The Kitchen Design Company Loves Kitchen Splashbacks

The Kitchen Design Company’s fabulous and newly revamped website has a clever innovation in their ‘Quick Reference Guides’, including advice on which kitchen splashbacks we should use. As the guide advises, splashbacks are essential for the kitchen, particularly around areas such as the cooktop and sink so we need to choose a splashback that keeps the area around our kitchen benchtops clean, hygienic and, most importantly, leak-proof. Splashbacks are also required behind a cooktop for the gas fitter to issue a certificate of compliance.

Style is probably the most important thing in a kitchen splashback; however each type of splashback has its pros and cons, so the team at the Kitchen Design Company have put together a splashback guide that highlights the features of the various splashbacks, along with pricing guides and images to help inspire their customers.

Glass is a great option for a splashback as it is easy to clean and available in many different colours and patterns. It is also corrosion and heat resistant and can be produced in any custom colour or pattern to match the décor. People can have an image printed onto the glass splashback which can be custom made to specifications and reflects light well, enhancing light in the kitchen.

Stainless steel splashbacks will ensure that wet areas remain clean and dry, and give a fresh contemporary look to a stainless steel benchtop. It also looks great, is resilient, durable, and impact resistant, easy to clean and hygienic, corrosion and heat resistant and is able to be custom made to customer specifications but it can be expensive.

Ceramic tiles come in all shapes and sizes to suit all tastes and budgets and can use large or small tiles to create a mosaic with the similar qualities to glass and stainless steel in durability etc.

Pressed tin splashbacks are sheets of pressed tin that come in a variety of finishes. Similar to tin tiles, they can add a unique look to any kitchen, and are hygienic and eco-friendly.

Brushed nickel tin tiles are water and heat resistant and will never fade, discolour, or rust over time. They can add a contemporary look to any kitchen splashback and are DIY friendly.

Engineered stone is durable, scratch resistant and nonporous, meaning it won’t stain and is easily cleaned with warm, soapy water and comes in a wide range of different colours to suit all tastes. Installation of an engineered stone backsplash must be done by a specialist and can be pricey.

Chalkboards and magnetic chalkboards add some fun to the kitchen and family areas and can be used to make grocery shopping lists, add your favourite recipes or create your own artworks.

The Kitchen Design Company have a huge range of kitchen splashbacks so for more information please go to http://www.thekitchendesigncompany.co.nz .