these bathroom remodels. Could this be an option for you?

Bathtubs, while a common bathroom feature, don’t always get a lot of use. Fifty-six percent of respondents say they never use their tub for taking a bath. So it’s no surprise that some people are opting to take out the tub altogether when they remodel their bathroom.

Let’s take a look at six bathroom transformations that said goodbye to the tub. Maybe these scenarios will shower you with new ideas for your own bathroom.




1. 1980s Style to Classic Charm
Bathroom at a Glance
Size: About 50 square feet (4.6 square meters)
BEFORE: A renovation in the 1980s left this bathroom dark and cramped.



AFTER: A large glass shower greets the homeowners, who chose a plan that would age along with them. They focused on adding a shower that allowed easy access should the couple have any mobility problems in the future, something their previous tub didn’t do.

Wall paint: Mt. Rainier Gray; wainscoting paint: Alabaster, both Benjamin Moore; toilet: Kohler; sink: Barclay; faucets:Pfister; mirrored medicine cabinet: custom; floor, subway and shower floor tile.




2. Crumbling to Crisp
Bathroom at a Glance
Who uses it: A couple expecting their first child
Size: ​About 55 square feet (5 square meters)
BEFORE: This 1912 bathroom had patched tile, limited storage and flickering fluorescent lights.


AFTER: The couple gets a bright, warm bathroom, complete with a large shower. (Note: A glass panel was added to create a side on the shower after this photo was taken.) The couple had fewer reservations about having only a shower in this space because the home has another bathroom with a tub.

Toilet: Adair, Kohler; paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore; sink: Teorema; fixtures and knobs: Purist in brushed Moderne Gold, Kohler; cabinets: reclaimed sinker cypress, Kole Made





3. Floral Curtain to Elegant Glass
Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A single professional woman who travels extensively for work
Size: 75 square feet (7 square meters)
BEFORE: The shower was tucked back into the corner of the space and was closed off from the rest of the room by a curtain.


AFTER: They changed the space into a shower stall. It opened up the space, making the bathroom feel larger, lighter and more airy. The shower covers about the same footprint as the previous shower but gives the room a whole different look.
Tile: Tile Showcase; shower wall and door glass: Starphire glass






4. Outdated to Efficient
Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A family of three who regularly has guests
Size: 45 square feet (4.2 square meters)
BEFORE: When the owners purchased this condo, the bathroom had a mismatch of styles in the bathroom, as well as outdated electrical and ventilation.


AFTER: The renovated bathroom created a bathroom that efficiently uses space and requires little maintenance. One maintenance saver was the fixed-glass shower door. It also lets in additional light, along with the new window, to make the space brighter.







5. Unloved Pink to Cheerful Rainbow
Bathroom at a Glance
Who uses it: Artist and psychologist Jan Ferris and her standard poodle, King
Size: About 94 square feet (9 square meters)
BEFORE: Not only did the homeowner not love the color, but a recent leak that flooded her home had left black mold in the bathroom. The vanity also was jammed against the tub, making everything feel crowded.


AFTER: A large, glass-walled shower fills a corner of this artist’s now very colorful bathroom. The removal of the tub gave the homeowner more room, and she wasn’t concerned about the resale value of not having a tub.
Glass shower installation: Edden Glass and Mirror; mosaic tile: Sandstone mix







6. Clunky to Stylish
Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple of newlyweds and the husband’s teenage son
Size: 75 square feet (6.9 square meters)
BEFORE: The bathroom was functional but felt clunky and didn’t match the family’s style.


AFTER: A walk-in shower, complete with a rain shower head and divider, brings an open, 1920s style to the family’s bathroom. chose the black trim to amp up the contrast in the room.


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