Glass splashbacks

[Katjolo]

Hi all. Currently installing a new dive grey kitchen. Countertops are white, white walls and black/chrome appliances. Which colour splashback would you go for? Thanks all.

i would go for a bright colour either blue or red as black grey and white could be very monochrome

I personally love monochrome look so I would go with white so it just blends in with the walls. Very simple and smart

White

Be wary of white, I got it but the glass has a blue tinge so it doesn't look white at all

Debating between white and black. Will black look better behind a black and chrome hob?

I feel like black could be a nightmare to keep streak free and also could be quite dominating depending on the size of the room.

Previous poster mentioned a blue tinge with white but is that maybe because it was clear glass over a white wall. Ours is definitely opaque white and no blue tone so I think it can be done in a flat white shade.

Yes. Black could potentially dominate the space.

Our glass splash back is colour match painted the same as the wall paint, so you could match your white in the same way to be sure of the colour? The thing I love best about it is the vibrant colour so I'd say consider that too. It's a very different colour scheme so not the same at all

Would you consider a colour? A pale pink/green/blue might be nice.
Black would be difficult to keep clean/shiny, and trying to match to the other greys or whites might be tricky.

If you don’t have a gas hob normal mirror glass works well. Cheap, easy to clean and no issues with marrying in with your colour scheme. A local glazier can fit it for you quite cheaply. I’ve installed it in many renovations and it also has the effect of magnifying the space plus if you have a tv in the kitchen you can watch it whilst you cook

Are your worktops, Quartz? I've got white quartz so I also decided to use it between the counters and cabinets too - as in one continuous splash back. It's looks really clean and is really easy to clean. That's with white walls and cabinets.

We
Have a glass splash back and I spend my life cleaning it - I'm getting it removed and the space tiled like the rest 🤦🏻‍♀️
Can't wait it's awful

After years of being out of fashion, tikes are back. So I'd go fir a patterned grey snd white tile to pull it together and add a bit of interest and character.
I'm going for charcoal black base units, white wall units, white and gray marble effect quartz worktop and black and white tiles in a moorish design. I used to continue the work surface up the wall, but I fell in love with the tiles (I'm also using them on the outside of the island).

Can you have the walls all plastered so they are flat and get the glass splash backs in clear glass (which is on screws with screwcovers), so if you paint the walls you can have the wall behind the glass painted too so it’s all the same? That way you won’t have to choose a colour, you just paint the wall behind whatever you want - not necessarily the same colour as the rest of the walls?

Interesting ideas. Thanks all. The counter is white quartz and the hob is gas. Our quartz is also an upstand. I plan to use the splashback behind the hob. Is yellow too crazy?

if you have tiles, the grout will hold grease and dirt, and will get stained.

We currently have a fold-down lid for the hob in smoked glass, which seems fine, but I would prefer a wider one, matching the hood, in brushed stainless.

If you use clear glass, it will always have a degree of colour cast so the wall will not look the same through it.

We have rectangular coloured glass tiles. The grout isn't stained at all if you choose your colour carefully and seal it.
Original style do some lovely ones, some with bevelled edges, can be set in various ways too.

@Elieza

Can you have the walls all plastered so they are flat and get the glass splash backs in clear glass (which is on screws with screwcovers), so if you paint the walls you can have the wall behind the glass painted too so it’s all the same? That way you won’t have to choose a colour, you just paint the wall behind whatever you want - not necessarily the same colour as the rest of the walls?

I really wanted this but the suppliers I spoke to said there's a type of putty/grout like substance that has to go between the glass and wall to keep it secure/resolve any minor dips, etc (as well as the screw fixings) and it would be visible through tempered clear glass. I was very disappointed. Went for a simple white instead which is nice and bright.

I love the idea of mirrored glass for the light but I don't want to stare at myself when I'm stirring pasta sauce or mopping up an over boiled pot!

some people paint the back of the glass before fixing, which will hide the sealant, cracks, dirt, spiders etc.

@PigletJohn

some people paint the back of the glass before fixing, which will hide the sealant, cracks, dirt, spiders etc.

Oh my gosh, yes the spiders! Our glass splashback has a selection of dead spiders and wood lice. Got the builder to remove and refix… a new set of bugs moved in to die. I’d love to pull the glass off and tile.

Interesting points about the clear glass. It would appear coloured glass is easier to keep clean...

@PigletJohn any tips for painting the back of a clear, low-iron glass splashback? Spray/with a brush/type of paint/no. of coats..?

My other idea was to back it with some nice wallpaper; but again I'm not sure how to keep it stuck to the glass without lots of visible messy adhesive. Unless I papered the wall then just stuck the glass with silicone adhesive just around the edges..?

[quote HBGKC]@PigletJohn any tips for painting the back of a clear, low-iron glass splashback? Spray/with a brush/type of paint/no. of coats..?[/quote]
I haven't done it myself, but I'd suggest laying the glass flat and painting the back surface with an oil-based non-drip gloss. Try one coat, if you can see through it, add one more. There are special paints for glass but I think they are transparent to replicate stained glass.

Brushstrokes will not show because you can only see the flat surface against the glass.

It would chip or peel easily, but once screwed onto the wall, there will be nothing to touch or scrape it.

Let it dry really, really throughly because you don't want it to get stuck to the wall. If you use mirror fixings they space it off the wall a fraction in case the wall is bumpy.

You can seal round the edges with silicone.

Thanks!