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You are here: Home / Kitchens / Kitchen & Cabinet Features / Going Black on the Kitchen Backsplash

Going Black on the Kitchen Backsplash

April 27, 2012 by Jane F 6 Comments

black kitchen backsplash - white kitchen with black rustic tile backsplash - Southern Accents via AtticmagRustic and iridescent black tiles are two successful looks for a black kitchen backsplash.

Black counters – particularly soapstone and granite — have become kitchen standards while the black kitchen backsplash has not enjoyed the same popularity.  The power of black to absorb light is one deterrent as is finding black tile that doesn’t come off as too bathroom-y.

Yet there are so many kitchens where a black kitchen backsplash – or one that’s near black — seems a logical choice. In an all-white kitchen, one strategy is to do a reverse Oreo with black as the filling. The rustic gunmetal color tile [top], from Gothic Tile, is striking and the surface texture adds a metallic richness that’s deftly picked up by the weathered shades on the handsome pendant light.

black kitchen backsplash - kitchen with gray and black kitchen cabinets and black irridescent mosaic tile - Kelly Deck/Decorpad via AtticmagGlass mosaic can be tricky but the slight iridescence in this butler’s pantry by Kelly Deck gives it a modern sophistication. What also helps is the “gray scale” cabinet color scheme with graduated light to dark gray tones beginning with the base cabinets and moving up, although the lightest color in the mix is reserved for the counters. It’s very urban and beautiful at night when the lighting accents what’s inside the cabinets as well as what’s behind the sink.

(Source: Southern Accents, decorpad)

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  1. mbwife says

    April 29, 2012 at 8:57 am

    That first picture is really unique! I love that look!

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  2. RHome410 says

    April 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    The butler’s pantry is fun, and a good type of spot to do that. The kitchen is absolutely breathtaking. A lot of the reason it works for me is because the white isn’t white and the black isn’t black, so it’s a softer contrast. Very elegant and the backsplash connects with the metals in the room.

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  3. Joan Carroll says

    April 14, 2013 at 11:51 pm

    Hi…can you tell me th name of this beautiful backsplash and where it can be bought. Thank you

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  4. Jane F @ Atticmag says

    April 15, 2013 at 8:41 am

    Hello Joan,

    The first backsplash, as noted in my post, is gunmetal color from Gothic Tile.

    I don’t have a specific source for the black mosaic in the second backsplash but I do know that Porcelanosa, a leading tile manufacturer, has something that is very close to this look.

    With thanks for dropping by,

    Jane

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  5. cat_mom says

    May 1, 2015 at 11:57 am

    Those black backsplashes look positively luscious!!!

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