Kitchen Backsplash Ideas with Oak Cabinets
There’s something comforting and homely while at the same time enduringly sophisticated about an oak kitchen. Choosing the right backsplash to match your cabinets will mean thinking about the rest of the decor in your home and your design tastes.
Whether you have installed a new delicious wood scented kitchen or want to update your old oak cabinets, there is a wonderful range of backsplash styles and colors to choose from.
Get with the Gray
A gray patterned backsplash against oak cabinets will not only look pretty but is also super modern. Without being too in your face, a gray will have longevity. A simply classic style.
Picking a design that is slightly retro in shape will give an impact and show off your wonderfully good taste! Tile from the countertop to underneath the wall cabinets. And this style looks just right over a range oven.
A Modern Marble
A marble backsplash will look great in any kitchen. When you install it against a wood or oak kitchen you’ll heighten the refinement as well as the expense of the look.
To best complement oak, select a marble, or marble effect backsplash with a pale gray vein. This looks simple and natural and coordinates especially well with smooth fronted kitchen cabinets.
Small Gray Subway Tiles Against Oak
A delightful update to a traditional shaped oak kitchen is small subway tile in, you’ve guessed it, a modern gray.
Selecting tiles with variegated tones will give you a natural yet designer kitchen. Install your tile neatly under wall cabinets and use a gray grout to enhance the shape of the individual tiles.
Watery Tone Kitchen Backsplash
If you love small subway tiles for your kitchen but you’re unsure about gray or want something a little more unusual then how about a water toned palette?
Tiles in water color greens and the palest shades of blue will contrast against a golden oak colored kitchen cabinet.
Not only that but you can create your own artistic impressionist masterpiece. Keep your decor natural to make the tile colors pop.
Green Tiles with Modern Oak Kitchen Cabinets
A blue green Mediterranean style the color of the ocean will pop against a modern smooth oak kitchen cabinet.
A square tile is more traditional so in a super modern oak kitchen will add a little warmth. This idea is perfect if you find too many sleek lines a little harsh.
Oak Kitchen Cabinet and a Blue Geometric Kitchen Tile
If you like the idea of a colored kitchen tile but want something more modern then take a look at the host of designs and patterns available.
A blue on white geometric ikat design tile is uber trendy and will add both color and style. If you’re a little cautious, you could tile above a range.
But if you simply love the design, you can go big and bold by tiling the entire wall! And what’s more if you’re DIY competent, you can save yourself the expense of professional installation and install your own tile backsplash.
Sleek Hexagonal White Tile Backsplash
Have a look for unusual tile designs in plain white for a stunningly tasteful backsplash against your oak cabinets.
An elongated hexagon subway tile laid vertically gives the impression you’ve employed a decorator. It looks beautiful alongside bespoke oak cabinets in their natural texture.
White Square Tile
The simplest and one of the most popular tile choices to complement an oak kitchen cabinet is a white square ceramic tile.
This option gives you an abundance of flexibility. You can add bright colors in your kitchen accessories. Or you can pare it back for pilgrim style simplicity. None of your accessories have to be permanent choices so if you like to ring the changes why not opt for a simple backdrop?
Rustic Backsplash with Oak Cabinets
For those who love some country styling, a tile in rustic earthy tones could hit the right spot. Selecting tiles in a variety of sizes and natural colors will create a wonderful texture.
Against oak cabinets, a natural tile will give you the country feel you crave in your home. Keep your styling simple to show off the beauty of the natural materials.
No Backsplash!
To enhance a new oak kitchen how about no backsplash at all. A plain white wall conjures ideas of a French farmhouse kitchen.
Far and away the easiest solution, it’s not lazy. This deliberate choice will be simple to maintain and can take a plethora of color and design choices.
In Closing
An oak kitchen can be beautiful, particularly when juxtaposed against certain backsplashes. If you like a simple, natural look then you might pick a tile in earthy tones, or a white ceramic backsplash. Or even no backsplash at all.
An oak kitchen will really pop when set against a blue backsplash. You might prefer muted watery shades or perhaps brighter hues. If you’re neat and patient you may opt for DIY tiling.
And for a perfect melding of class and sophistication, you may want to leave your backsplash painted white to give you flexibility in your kitchen dressing.
