Ideas for kitchen wall tiles

Thank you to everyone who has written in reply. I am having an induction hob and the company doing the kitchen are supplying a black splash back. I will see how I feel about rest of walls after kitchen finished.
I can tell the lady wanting a New England kitchen that she has done it! I have family there!

I have ordered a new kitchen and I am having splasbacks all round. I think they look sleek and cleaner.

Flashbacks are wonderful and come in wonderful designs oura is lemons on a black background!

Dislike tiles so when kitchen revamped replaced with glass splashback.

Definitely glass splash backs.

How about wallpaper? Washable? Or covered with a clear Perspex.? There are some amazing ideas on I love wallpaper

I love my sage green tiles in my kitchen.

I have black tiles and I cannot wait to get rid of them. Absolute nightmare as they constantly need polishing to get rid of "shadowy' marks seems to be created from atmosphere never mind cooking. Having new kitchen in October and having an upstand all round with a glass splashback at hob.

www.tilesrus.co.uk/tiles/ We bought Laura Ashley tiles from here for a fraction of the price.

My bathroom fitter was sceptical but the delivery was timed for 9.30 am and came around the corner precisely on time. He admitted that the end result was excellent.

Can't stand tiles - apologies to the partner of the ceramic tiler - but the grout gets dingy, and once they are up you are stuck with them for years unless you pull them all off again and probably have to replaster the wall. I've had matching upstands at the back of the worktops which seems quite enough, and when/if the walls get stained I will simply repaint. There's not much wall exposed to paint in the average kitchen in any event. I do like the coloured splashback though - 'considering one of those at the moment.

When we moved into a new build I couldn't decide so quickly on what tiles I would like so bought some cheap (Homebase) wallpaper that looked like Moroccan tiles, just to protect the walls

It looks great, is easy to wipe down, hasn't lifted or worn and cost pennies

Everyone thinks they are real tiles and when I get bored with it I can change it in an hour

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I have what I describe as my New England kitchen! The cabinets are off white, with wood tops, and I have aquamarine tiles, and were lucky to come across a glass splashback the same colour as the tiles. Its finished off with a light wood floor! Just as I had imagined it!!! Although I've never been to New England I have a bit of passion for it!

Fashions change so often where colour is concerned so always recommend plain white. That never dates and colour can be added in so many ways to a kitchen.

When I had the bathroom done, I had Aquaboard instead of tiles because it’s easier to clean. It’s like a worktop on the wall. Mine is black with little sparkles in it and I love it. There are lots of different designs and colours. Congratulations on your new kitchen . Enjoy!

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I have glass splash backs - come in many colours and designs. So easy to clean and look amazing.

I've got a white glass splashback all along one wall behind the hob and underneath some cabinets. Much easier to clean than tiles.

I have had some small mosaic stone effect tiles put in behind the sink - I wasn't going to but in the end I decided with all the gloss and glass it needed some texture.

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I’ve not had tiles just a very fetching orange splash back. Don’t think you need tiles as long as you have some uplift of the worksurface.

I've got a glass splash back too. It's the same colour as the paint on the walls and I love it.

We had glass splashbacks, and are very pleased with it. It looks very sleek and no grout to discolour. Easy to clean. Quite expensive, but well worth it it my book.

I got a free chrome splashback with my cooker, didn't really like it but used it as a stop gap while we decided what we did like but have ended up keeping it as it looks good with the rest of the kitchen. We also used the same stuff that you use in showers that come in big sheets, (can't remember what they are called), instead of tiles between the worktops and wall cupboards and on the window sill. so easy to keep clean and adds a good pop of colour to the kitchen. Had many compliments about it all.

Before we had the kitchen replaced, it was fully tiled - floor to ceiling. I couldn’t stand the thought of any more tiles, so we had a glass slash back. It looks so much better. The old tiles looked very dated.

DD has had a beautiful teal? glass splash back, all along the wall where the cooker is situated.
Looks fantastic with her white and black units, work tops and floor.

I sent off for dozens of tile samples when I knew I couldn't afford the "finish" I really fancied.
Some I bought and some were "free".

It was really important that I bought the right shade as I wanted the floor, units and countertops to all work together and I don't get the opportunity to spend on this sort of thing very often. Well never before actually!

So glad I did this inspite of the "waste" of tiles... I bought my final tiles from the Johnson Tiles factory shop in the end (their outlet sells perfect tiles from current ranges and will negotiate price so clearly have some price movement). They are beautiful and much cheaper than buying in a shop or even online. The staff are great too (but you do pay a delivery charge).

Splashback in a contrasting colour looks good