Kitchen Splashback Ideas: 13 of the Best Designs

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Our collection of inspirational kitchen splashback ideas has been put together to ensure your kitchen design looks great and stays looking that way.

Kitchens are hardworking spaces that need to be able to withstand whatever your everyday life throws at them. Cooking and food preparation areas need to be resilient in the face of heat, steam, splashes and spitting oils and liquids. 

Natasha Brinsmead

Natasha was Homebuilding & Renovating’s Associate Content Editor and was a member of the Homebuilding team for over two decades. In her role on Homebuilding & Renovating she imparted her knowledge on a wide range of renovation topics, from window condensation to renovating bathrooms, to removing walls and adding an extension. She continues to write for Homebuilding on these topics, and more. An experienced journalist and renovation expert, she also writes for a number of other homes titles, including Homes & Gardens and Ideal Homes. Over the years Natasha has renovated and carried out a side extension to a Victorian terrace. She is currently living in the rural Edwardian cottage she renovated and extended on a largely DIY basis, living on site for the duration of the project. 

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