Kitchen question - anyone else tackled this problem?

[meladeso]

Evening all
I'm trying to work out what to do about a splashback / tiled area between worktop and cabinets.
I'm interested in white tiles, or a white splashback that runs all around the kitchen.

But - I have a bunch of poorly placed sockets, uneven heights and basically a ton of annoying - and therefore expensive - "cut outs".

Has anyone else had this? what did you do?

I don't want to just give up and leave it, but I fear the cost is going to skyrocket if it either all needs to be moved (i.e. sockets rewired) or either tiles or splashback cut out around carefully.

TIA

[meladeso]

Hopeful bump

[Millybingbong]

we just put the splashback over the sink and hobs. it works fine

[Sarsparella]

I don’t think getting sockets moved is massively expensive tbh, if that makes it easier I’d just get them moved to a better spot

[BothersomeCrow]

I have an upstand of the counter top that goes up about 6 inches all along, then steel splashback behind the cooker, and the rest of the walls is just painted.
Looks fine a few years on.

[meladeso]

Thanks for the replies. I fancied filling the whole space with it between worktop and upper units iyswim,

I'm going to get a fitter round this week and see what he thinks about moving sockets.

[bestbefore]

Would a glass splashback work? They template it and fit around sockets etc and you can have whatever colour back you want - inc glitter!!

[MonkeyPoke]

I've got a turquoise metro brick, I got the tiller to tile it around 6 different plug sockets, under cupboards, around boxing and behind the cooker where it does from surface height to extractor fan.

[TheLongRider]

We have a long run of kitchen units 3.5m and when we looked at splashbacks, it would have included a join in the glass.

For that reason we left the area painted in a ceramic matt paint. It has been in place for a year and everything just wipes off with a damp multi-fibre cloth, tomato sauce, oil drops, everything.

The paint is Colourtrend, an Irish brand.www.colourtrend.ie/interior-finishes/

[Millipedewithherfeetup]

Upstands and painted wall...use a stainless steel splashback on the cooker. It looks lovely and you are not stuck with the same colour scheme for years.