Backsplash Ideas to Inspire Your Coastal Kitchen Design

Backsplash Ideas for Your Coastal Kitchen

Here are four backsplash ideas to help you create a shore house kitchen you’ll love.

Variations of Shiplap

Using shiplap as a backsplash in your kitchen doesn’t just add to a beach house design. It also offers a practical solution to keeping out grease and grime that get stuck inside backsplash crevices. 

Shiplap is created by overlapping pieces of wood. Depending on the wood you choose (and how distressed it is), grime is less likely to collect inside the cracks.

You can also incorporate shiplap in other areas of your kitchen. Here’s an open-shelving cabinet design our team installed for a beach house homeowner.

Neutral Gray or White Tile

Shades of blue and coral aren’t the only colors you can incorporate into your kitchen’s backsplash. Neutral colors like gray and white look beautiful as backsplash tiles. Take a look at these beautiful beach house backsplashes made of gray and white tiles.

These colors work because the key to creating a coastal kitchen is not to add as much blue as possible. Instead, it’s to keep the space airy and washed in natural light. See Houzz’s designer photos collection to browse more examples of neutral colors in coastal kitchens. 

Installing a gray or white tiled backsplash also gives you the option of using shells and coral as décor instead of permanently installing them into your kitchen’s design. You can change your kitchen’s décor at any time without a remodel.

Mosaic Tiles

Mosaic tiles (or even sea glass tiles assembled into a mosaic) can help you introduce deeper shades into a shore house kitchen without it feeling too heavy. This is especially useful if you think your beach-style house uses too much light blue and white.

Minimalist Granite or Marble

If you want your kitchen to have a more modern style, create a beachy kitchen backsplash with slabs of granite, marble, or another countertop material.

This look complements kitchens with flat panel cabinets and no cabinet hardware. However, you could pair a granite or marble backsplash with shaker-style cabinets, and the space will still feel modern and minimalist.

Get a Free Quote to Jump-Start Your Beach House Remodel

Are you collecting estimates from contractors who can help you bring your beach house remodeling goals to life? Our team at Oceanside Painting & Refinishing offers free estimates for backsplash installation and other wood refinishing projects. 

Monmouth County-area homeowners know us best for our cabinet refinishing expertise, but we also provide wood finishing services in areas throughout a home. Check out this beautiful shiplap wall we installed in a beach house.

If you have questions or want to request your free estimate, fill out the quick form below, call us at 732-818-0092, or email us at phil.oceanside@gmail.com.