/>If the kitchen is the heart of the home, the backsplash is the jewelry. For years, I valued function over form, but I have learned that a home is never truly finished until it’s beautiful. Layering beauty on top of cleanliness, organization, and intent is as much a spiritual and emotional completion as it is a design choice. If I had to choose one part of the home to get right, it would be the kitchen backsplash. It can put a kitchen in harmony with itself and the home as a whole. The backsplash sets the mood for life in the home.
For the backsplash in our Williamsburg home, we had a few things stacked against us. Balancing the greyed wood flooring and the honey oak cabinets required careful deliberation. Added to that, my materials were limited. I couldn’t use peel-and-stick, so any wallpaper or tile of that variety was out. In other areas, I would have used fabric applied to the wall with liquid starch—removable and washable without a trace or risk of pulling off drywall. But it’s the kitchen, and since I am not the only one who makes messes in this kitchen, I wanted it to easily wipe clean.
Here’s what we came up with. This lovely wallpaper from British design studio Bobbi Beck has my heart. It was custom printed based on my specifications. Although it wasn’t cheap, being able to order the exact amount we wanted kept the total under $200 (shipping from across the pond included). It comes in several finishes, so we bought the luxury finish for the main kitchen area and the more affordable premium for the desk nook. We used flat tacks, which we camouflaged by covering with wallpaper scraps: renter-friendly and possibly reusable. We love it.
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