We are building on a tight budget too, and I want a really special back splash....possibye one I can't afford right now. So I will paint the wall well and just go with that for the time being. Where there is a possibility of splatters (behind the cook top), Lowes sells a stainless or painted steel backsplash that can be tacket up on the wall to protect it for the time being. They cost around $30 or so. If you will have no back splash at all, be sure to caulk well at the joint where the countetop meets the wall so spills can't run down behind the cabinets.

Does anyone have any pics of a backsplashless kitchen they'd like to share?

We don't have any backsplash other than the small metal one that came with our cooktop. We plan on putting a full stainless sheet behind the stove but other than that, I'm not sure what I want so it will remain "backsplashless" for a while.

Thanks cork! Your kitchen is beautiful! Gives me hope!

Some mfrs require something non-combustible (tile or sheet metal such as shown in cork's pic) behind the range. Other than that, lots of people on this forum put in the backsplash much later than the rest of the kitchen.

Ok, these are lousy photos, but maybe a lousy photo is better than no photo at all.

I'm restoring a 1929 kitchen. It only ever had a tile backsplash behind the sink. (I currently have paper tiles taped up so I can see how it looks.) The other areas will be painted (yellow).

This might now help you much, since it's a vintage kitchen. I think trailrunner also has a vintage style kitchen with no backsplash. And she even has a wall mount faucet on the regular wall. And she cooks like crazy! If she doesn't see this thread, scroll down a few days to find one of her "working kitchen" threads, and you can ask her if the absence of a backsplash creates any functional problems. She really gives that wonderful kitchen a workout!

Stand alone range with painted wall behind (we really need a hood to help keep that wall clean!)

We did only 4 inches. Pictures are in another thread.

Here is a link that might be useful: other thread with my lack of backsplash pix

We're doing the same thing....no small BS, just paint for now. When we save up enough $$, we'll do a great BS! OK, I have no idea what right now other than I like tile...now, anyway...but when the time comes I'm sure I'll will find one! (and probably w/a lot of help from here!)

Thanks all! Once again I came to the right place for help.

bluekit - we purchased the GE Cafe dual fuel range, so I'll check out the non-combustible requirements on that.

francy - soapstone looks great with no bs. I'm reassured.

chinchette - beautiful kitchen!

buehl -- you're right! The silver lining is that there's one less agonizing decision to make right now. We can think about a bs after the dust has cleared!

Happy, if you do a search of my recent post it shows my painted backsplash with soapstone counters. We are going to live with the counters so we can find the perfect backsplash for us.
HTH

We didn't do a backsplash on our latest kitchen:

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Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.modernflip.com/1407beech/

i just send out a post on this topic and then found this in the search......it looks like most people are not putting any backsplash mainly because they are waiting to eventually tile in the future. in my design, i only have tile behind the cooktop. if i don't put a small granite backsplash, then i will never have anything other than the counters going right to the walls.....i looks like your kitchen is that way too. how is it to clean? when you wipe down your counters, do you find your cleaning product sprays onto the painted walls at all? thanks for any help!!!!