Sometimes, what you want is something that goes beyond the basic visual appeal of a single colour splashback, but at the same time isn’t too elaborate or outspoken. Something of a middle ground between understated and ostentatious – a splashback that creates a point of focus for the entire space, but is not overly imposing.
Is this too much to ask from a simple splashback? Not at all – you simply need to check out the extensive range of striped glass splashbacks in our collection.
A striped splashback can effectively bring together the best of all worlds; a beautiful, elegant, sophisticated, and eye-catching feature for your kitchen, but something that also beautifully complements its surroundings. Striped splashbacks don’t always ‘leap’ out of the wall like some of their more abstract counterparts, but at the same time draw the eye the moment you enter the room.
Still, when looking to bring a striped splashback into the kitchen, you have to be mindful of the fact that you will be adding two (or more) colours to the space. Not to mention, a splashback with a visual design that will have a major impact on the kitchen’s look and feel.
Bringing your kitchen to life with a striped glass splashback can be fairly straightforward, but nonetheless calls for a few key design considerations, as follows:
- Match or Mix?
The first thing to consider is whether you want your striped splashback to match its surroundings, or to stand out as a point of focus in its own right. This means choosing between colours that match the general theme of your kitchen, or creating some level of contrast. It depends entirely on the effect you are going for and the extent to which you want your splashback to stand out. You could also go for something of a middle ground – a splashback that contains one colour that matches its surroundings and another that creates an attractive contrast.
- Horizontal or Vertical?
The age-old question when it comes to stripes of any kind is whether to go with a horizontal or vertical consideration. As with most debates pertaining to interior design, there’s no right or wrong answer. Instead, it depends entirely on the effect you want to achieve; a kitchen that naturally contains many vertical lines, which can be balanced out beautifully by a horizontal striped splashback. Horizontal stripes can also make a smaller space feel larger than it actually is. Meanwhile, vertical stripes draw the eye upward and create a sense of enhanced vertical space. Neither of which is ‘better ‘or ‘worse’ than the other – both are worth considering equally.
- Small or Large?
Glass splashbacks can bring sophistication and visual appeal to any kitchen, irrespective of their shape and size. But when it comes to striped splashbacks, there’s something to be said for those of a slightly (or not-so-slightly) larger nature. This is particularly true with horizontal stripe splashbacks, which can be ‘wrapped around’ kitchen walls to great effect. For example, if you have a particularly long worktop in your kitchen, a horizontal striped splashback spanning the whole thing could look quite fantastic. At the same time, a smaller vertical striped splashback placed directly behind the cooker can look equally amazing.
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