I would choose a light burgundy colour.

this is our splash back ..cheery and goes well with our elusive gold kitchen

wuff post photos of your chair ?

Definitely a pattern. Quite like the glass tile idea. You could be very brave and place your favourite image, behind a clear glass splashback. Maybe some colour, which I always like, or perhaps even a monochrome image would look classy, i.e. image of your own cbd, or your city skyline or as it is your kitchen, perhaps an image of your local foodies market would look vibrant, then decorate with a couple of Alessi items on the benchtop.

I agree with your glass supplier.

My first thought whilst looking at your kitchen photo was to go with a 'smokey quartz/grey' glass splashback. I reckon this colour would blend well with the rest of the kitchen and provide a good contrast to the wooden floors. Too much colour may take away from the beautiful cabinetry and make the overall area look too busy.

http://www.matthewsglass.com.au/glass-splashback-colours/

Good luck clikmania. You have a beautiful kitchen.

Nothing to do with colour but I recently spoke to friends who redid their kitchen and they were advised not to choose glass over tiles, as glass requires an obscene amount of cleaning to get rid of cooking marks unlike tiles which are far more forgiving and easier to clean.

I too was desperate to have glass splashbacks in my kitchen but now I'm quite unsure and will probably go with tiles.

Hope someone out there says I'm wrongly informed, as I so love glass!!

Barbara..another option would be granite tiles..we had them at our old place to match the granite bench tops..easy to clean..:)

Glass is okie..we have it down here at our beach house ..but then I only do minimal cooking down here..only when down for work

Hi Vy,

Thanks for your advice, nothing like getting information from someone who knows or has a product and can comment on maintenence.

I have just had my kitchen drawn up for a Bunnings Kaboodle design, not 100% sure of it yet but for now, just looking at my options, as the service is free in store, so it's wonderful to be able to look at your own design in 3D and get a real feel for how it can look finished!!!

The door/draw quality seem to be quite good, as I chose the best they had in the range and I plan to go stone benchtops not laminate, so I could continue the stone for a splashback for sure.

Hi, nice kitchen. If you want to keep the classy look, because all your fixtures are chrome, I'd consider a light silver metallic. Good luck!

Metallic glass all the way! We have dark timber cupboards with black granite tops and even have a black wall in the kitchen and timber ceiling and went with a deep nuetral metallic slump glass and it looks amazing! The glass reflects so adds lots of light and because it's slump glass it's easy to clean-no streaks,just wipe with a cloth occasionally! Will see if I can find a pic...

Hi Clikmania, smoked or grey glass, good luck, please show us the photos when you have chosen your art piece etc. Enjoy!

Hi, I would go a bronzed mirrored splashback. Looks amazing very lux and classy. Good luck.

The visual offered by Edwards Renovations Pty Ltd looks pretty close to the 'smokey quartz/grey' glass splashback I had in mind, with the added mirror effect. This would really open up the space and give you the light aspect you required. Keep in mind that texture can always be introduced in other ways. For e.g. through plants, such as Leather Leaf Ferns, artwork - which would look good placed on the wall to the right of the door, as shown in photo one and through the positioning of some kitchen appliances/aids, kept on the kitchen bench for display/function purposes. A couple of subtle pieces may be all you need to create the texture you are wanting.

Clickmania If you use slump glass you can have texture that is easy to clean without being too busy...

Barbara, Glass doesn't have to be a cleaning nightmare at all! We went for slumped glass (it is smooth to touch,the texture is on the back) and cleaning is not an issue,you can seriously wipe it with a damp cloth and it doesn't even streak! And there is no grout! It's a cleaning miracle! We have six kids so trust me,I know about cleaning! We now have a huge slumped glass splash back in the laundry too and are about to renovate two bathrooms and definitely using as much as I can in both-seriously considering it in the shower! Best decision EVER and you can have it it any color,my kitchen pics are above and I went for a purple pearl finish in my laundry and it looks amazing,hope this helps you with your choice!

@ danikc,

Thank you for the info, I actually love slumped glass and planned on having it on a few overhead cupboards as a feature so that I still had glass but not the sort that you could see through or was hard to keep clean if it was clear.

I have just completed a Bunnings kitchen quote and they have slimline overhead cupboards with a sort of green, slightly opaque glass, don't like it at all but had thought of changing it to slumped glass at my cost obviously.

Appreciate the help and perhaps I can have my glass splashback afterall!!!

Cheers,

Barbara

Barbara,also,if you go to a glass place rather than a kitchen/splash back place,you can get the glass cut to measure then paint it yourself.thats what we did and the cost was very low-I even used sample pots of paint! I will post a pic of the purple one tomorrow,it has a real wow factor! We are lucky enough to have a glass artist in the family so he made ours but glass is actually really cheap,it's the painting and installation that makes it pricey and it couldn't be easier to do it yourself...

Mini ripple iron looks fantastic with a range of colors - I like the natural look

Barbara, what you might like to look at for those slimline overhead cabinets is a low-iron glass which reduces that green tone. Contact your local glazier and they should be able to sort you out. :)

Danikc, I completely agree. From my experience, glass splashbacks are very easy to maintain (and fun to write messages for the family on, too!)

Just arriving home and it still looks clean! Unfortunately I can't say the same about the dishes my children left in the sink...

clikmania, I remember your cabinet colour choice dilemma. What is the name of the colour you ended up going with. It looks great!

@Kitchens by Matric, @thereddys, @danikc, @Vy,

Thank you so much for all your suggestions, I was pretty sure glass or anything without grout would be easier to clean, I was simply missinformed.

So it's settled, a glass splashback it will be, now the colour?? ha-ha!!!

Just a word of warning! Friends had a glass splashback installed, painted creamy to match their walls - BUT - the glass had that GREEN GLASS tinge & made it look horrible. Had to have it taken out & redone with CLEAR glass. Just check before you commit if glass is your final choice.

Hi Clikmania, i have just renovated my son's split level home and installed totally new kitchen, i chose black mirrored splashbacks with black benchtops, white drawer fronts and stainless steel appliances, your kitchen looks great and i think would look great with the black mirrored splashbacks also. I will add photos for you asap( the ones i have don't show up very well)

advised if going for grey tones to step up into opti glass that doesn't have a green tinge to it. love your kitchen.

Hi Gallifrey just wondering what is the name of the wood cabinets you've used in your kitchen?

A decorative aluminium splashback would nicely break up the block colours used already. Go with something striking or subtle, depending on your taste. DecoSplash has 100+ designs to choose from or you can use your own design or photo. http://www.decorativeimaging.com.au/building-products/decosplash/ 

Hi @coleen gibson

the cabinets are a laminex product. Riven Sublime Teak from memory

Thanks @Gallifrey, I was hoping that was it, I've fallen in love with the sample but hadnt seen pic of cupboards in that product :D They look gorgeous, and I love the tiles too, thanks!