Whaddya mean, non- tile???? you COMMUNIST or sumpin????

:-)

I'm in the same situation. I really want a "solid" color backsplash, not mosaic-y like tile. There is a flexible laminate material put out by Alsa Corp. that I'm considering. I'd have a real sheet of stainless behing the cooktop, and this product everywhere else. It comes in cool patterns and metal-look. alsacorp.com

Paint, beadboard, wallpaper (talk about naughty!), more granite, artwork,....you have the behind the stove bit taken care of, so the rest is just free for you to play with.

If you like Glasskote, talk to a local glass shop about doing something like it. I've talked to two glass shops near me (in Mass.) and both understood what I was talking about and were willing to do something like it.

Yes, if you like the idea of glass, just call a glass shop. I am currently deciding on glass tiles or tempered glass for my backsplash. The glass that I'm considering would be painted white on the back side, giving it a watery blue-green look and would be done by a local glass shop.

Thanks all for the great ideas. Thought about paint - I may ending up doing that . I will need to put something whjere the wall and counter meet- a strip of a metal or tile like metal something. I also thought about painting rectangles with magnetic paint.
Hey lightly starched- I checked out ALsa Corp- interesting but not right for my kitchen.
I Elizgonz- I did cechk with local glass shops and priced the Spandrel which is tempered glas with paint on the back -it would come out to $100 sq ft- a little pricey.
THanks all for the input. I appreciate it.
PJS

Check out uscolorglass.com and see if they have a local dealer. My GlassKote estimate was $112/sq ft; my local glass company working with uscolorglass was $56/sq ft.

pamelasummers -- This is just a joke, but I couldn't resist.

Although I'm sure my DH wouldn't admit it, I bet he'd really enjoy the "sheets of gals" you mention as a backsplash, and so would lots of other guys. Come to think of it, that would be one way to get him to help with the cooking; maybe I should look into it! Do you know if they're available in a Catherine Zeta-Jones look?

I hope you find just the backsplash you want; I've just settled on a 4x4 tumbled slate that I think I'll love.

Thanks all. I am a terrible typist. Susanka , I think I will try sheets of boys.
PJS

Maybe not Commies, Bill, but definitely visitors from the far side. I'm shoppig tile almost as I type.

Me too on the typing challenges, PJS. I'm glad you got such a lot of help on this forum. People here are great, aren't they?

Susanka

rosie, I hope you're talking about me (in your "from the far side" comment). As a very-long-married, mother-of-4-grown-children, and definitely-on-the-downslope-of-the-hill person living an exceedingly conventional lifestyle, that's the best compliment I've had in a long time, if you were. Made my day!

Just came back from seeing the Sunset Magazine Idea housing in San Francisco. GlassKote provided the sheet glass for the kitchen backsplash and understand they also coated
the master bedroom and bathroom cabinet doors.

I heard that they have a couple of applicators in California. Check out their website www.glasskoteusa.com