The backsplash space in the kitchen should be used as an opportunity for design greatness, but all too often, the average homeowner will fall back on tried and true (and boring) looks. Tile is ...

We asked interior designers about the kitchen trends we can expect to see more and less of in 2025. Colorful backsplashes, unique lighting setups, and secondary kitchens could be big in the new year.

a black and white patterned tile backsplash behind a stove pairs well with the white subway tile in the rest of the kitchen - Joseph Hendrickson/Shutterstock ...

Once upon a time, a backsplash amounted to a few extra rows of tile installed in a kitchen above the cooktop or the sink. It was a way to keep food or water from splashing up on bare walls. But the ...

A brass kitchen sink surrounded by white subway tile on the backsplash - Joseph Hendrickson/Shutterstock The backsplash space in the kitchen should be used as an ...