If you haven’t considered a glass sheet kitchen backsplash, we have compiled a few of the best features that make glass the perfect kitchen backsplash. Extremely practical and easy to clean, available in any color and highly reflective to light making any room feel larger by opening up space. Let’s look closer at all the benefits of glass.

Color:

Tile manufacturers often only offer a limited palette of colors to choose from. A glass sheet backsplash is a sheet of glass that can be painted in the color of your choice and then installed on your wall. Because the color is painted on the backside of the glass, virtually any color can be used offering a completely customizable look. They make a great alternative to stone or quartz that are obviously only available in their natural colors.

Colored glass enhances the design of modern kitchens with sleek, clean lines, and a glossy finish. For more traditional designs, glass backsplashes can open up what usually is a smaller space in older kitchens, and reflecting more light in to the interior. Glass makes an excellent alternative to tile, laminate, granite, marble and even wood applications.

Installation:

Back-painted glass is done by applying the color to the back of a glossy glass panel (the side adhered to the wall, and not the side facing the counter). The durable glass protects the color from scratching and wear and provides a reflective quality that enhances lights. The glass backsplash is then professionally installed by lifting the glass in place as one large piece, eliminating seals or grout lines that collect dirt and bacteria, providing a very low maintenance surface. The glass is glued to the drywall and then caulked with a waterproof caulking at the edges where it meets another surface.

Other Benefits of Glass:

• Seamless, with no grout lines, they’re easy maintain and enhance the light in any room rather than absorb it. As a design choice, a glass backsplash instantly updates any kitchen.
• Glass allows for one continuous surface without any special sealant. If you want to use the same material for the counter and the backsplash or have a waterfall design for an island, stone will usually require some sort of sealant for the counter portion, glass does not require this.
• Light. No other backsplash material reflects light like glass. In addition, only glass can be backlit. Backlit glass backsplashes offer even more of a visual impact than under cabinet lighting.

If you want to learn more about the versatility, easy to maintain glass backsplashes, contact us today! We would love to discuss your project with you!