I don't think it's a good idea. Brick would be hard to keep clean from stove splatters.

Do you have plans for a range hood?

Brick is not ideal for a kitchen setting.

Not brick brick, but brick-like tile or glazed brick would be cleanable. Fireclay Tile's glazed brick, for example, can be scrubbed.

No brick, thin or thick over the range....it'll collect grease and schmutz. Hard to clean!!
The brick will also clash with the tile in a bad way. I use the same tile everywhere as the backsplash for a unified look and washability.

As far as appearances, I think a brick wall would be lovely, but I would use that brick throughout the backsplash area as well.

(again, not regular uncleanable brick!)

How will you have a hood with the upper cabinets to the range’s right? Don’t muddy the waters more with brick, it will make an awkward layout look more odd.

I think a lot depends on the hood you are planning to install.

Love the idea of open shelves there! I would do the same product behind the stove and up to the ceiling and around the door opening, etc. as you do under your cabinets for a unified look, whatever you decide.

I’m considering doing a thin brick tile behind our sink wall, and white subway tile behind our cooktop to avoid the cleanliness issue.

No. Where is the venting for your range?

You could do a tile from Dal called Brickworks - it is porcelain so easy to maintain

Or maybe a nice subway that looks handmade

Once you put the hood in, did someone check that you can open those left most cabinets?

Looks great! Nice to see a kitchen that is not white!

Enjoy!

NO.

No to brick -- thin or otherwise. However, brick wallpaper might be your friend. MUCH easier to remove wallpaper bricks than the real thing -- thin or otherwise.

Hood first, and then decide. Not a fan of brick, real or faux, in small kitchens, so I'd go for something simpler.

I like your kitchen, but to echo some of the other comments - You need a range hood - that's what's missing....Then....backsplash.

Echoing above comments- what's missing is the range hood. With any material I chose for our house when we built, ease of cleaning was always a consideration. IMO, brick would be a nightmare (especially with how my husband cooks, ha!).

I agree that a kitchen needs a hood, but in the OP's kitchen, how would that go? The hood will have to be a recirculating type (not much good since it just pushes the air back into the kitchen). Will it be just stuck onto the wall floating in that space? Where's the electrical for it?

The range placement was very poorly done. But now there's no help for it. I am the biggest hood proponent there is, but I can't figure how the OP will benefit by spending the money for the purchase and installation of a recirculating hood on that wall, more than opening a window, given where the range is.

I have a brick like look in my kitchen but it similar to the picture you posted except in beige tones. No problem with cleaning. I use the foam cleaner and a towel. The finish looks rough but it isn’t. And yes it’s behind the stove and one wall.
I would do the same tile in both areas.
Maybe the stove is self venting???

Brick will look odd as it’s obviously not a part of the home’s true architecture (the other side of the wall, plus the house structure generally, will give it away). It will be the Lee Press-on Nails of home decor. And then, there’s what everyone else is saying—hard to clean in a kitchen and near a range in particular. And where’s the range hood?

Go for it. Have had brick in my kitchen for 15 years, and love it. You can clean it with a wire brush if need be.

OPEN shelving above a range? Only in pictures, imho... Have you seen a ceiling fan in a kitchen? Yucky!! Too much steam debris, and too much to maintain. Maybe, a stainless steel backsplash that looks similar to the wall of your refrigerator, on that wall. And a hood, but I am guess you can't put one there that is vented to the outside? Kitchen planners don't seem to focus on that very often cause there are ALOT of vents, that just recirculate the air back over your head.

Even if you do not fry, or can pickles, or other intense heat cooking, you likely BOIL eggs, potatoes, macaroni, etc. The steam is hard on surrounding areas, so you will be best served with a smooth metal(not even textured tin glue in place tiles)near your range and it fits your decor perfectly! Than, the terra cotta of brick or texture of brick in some areas of your kitchen would give it a nice touch.

(Betting you will not be happy in a year, with the effects of cooking near your upper cabinets to the right of the range. It might be a good idea to add a piece of foil folded over them when the rangetop is being used? Especially if your cabinets are sealed with a lacquer finish, which is NOT water protective to wood products.)

I think the size of your kitchen is just perfect for a home!! Too many people want a kitchen the size of a restaurant(and actually alot of them are smaller than most homes!). Home Kitchens need to be big enough for 2 people to work in....the cook, and their walker at some point in time.. :)

Alot of time,could it be that islands really should be peninsulas, & MORE than 5.5 or 6 feet of floor space between a galley run or U shaped width floor plan in the lower cabinets--- really make a space that could have been lent to a dining area or a sitting/family/Keeping room area much more enjoyable. A group of people sitting takes up more width & floor space, than a group of people working in a kitchen.

It's hard to believe if you are moving out of a kitchen that is just too small for many years, however. I think your kitchen size is close to perfection.

Do the full wall before installation of you hood fan. Here is my white brick look in my new kitchen ( it faces towards the ocean) go with a light colour for contrast

I agree with Fori and Debbie Washburn, if you keep to the colors you show in the Mosaic example, and use a brick-like tile, something that is glazed, I think it would be very attractive. Nothing porous though. I would not want anything porous around the range or sink area. We are doing brick veneer on walls but it’s to be across from the kitchen in the small eating area. No to wallpaper anywhere near your range. No to open shelving above a range. You cannot remove oil stains from brick with a wire brush.

I just saw glazed brick at our local stone warehouse last weekend which would work well. Also a brick-look tile like this would work:

Jalarse, your kitchen is lovely, and I do love the brick, but honestly, you’ve got some SS protection against oil/food splatters.

I have the hood. My husband will install it after the backsplash.