Many kitchens have a tiled backsplash designed to protect the walls from dirt and moisture. However, installing a tiled backsplash involves a lot of work and requires professional expertise. As a rule, tradespeople take care of laying and cutting tiles.
It is cheaper, easier, and better with custom-made kitchen backsplashes made of aluminum composite or acrylic glass. In addition to classic textures and colors in the look of wood, natural stone, concrete, or metal, the photorealistic motifs from the nature and adventure range at R24 are particularly interesting for eat-in kitchens.
Why are kitchen backsplashes better than a tiled backsplash?
Choosing the right tiles for a particular kitchen usually requires visiting various hardware stores. It quickly becomes apparent that there is not much room for maneuver beyond white tiles. Often there are only a few different tiles available, which often leads to a compromise in the selection.
In contrast, there are over a million ways at R24 to choose the perfect Kitchen backsplashshower backsplash or the perfect acrylic wall art. This makes it easy to set a visual accent in any kitchen or eat-in kitchen that ideally matches the kitchen style.
Integrating photorealistic landscapes or vacation photos into the kitchen is not possible with tiles. With R24, however, it is child's play to set a visual highlight while simultaneously protecting the wall from moisture and dirt. Moreover, a seamless kitchen backsplash offers no surface for grease and bacteria to attach to, making it easy to clean hygienically and extremely durable.
Often, tiled backsplashes show signs of wear after just a few years and need to be replaced. At this point, any kitchen backsplash made of aluminum composite or acrylic glass still looks like new after cleaning. This also makes it possible to simply take the kitchen backsplash with you when moving to another apartment.
When is a kitchen backsplash worth it?
Even with a new building, it is worth deciding on a durable kitchen backsplash or shower backsplash from the very beginning. This saves on tradesperson costs and, of course, working time. Due to the large selection of motifs plus the possibility of having your own images made into a kitchen backsplash, shower backsplash, or acrylic wall art, it is also easy to change the motif at some point. This is not so easy with tiles, and intensive demolition work is usually required beforehand.
Anyone who is able to apply mounting adhesive or sanitary silicone adhesive to a wall is sufficiently qualified to install a kitchen backsplash in the kitchen.
One of the advantages of the kitchen backsplash is that it can also be attached to a wall at any time later. It is made to the desired dimensions, ensuring a fit that is accurate to the millimeter. The same applies to the shower backsplash or an acrylic photo print, which is available in sizes from 10 x 10 cm up to 300 x 200 cm. Even larger dimensions are possible, but they are then divided into two or three pieces. For example, anyone wanting to renovate their kitchen saves a lot of time and money by purchasing a custom-made kitchen backsplash.
Easy cleaning of the kitchen backsplash
Of course, dirt occurs in a kitchen that is regularly used for food preparation. Everyone knows the discoloration and adhering dirt that is particularly difficult to remove from the joints. Regular cleaning is correspondingly laborious and also consumes a lot of time. Yet, especially when preparing food, the utmost cleanliness should prevail to give germs and bacteria no chance to develop.
With seamless kitchen backsplashes, which have a very smooth surface, dirt and bacteria cannot even take hold. As a rule, dirt can be removed very easily and without aggressive cleaning agents, which also benefits health. This makes regular cleaning of kitchen backsplashes or shower backsplashes child's play and does not require much time. Many people want this, not just in a modern household.
Easy processing options
The biggest challenge for laypeople when laying tiles is cutting them and making drill holes, for example for sockets and fittings. Ceramic tiles shatter very easily, so that in the end, a professional tradesperson is needed again.
Cutting a kitchen backsplash is very simple and usually unnecessary due to the custom-made nature. Drill holes can be made very easily in the kitchen backsplash or shower backsplash using a hole saw, which is clamped into the drill chuck of the drill.
Selection of different designs for kitchen backsplashes
At R24, there is not only the possibility to buy kitchen backsplashes from an enormous selection of motifs, but the materials and designs can also be adapted to individual tastes.
For example, there are kitchen backsplashes made of sturdy aluminum composite (ALU-Dibond) or acrylic glass. Those who want it particularly cost-effectively can even buy a self-adhesive film as a kitchen backsplash from R24. This choice is recommended if a frequent change of motif is desired. The version of the kitchen backsplash with the Prime Lotus-Shield coating is particularly elegant, as it is even easier to clean and even more durable.
