Kitchen Backsplash Trends for 2023, According to Designers

“Stone slabs are dominating backsplashes,” says Nancy Epstein, founder and chairman of the board at Artistic Tile. “They’re complemented by renewed interest in colorful mosaics and textured stone tile with mixed finishes.”

From dramatic veining to rich colors, “you can’t beat the raw beauty of natural stone,” adds designer Whitney Riter Gelinas. “We love pairing less busy countertops with a striking marble or even an onyx!”

Unconventional backsplashes with mixed materials can instantly add a special element to your kitchen. This kitchen wall space is already being used in creative ways by experts. For the 2022 Whole Home, designer Whittney Parkinson used mirrored glass tile above a simple dark gray backsplash to reflect back the daylight.

In the same kitchen, Parkinson added another backsplash. She selected a Ceasarstone slab with carved detailing. Parkinson is one of many designers who have used this subtle element to add some depth, including Sarah Robertson who used it on the backsplash for this kitchen.

“It’s been in designers’ bag of tricks for a while now, especially in high-end design, but using the same material for the countertop and backsplash is going more mainstream,” designer Joshua Smith says of the countersplash trend. “What I love about it is that it adds continuity and feels cleaner, giving a modern element to any style.” Here’s an example of the trend in a kitchen designed by Melanie Millner.

As modern Art Deco is on the rise, the style is making its way to the kitchen through geometric backsplashes. While adding a wow factor, it can also flex the viewer’s imagination. “I love to stare at this one and see different objects—paper airplanes, dandelion florets in flight, robotic parts being assembled,” says designer Momoko Wong. “It’s different every time!”

Whether you have an all-white kitchen or colorful cabinetry, a patterned tile backsplash can easily give the room an intricate, playful touch. To refresh a New Jersey colonial, the Toledo Geller design team installed a new patterned kitchen backsplash along with new counters, an island, and plumbing fixtures.