One of the most economical ways of giving your kitchen a distinctive and stylish look is to put up a kitchen backsplash. This can be particularly effective if you have limited space to work with. Adding a little splash color can really liven things up not to mention the practicality of putting a tile design on your kitchen wall space to protect the walls from food spills and stains. It can also be done quickly without causing much disruption to kitchen use.

You can find hundreds of back splash ideas for kitchen on the Internet. There are also several books out that will give you a lot of ideas. The most common and economical choice for material is 2-4 inch ceramic or porcelain tile. There are many other materials to choose from as well including ceramic tile, glass, stainless steel, recycled seashells, fused glass and ceramic tile murals and mosaic tiles. Kitchen tiles will usually cost you somewhere between $1-$20 per tile depending on the type of tile you choose.

A popular design trend currently is to buy your countertop first and then create a backsplash tile design to match it. If you are using an existing countertop simply choose a pattern that will go well with your top. When selecting your pattern make sure to include an accent color or design to bring interest to your backsplash. An economical trend is to use mostly inexpensive tiles with just a few expensive accent tiles.

You can do another search on the Internet for creative wall decorating ideas. You can find interesting designs to go with your backsplash pattern. You might consider some of the more popular backsplash designs such as beadboard for a casual older style look, or texture over drywall, or stainless steel with either embossed texture or not, or simply adding a modern wallpaper design.