A kitchen by Downing with a zellige tile backsplash above the range and cement tile with brass inlays beneath the island. Photos: Lindsay Brown/©2025 The New York Times Company
When designing a kitchen, it’s normal to obsess over appliances, cabinets and counters. But there’s another element that deserves just as much attention: the backsplash.
“They’re often an afterthought,” said George Glasier, a founder of the British kitchen company Pluck. “But they can make or break a kitchen quite often.”
