Kitchen Renovation Tips: The Surprising Benefits Of A Coloured Glass Splashback
67% of Australians are homeowners which means 5.4 million homes can benefit from glass splashbacks. Since kitchen upgrades are among the top 15 renovations done by homeowners, it’ll have to be done eventually.
Not to worry. Once homeowners learn the benefits of coloured kitchen glass splashbacks, kitchen upgrades become something to look forward to.
A good investment is one that meets all your needs. Splashbacks for kitchens are functional and beautiful beyond common knowledge.
Read on to learn how to find the perfect glass splashback for your kitchen.
Glass Splashbacks
Before embracing the advantages of glass for your kitchen, let’s debunk one thing. Glass has a reputation. It’s considered fragile, dedicate, and treated like crystalline.
When it comes to splashbacks for kitchens, however, glass is not to be underestimated. To repel heat, splashback glass is toughened to resist up to 220ºC. Not only does that make glass a contender with ceramic and acrylic tiles, but it makes it the better choice.
Here’s why:
1. Clean Walls
Whereas intricate tiles can pose a post-stovetop-splatter burden, glass is low maintenance. Like cleaning your countertops with a simple rag and soap solution, your glass splashback needs the same.
Beyond a smooth surface, acrylic glass is a thicker, stronger technology that resists wear-and-tear for long-lasting satisfaction.
Instead of worrying about bacteria build-up or scrubbing between tile cracks, make things easy with glass.
2. Clean Look
Everyone knows the kitchen is the home’s home-base. It’s the gathering space for food nourishment and soul nourishment. Connecting with others happens best with the right ambience.
Kitchen glass splashbacks are anything but plain glass—it’s all about the splashback design. Splashbacks for kitchens give you options. You can have a:
- Painted solid colour
- Painted colour design
- Printed design
Choosing between a splash of colour or a print can change the energy of the whole house. Personalising your kitchen with a splashback design can make the house feel more like home than ever.
3. Modern Muse
Kitchen glass splashbacks are adaptable for all types of homes and people. For example, they complement modern, contemporary, and Victorian homes. They also work for artistic, playful, and creative homeowners as much as they do elegant and traditional ones.
Identifying your style and that of your home’s can help you pick the perfect glass splashback colour.
4. Statement Piece
Most people use hanged art to make a statement around the house. Splashbacks for kitchens are their own art. Instead of walking by portraits you’ve grown used to, why not choose a colour that commands your attention every day, many times a day?
5. Colour Psychology
Colours actually can impact the way we think, subtly affecting mood. Just as sunshine helps regulate our biorhythms, colours inform our moods. Bright colours are energising and dark colours are grounding.
Knowing colour psychology creates informed decisions. It’s a key component in feng shui and interior design, making coloured kitchen glass splashbacks an important choice.
Colours are complex due to their emotional associations. For example, white represents positivity, clarity, and purity, but the wrong shade can be sterile and cold.
Purple’s associations are exotic, royal, and soothing. A colour’s emotional associations are equally dependent on the colour as they are the shade. A deep red may be intense, for instance, but a bright red is motivating.
Besides glass splashbacks being a functional art, bold colours can reroute your home’s energy—and your own. What kind of energy might your glass splashback give you?
6. Optical Illusion
Not all optical illusions are meant to trick you—some are just to enjoy. The benefit of coloured glass is its innate ability to open the room without changing it. Using reflective surfaces naturally creates an expansive and welcoming environment.
7. Light Beams
Because glass and coloured glass can expand spaces, it only makes sense for the house’s light and natural light to reflect that. Like fixing a light bulb can change the whole room’s energy, glass splashbacks signal surrounding light to respond to it too.
8. Increase Home Value
Nothing says new kitchen like a coloured glass splashback. If it appeals to you, you can assume it’ll attract others as well. Just make sure you’ve given yourself enough time to enjoy it fully.
Even if you remodelled the kitchen years ago and want a glass splashback now, it can feel like a whole new kitchen. Singular upgrades can change the collective instantly.
The Kitchen is King
Wherever you are in your home upgrade process, coloured splashbacks can do two things. They can:
- Set the tone with a new, bold colour or
- Make the home cohesive with complementary colours
Either way, you can treat the kitchen as a separate statement from the rest of the home, or a core reflection of it. Assessing your kitchen’s relation to the home can help you choose the right coloured backsplash.
Home upgrades can feel sporadic, disjointed, and endless. While some homeowners intend on a five or ten-year plan to conquer their projects, it more often becomes a play by ear scenario.
Ultimate Frameless Glass is ready for it all. We work with homeowners, renovators, builders, architects, and project managers to meet clients’ needs at the beginning, middle, or end of their renovation process.
Whether the home’s a century-old or just getting walls—we’ll meet you where you are.
Getting Glass Splashbacks
Colour is a universal language and it creates myriad options for your kitchen glass splashbacks. Coloured glass is unique in that it looks delicate while performing strong, and it keeps things clean.
If your home’s layout naturally attracts allergens, mould, and bacteria, three words: kitchen glass splashback. Whether you find yourself more aligned with the beauty or the function of a splashback design, both are equally valid when it comes to a good investment.
Contact us today for a free quote and to see which colour speaks to your space.
