Splash back with an up-stand?

7 months ago

I’ve never had a new kitchen before so when choosing it I never thought about needing a splash back. The worktop on this side is a marble style quartz with an up-stand. What should I do about the wall above?
Any advice would be welcome as I’m very confused! TIA.

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7 months ago

I agree, I probably wouldn't either if you are happy with it. Or if you can get the worktop people back, just ask for a piece of the same material to go up from the hob to the extractor.

Like this:

However, we have also done projects where you use both splashback and upstand so that is also possible. I know the images are harder to find but there are some around.

Best of luck.

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CWD
7 months ago
I'd remove the upstand and install a backsplash of your choosing - lot of people are installing a piece of worktop material as backsplash to maintain clean lines and less fuss. But you can also put up tiles or a mirrored or coloured glass backsplash. Look at other kitchen photos and see what you like and what would look good with everything else in the room.
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Qjss construction
7 months ago
We aleays recommend our customer to tile back splash area. Its durabdurable and looks very nice.

Choose the tiles you prefer (I would reccomend white metro tiles), go hire a tiler and boom, ever everything done.
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Don't be swerved away from hand painted tiles! The best way to add colour and originality (I make hand painted tiles so I may be biased). I would take the tiles to just under the bottom shelf, and up to the hod. We have had tiles behind our cooker for 21 years, and we don't find the grout staying clean a problem. By the way - I think subway tiles will look dated in a few years, as anything bang on trend tends to do.
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K OB
7 months ago
We have an antique-y style mirror splashback above the upstand. Works great for us.
K OB
7 months ago
Our mirror is heatproof with the jnduction hob and so much easier to clean than tiles.
Jess Perry
Original Author
7 months ago
Thank you. I’ve not found many photos of up-stands with splash backs so I was struggling to visualise it.
Daisy England
7 months ago
If you have upstands around the rest of your kitchen you will need them to match on this part but you would not normally have an upstand and a splashback behind the hob. Most people choose to have the splashback right down to the worktop.

l would consider having glass as the splashback as opposed to tiles which will get dirty grout from grease splashes
Jess Perry
Original Author
7 months ago
Is it unusual to have both then? Might explain why I’ve struggled to find photos! Yes the up-stand follows the work surface round to the right behind the sink but this is the only part with a wall.
User
7 months ago
It is unusual to have both upstands and tiles. Why have both when you only need one or the other? A glass or acrylic backsplash behind the hob in a similar shade to the worktop/upstands would be ok though I think.
Sonia
7 months ago
It’s usual to have an upstand, as you have, or a tiled splashback, but not both. Why not paint the splashback area in a tough washable paint? Dulux do their Easycare range, or their Trade Diamond Matt paint which can both be scrubbed if necessary.
Jo Jones
7 months ago
We‘ve recently had a new kitchen, and painted the walls with Dulux diamond matt above the upstand, and had a piece of coloured glass in two shades darker than the wall colour as the splashback. Most glass companies will colour match the big brand paint colours.
K OB
7 months ago
As you've already got the upstand it seems crazy to rip it out - even if it's not the normal - just add a glass splashback above, either clear glass so it's not so prominent or coloured glass to make a feature.
VRP
7 months ago
We've just had ours done and have an quartz upstand without a splash back. We'll eventually get something behind our cooker but I don't think we need it on the run as the paint we've used is easy to wipe. Get whatever you want, it's your kitchen.
Sonia
7 months ago
Your kitchen is so similar to my sisters. She has upstand and no splash back. She seems happy with it.
Jess Perry
Original Author
7 months ago
Thanks so much. 😊
pjdklm
7 months ago
Thanks to bad renovation timing coinciding with the start of Covid lockdowns, we used DIY removable wallpaper above our upstand as a temporary “make do” measure because all work and shopping had to stop. Three years later (!) we are finally getting around to removing a chimney breast to completely finalise the kitchen, including replastering, and I am fairly certain I will be using the same wallpaper again. The only difference is it will be professionally hung! We have received so many compliments and it’s been shockingly robust, even behind the hob. We used a greyish shiplap patterned wallpaper above a Carrera marble countertop and upstand, with white upper and pale grey lower cabinets.

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