You might be weighing up whether to cover your kitchen splash back area with tiles or glass. Following are several reasons why glass is the better choice.
Sleeker
A glass splash back is sleeker than a tiled one. Tiling creates a patchwork effect of numerous tiles and grout lines. Glass, however, presents a smooth, flawless expanse across your kitchen wall. This sleekness will help in a small kitchen, particularly as less visual clutter will help evoke a sense of space and make your kitchen feel larger. Glass splash backs are more seamless than several other kitchen surfaces, like cabinetry and flooring. Flooring is often broken up by separate floorboards, and cabinetry is broken into individual doors and drawers. So a glass splash back presents a great opportunity to minimise busyness in kitchen decor.
Greater Colour Clarity
If you have a favourite colour, such as mint, you can spread it across the back of the glass panels, which can be back painted in a unique process. Glass splash backs emphasise beautiful colours, as they display the hue without interruption. On a tiled splash back, the tile edges and overall pattern will distract from the pureness of the colour.
Easier to Clean
With any kitchen splash back material, you need to think about how easy it will be to clean. After all, the splash back's main task is to catch food debris and grease and stop it from hitting the bare wall. Glass is straightforward to clean with a glass cleaner or a microfiber cloth. Tiles, however, present problems because the grout tends to gather fat and dirt and look grubby soon enough. It won't look as pristine as glass a year down the track. And you'll be compelled to scrub the grout, which will be challenging to keep clean regardless.
Simpler to Install
With a glass splash back, most of the installation work is done off-site, so you'll not be inconvenienced by a lengthy setup process. Contractors will measure your kitchen and record cutouts for electrical outlets. With this precise template, they'll process the panels off-site. Only then will they need to pop in and attach the glass to your kitchen wall. Conversely, tiles have to be laid individually and grouting applied, which will take longer than connecting several large glass panels.
Offers Patterns and Prints
Even though you can cover a glass splash back with a uniform colour, you also have the option to cover it with a digital print of photos, illustrations, and patterns. You can even print it with a picture of tiles. That way, you can enjoy a herringbone pattern or a mosaic design on your kitchen splash back. Thankfully, though, you won't have the bother of grouting that you have with actual tiles. Thus, you can replicate any tiling design without their problems.
