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Stainless Steel Backsplash: Great With Modern Kitchen Designs
Are you considering a stainless steel backsplash for your new kitchen? There is no question that stainless steel looks sleek and goes well with modern kitchen designs. It can be the perfect fit for the right interior and give you the contemporary flair that you may be looking for.
A stainless steel backsplash is trendy, but the interest in stainless steel appliances has been strong for many years and their popularity seems to have no end. The two together blend very well and help pull everything together.
Complementing your appliances may be just the thing to complete the look in your kitchen.
Sheet Goods
There has always been a use for this type of material in commercial settings, because the flat panels are so easy to wipe down to remove grease and spatters.
Until recent years, stainless steel wasn't used as often in homes as much as a ceramic tile or other more common
tile backsplash materials.
In homes, you'll often find the use of single tiles or groups of mosaic tiles placed together rather than the flat panels like you see in restaurants.
If you decide that you want to have sheets of stainless steel installed, you will find that it comes in two versions. It can either be assembled in sections with fasteners or it can be custom made to fit all or part of the areas of your kitchen backsplash.
You can get stainless steel for all of your backsplash area or it is often just installed behind a stove or range. If you just want it behind your stove or range, then you'll find that many major kitchen appliance makers sell guards and splashes for that use.
Many homeowners like to highlight certain areas with a stainless steel backsplash rather than using it throughout the entire kitchen. If this is the case, a combination of materials is used.
Because of the way these tiles reflects light, it has a dramatic appearance in a baacksplash that is predominantly ceramic tile. Having a ceramic tile backsplash installed on a diagonal with stainless steel tiles used randomly in the field looks great.
There are many finishes of stainless steel. Most of them feature the glossy look of regular stainless steel but there are some textured types that will give you a more subdued look.
Use Care With a Stainless Steel Backsplash
Most makers put a protective outer coating over the tiles to keep them from being scratched while in transit. This is a thin layer of clear plastic that adheres to the face of the tile.
This should be left intact until installation is finished and the grout has had time to set up.
The backsplash can be cleaned with a solution of mild soap and water and wiped down with a soft cloth to avoid spots. There's also many off the shelf cleaners that are made to clean stainless steel.
Be careful when handling foods that contain citric acid or products that have harsh chemicals like bleach in them because these can cause stains. Although a stainless steel backsplash is quite expensive, it’s a good conversation piece and one that will garner looks from any visitor to your home.
