I am sorry, but it has actually been out of style for a few years. If you love it, get it, but your question asked if it will go out of style.

I think it depends on the kitchen and the mosaic. Can you post a photo?

It’s being constructed, but I would say similar to this picture. 48 inch range. Similar backsplash and pattern also. White shaker cabinets.

Two things to consider -

1) If you have a 48" range and the hood associated with it - that's quite the focal point of the kitchen. You don't need an additional accent.

2) Most of the install images you see are done incorrectly - there is island trim. Unless you've constructed the wall behind the range with incombustible material, you'll need a stainless steel riser behind the range, which would partially cover a tile accent anyway.

I’m not a fan of an inset, but I do love a statement tile over just the range, like these:

(I almost went for that one in my house!)

@arch13 is there even backsplash material that is incombustible? I didn't think about this. The steel riser is necessary?

Not the backsplash material - the wood studs in the wall. The entire wall behind the range has to be non-combustible to avoid the steel riser. If you search around on this forum you'll see. Also, if you look at the installation manual for your range, I guarantee you it will specify that the stainless riser is mandatory. It's deceptive, because it's never shown in the beautiful install images that are used for marketing - but you'll need it.

@L thomas thank you, will make sure that is constructed correctly. Now still have to figure out about a mosaic or not ha

No mosaic :)

Another vote for no mosaic.

A mosaic done well can be absolutely gorgeous, like your inspiration picture. My neighbor chose beveled white subway tile behind her 60" range, no pot filler....and she asked me what to do with the "empty space" as it really needs something. I'm doing a pot filler behind my 48" for both accent and function...and for the reason that I have always wanted one!

We had a custom stained glass mosaic made for us last year and it is absolutely beautiful!

I believe that if you have 6 inches between the back of range and the wall/backsplash it will meet the installation requirements. But it means pushing all lower cabinets forward and having deeper counters. It also might require a custom hood that is also deeper.

Range and range hood provide enough visual impact. No tile inset or mosaic.

@flopsycat1 well the range hood will be hidden like in the picture I attached above. The mosaic would be the same tile as the backsplash just smaller and herringbone. If this makes a difference to what you are saying :)

It sounds like you really want the mosaic. It's your kitchen - if you like it, and you want it, you should do it

@arch13 honestly not sure. We are doing a full 100% remodel of the house. We don’t want to remodel again for a very long time and so we don’t want to do anything trendy that in 10-20 years will look so out of style/dated. We want do choose all “safe” designs, etc.
So basically trying to figure out if this is a safe thing to do or not or if in 10/15 years we will regret it and should have just left it as backsplash. The only reason even consider this mosaic is that it’s the same tile as the backsplash.

I agree YOU have to be happy and if that is what you like... do it! It will be beautiful.

TJ - I understand that. On the other hand - nothing is timeless. What people were doing 10-20 years ago in kitchen design looks dated today. Your 'safe' inspiration image is the trendy grey and white kitchen. There's nothing wrong with it - it's current. But I doubt that will still be what people are doing 20 years from now. With a very expensive remodel, that's tough to wrap your head around. But it's the truth. You can't avoid trends.

The reason that I don't love behind-the-range accents is that they're sort of hanging on from the Tuscan kitchen rage that was 20 or so years ago. They were popular with brown granite counters and mocha glazed cream cabinets and tumbled limestone backsplashes and wrought iron pendant lighting, and there under the range, a stone mosaic of a chicken or an Italian village, or a basket of fruit or something. While you're not doing anything that ornate, any sort of range accent takes me back to that aesthetic.

@arch13 I hear you, makes sense. It will still be dated, just trying to limit the impact of how dated it will look ha.
I guess the reason we are considering doing t is because won’t it look kind of empty in that space if it’s just the normal backsplash? Hood isn’t showing because it’s hidden.

So this is one of my favorite kitchens ever. While it dosn't have a hood insert into matching cabinets, in tonality, it blends in with the surrounding cabinets - and has a large commercial range. It is masterful in its simplicity. There are really only three tones. The cabinet color, and the soapstone, and wood. The color of the range nods to the soapstone. The webbing on the stools lends to the cabinet color. There's not a lot to it. But it's thoughtfully detailed, and to me, just lovely. And the space behind the range doesn't look empty.

