When you’re updating your kitchen, you need the space to look fantastic. You want it to be functional and beautiful, and you should think about what upgrades you can do to make it look good. When your current backsplash isn’t backsplashing the way it used to, it may be time to consider an upgrade.
The backsplash should be at the forefront of your mind, and the wrong pattern can really destroy the look you’re trying to achieve. Replacing your current one with Tile Shack tiles can be a great first step to change, but you need to know the signs that it’s time for an upgrade. Your kitchen deserves that upgrade to make it look good, so let’s look at the signs you’re ready to bring your backsplash forward again.
1. It’s clashing, not splashing
You need your backsplash to match the other elements of your kitchen and if it’s fading into the background, an upgrade is in order. We’re planning to update the other elements in your kitchen. You need to update your backsplash with it. People will often be surprised to find that the old backsplash is either drawing attention away from other colors in the room or is making the room look awful. If you upgrade your countertops, floors, or tiles in your kitchen, your backsplash has to go with it.
2. It’s stained
Backsplashes are bound to get stained. The whole point of them is to protect the walls from your splashes while you’re cooking. You have to remember that you need to have a backsplash that is easily cleanable and wipeable, including with tomato sauce or oil stains. However, if these stains are not lifting from your backsplash tiles, if you find that your particular backsplash is quite porous, then you need to consider an option that is a better upgrade.
3. The tiles have cracked
Rest in peace, backsplash, because once those tiles crack, it’s really not going to be a backsplash that’s worthy of your attention anymore. You could find replacement tiles, especially if your original backsplash was expensive or you have some sentimental value to tiles on your kitchen wall, but replacing the whole thing’s probably the better option. Attempting to replace a single tile of your backsplash can actually be more difficult and more damaging to the surrounding tiles than you think. It’s often better to start over with the material that’s way more durable.
4. Your kitchen theme is changing
If your current backsplash is black and white, but you want to upgrade to a pastel colour theme in your kitchen, then it’s time to upgrade your backsplash to match. Who wants to have a monochrome backsplash but tiles and other elements of the room that are beautifully pastel colored? You must upgrade to one genre to design your new kitchen around a style that you know works.
If the backsplash isn’t backsplashing anymore then you need to start upgrading. Make a plan and upgrade most of the kitchen first before you decide what your backsplash will be.