Natural Stone: The Natural Choice for On-Trend Backsplashes

By: Alex Mar 26th, 2019

The backsplash is often thought of as a utility: a must-have mainstream kitchen item protecting your walls from your culinary activities with a non-porous surface. For several seasons now, and this season in particular, backsplashes have become a critical part of a kitchen’s overall design theme, and no backsplash material is seeing greater popularity with designers of luxury kitchens than natural stone.

 

Natural Stone Backsplash Trends – Design Inspiration

 

With natural stone, like marble and quartzite, now at the fore of fashion’s mind when it comes to luxury home design, this season’s backsplash design trends are rife with examples of unique and innovative uses for natural stone.

 

Tall Backsplashes:

 

No longer just 36 inches of tile along the back of a stove, backsplashes are now soaring to ceiling height, providing a perfect foil for a magnificent marble or quartzite slab to show off its stuff. Natural stone slabs are popular for tall backsplashes because the natural mineral patterns prevalent in many types of marble and other stones create a non-porous, low-texture surface ideal for an easy-to-clean backsplash, but also providing an interesting focal point for the kitchen.

 

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Photo credit to @myhomeus

 

Bookmatched or Quartermatched Backsplashes:

 

The uninterrupted expanse of a luxuriously crafted backsplash creates an ideal canvas for bookmatched or quartermatched stone slabs. Bookmatching and quartermatching are cutting techniques which showcase the vibrant patterns of natural stone slabs with eye-catching elegance, while not requiring any surface texture which might show soiling or stains from cooking.

 

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Photo credit to @n.y.k.b

 

All-White Trend:

 

The all-white trend in kitchen color schemes is ideal for small urban spaces and cramped galleys that would otherwise be gloomy and depressing. A white or off-white color palette reflects and amplifies all available light, creating the illusion of a larger, more open space. This trend pairs perfectly with the many varieties of white or off-white natural stone, such as White Diamond Extra Fine marble, available in-stock at https://dipietrotrading.com/products/marble/?product=White-Diamond-Extra-Fine.

 

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Photo credit to @sarahblankdesign

 

Final Thoughts:

 

No matter where your design tastes may lead – from traditional to modern, from relaxed to bold – a natural stone backsplash can provide a unique design element ranging from subtle to striking. Consider one of the many natural stone slabs available through the live inventory feature at https://dipietrotrading.com for your next design project.

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