Not.

And get information about a backguard for your cooktop.

Kathi - that was already addressed - she is ensuring that non-combustible materials are used in wall construction so she can use an island trim.

@arch13 I think we are going to skip it. We have an older home, actually built by a semi famous architect in 1960 and so are tying to keep it to “classic” choices, not “dated”. Sometimes a fine line between these 2, so appreciate the help in thinking it through.

Our clients tend to ignore trends and do what they like. Tile is an art form. Always has been, always will be. We generally serve the high end market so HGTV doesn't come into play. There is no one answer to the question. Do what you love.
First picture = Home built by famous architect in 1954 which sold a few years ago for over a million in the midwest (new owners have no intention of removing that backsplash). We also do backsplashes with no accents but basic white subway tile only used in historically appropriate homes (THAT is the trend that needs to go away). Check out our website kitchen gallery for examples of those who step out of the box because it makes them happy. Not looking for traffic to our website (which we pay little attention to as we do not invest in marketing and often never photograph our work). Just a different way to think about it. Our opinion is that personality and expression often gets lost in "trends", and those change. Good luck with your project. www.dragonflytile.com

So your favorite kitchen ever has a feature behind the range - you can do that same feature. The first picture you posted with the marble insert - same color just framed and different direction is beautiful.. the colorful splashes behind the stoves in Hillside's pictures are awesome.

Are any of these timeless?? Not necessarily but if they go with the style of the home AND you love them then everybody else needs to zip it!

You cannot , I repeat cannot, plan for whats going to be in style 15-20 years down the line.

Please do what you love - if the time comes to sell the house and your crazy purple and green backsplash idea ( for example ) is deterring people then you change it.

That being said - I feel like the 48" range needs something over it because it is a large space unless of course you are doing a busier splash over all..

I ran into a customer of mine from many years ago... they did an interesting backsplash

This may not be considered current - you could call it dated or whatever other terminology you want , but they love it even after 10 plus years...

People will like, love or hate this but it doesn't matter..

You should be thinking the same way...

Best of luck!

To summarize:

Q. Is it trendy and will it go out of style?

A. Yes, and, by all accounts, already has.

Bottom line: If you love it, do it!

Any kitchen by its very nature has enough busyness and doesn't need an inset behind the range.

@Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works, Inc. - I love that backsplash!

That's what I'm talking about...I love the one you posted and I really like the kokopeli splash and several others - amazing!

and I agree about the white subway tile....

Do you have a few weeks to decide? If yes, sneak a peek at your inspiration picture (and others like it) a few times every day. If you find that you start to grow tired of that look before it's even installed, or if you become less certain instead of more, that might be a good clue. It worked for me.

My old kitchen used to have the cooktop in front of a window, and I got into the habit of putting the salt and pepper, olive oil, etc up on the window sill. When we remodeled, and the cooktop moved to a regular wall, I thought I’d miss having those items easy at hand, and not on the counter. So we built a large niche above the cooktop with a sill of countertop material, like a niche in a shower. On the back of the niche we installed the same color of material as the rest of the backsplash, but in a different shape. There’s no pencil/rail trim; the subway tile returns into the niche. To me it’s more functional than decorative, but since there is the change in depth/plane, altering the material in that spot looks purposeful. And since it’s the same color it’s not a stark or jarring break in the overall tone of the backsplash.

My sister installed a big square piece of countertop material above her gas cooktop. Her backsplash is travertine. The big smooth piece of granite is easier to clean than travertine, so that was a functional choice for her.

In my Dad’s recent remodel we did nothing different, just ran the backsplash tile behind the stove. That was the right choice for his kitchen because it’s very small and a change there would have looked too busy.

It’s a personal choice and you should do what you like. I tend to not like when that area is a starkly different color than the backsplash. I personally don’t like pencil/rail trim. It’s all personal taste.

This is what we did with ours...we cook, with grease, so felt the high backguard worked for us...we have a subtle mural between the backguard and the hood.

It's your kitchen ...do what you want . I would use stainless steel behind the stove , all the up to the top ... THIS never goes out of style ...if that is what you are worried about .