Kitchen Back splash Question

[realisticdreams8]

Hi everyone,

I usually hang out on the special needs forum at TB (saw that this is where most people are at now, trying to figure this format out!), and I also already deleted everything I typed once on accident, so grrr at that!

Long story short, we have lived here for a year, just started to do some fixer upper things.  Small house 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 864 sq ft.  We just painted the living room, kitchen & hallway.  Have been wanting to do a backsplash and found the tiles on major major clearance this past weekend, so bought them!  I also want to do a rustoluem counter & cabinet transformation after we get our tax refund.  

The issue is that my husband says the backsplash should end where it is at now, I disagree and think it should go under the microwave, countertop height behind the stove.  I could be persuaded but I think it looks odd like this, he think it will look odd like that.

Advice/Opinions, please & thank you!

ETA:ignore the dirty dishes i'm going to do them now :-P

[kellikans]

I would go under the microwave and behind the stove. that's how ours is. I think ending it there makes it look unfinished.

ETA: just saw that you don't have a countertop to the right of your stove.  I think I would still extend it.  you want something behind the stove anyway to make wiping up food splashes easier. 

[TBM]

I would continue it between the microwave and stove, because it looks unfinished from the front, but it might look odd unless you continue it at least behind the outside edge of the stove, so that it looks like it is done behind the stove too.

[sierramist03]

That's a tough one but I'd do between the microwave and the stove.

[decoraholic]

I agree, it should go behind the stove. If anything, that's the one place you should have a backsplash. Having it in the rest of the kitchen is more decorative. It really serves a purpose behind the stove because that's where you are likely to get more of a mess on the wall. Just make sure to seal the grout well so splatters don't stain it.

[FoxInFiji]

Jan 30, 2013 7:27:18 GMT -5 decoraholic said:

I agree, it should go behind the stove. If anything, that's the one place you should have a backsplash. Having it in the rest of the kitchen is more decorative. It really serves a purpose behind the stove because that's where you are likely to get more of a mess on the wall. Just make sure to seal the grout well so splatters don't stain it.

This exactly.

[Susie]

I would definitely extend it to the edge of the microwave/stove.  The stove is where you'll get the most "splashes" that a tile backsplash is great for cleaning up after!

Another possilbility:  to the right of the stove, you could install beadboard and a short chair rail at counter height, which would give you a line to carry the tile backsplash all the way to the edge of the wall and around the light switch.  Then you would not have the vertical line where the tile stops.

[simpsongal]

This isn't even a design question. The backsplash's intended purpose is to prevent food splatter on your walls. We don't have a backsplash at the moment, and the greasiest part of our wall is the section behind the stove.