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Eye Candy: 8 Inexpensive, Unique and DIYable Backsplash Ideas

by on Sep 14, 2012

A few months back, Sweetie and I installed a new backsplash in our kitchen. After multiple samples and trips to tile shops, we finally found the perfect tile: pencil- cut slate. At 17 bucks a square foot, it was a bit more than we thought we’d be spending, and, because it was pencil cut, it was tricky to work with as slate has a tendency to flake. The eight backsplash installations in this roundup have neither of these issues. And some are virtually free. Check them out…

Katie used a sheet of flashing to create her backsplash. She picked it up at Home Depot for $12. 

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We’ve seen penny floors and kitchen countertops. It was just a matter of time before we saw a penny backsplash. Click here if you’d like to see a closeup.

Cabinets surrounding a microwave over a stove.

This DIYer chose to use 6″ x 6″ of heavy scrapbook paper and Modge Podge to make her colorful backsplash. 

The backsplash area of a sink in various patterns.

This next one probably isn’t cheap, but a DIYer on a budget could bang a knock off out for a fraction of the cost of fancy tile. BTW, it this backsplash is oiled oak.

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Have you seen the bottle cap backsplash yet? Perfect for a wet bar, no?

A sink with running water.

Along the same vein is this cork backsplash.Cabinet counter top with backslash and drink bottles and food items on plate on top.

Tova used mirrored coasters to make backsplash. Okay, at $645, this one isn’t inexpensive, but it had to be included in our roundup for its uniqueness. And it’s sparkly.

A colorful mirror backsplash for the kitchen.

And finally, probably the most inexpensive idea for a backsplash ever: Starbucks gift cards. The maker, Spifftastic, actually glued them end to end on a sheet of cardboard and not onto the wall directly. Click here if you’d like to see a closeup.Gift card back splash with oven mitts in a kitchen.

 

 

 

 

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