Are you asking if it is okay to paint a kitchen backsplash? Yes. We did it our kitchen in semi-gloss latex and it has held up great. We did our backsplash and wall in an avocado green because it was the only thing that didn't clash with the granite lol. Looks great and livens up a kitchen.

I love your color samples and you can see in the SW concepts that their backsplash is certainly painted.

Thanks, I would like examples of what people have done. i have no window which would break up t he color. do i do soft colors like blue grey or punch it up with aqua? . the walls were redone when i change where the appliances go. But, if they are not completely flat across what paint would i use

Has anyone combined paint with decoration. like something framed?

Don't worry about not having a window, any of your Blues will look great. For sheen, if your walls are uneven go with Flat but use Satin or Semi-gloss for backsplash. If you want to look at a soft Blue/Green try SW Sea Salt. Here are some soft Blue/Grays:

For framed art use something with your wall color in it.

I love all or your color choices, though I'd be careful with green...it's so hard to get it right. Make sure you put samples in your room so you see how it looks in your light.

You can definitely add artwork to the kitchen if you have the walls for it!

I love the paint colors too. Will you have a short 5 inch or so backsplash from the same quartz?

Yes 4 or 5 inch quartz or wood trim behind the counter is preferable. Use flat paint if walls are uneven but satin or semi-gloss for backsplash. You are right, there are no pictures of painted backsplash online...I found just one so far...and one photo with wood trim...

You can do back painted glass and it is actually cut off site and then just an install in the space . IMO paint and water rarely mix and you probably where the sink is and it the range has no back it needs to be there too.

We have a painted backsplash and what I like is, I can change it any time. We've also had wallpapered backsplash which is also durable, but changeable, and can add the pattern or oomph or whatever you want.

H D asks if i have a backsplash on my countertop and do! it is 4 or 5 inches and i have not seen any other pictures of a quartz backsplash.

P Coldwell said to use painted glass. i saw that once and it's a dream choice but expensive i would imagine though she spoke of trouble spots at least at sink and stove yuck.

Cheri said watch out with greens and my white countertop. i had not thought if that. green is out now.

Tracy and bpath thanks for champion my project. i like the colors tracy showed. i think i'd like a dense soft grey blue and still will clear glass for trouble spots.

as i have never seen colors as strong as i showed it appears no one does it but that seems like nonsense.

I stenciled the walls between counter and uppers. The intention was that eventually we would do a tile backsplash, but 6 years later we hadn't done it (and then we moved).

I ordered peel and stick wallpaper from Spoonflower. It took a few hours to install between countertop and cabinet bottoms and is supposed to be removable for two years. I also ordered matching fabric for a window treatment

Thank you all for your advice. i understand all of it. i recommend looking at mcarroll16 link for different take on bavksplashes.

i still have no color. Yeah, the all white cold kitchen needs a color on the walls. being different is not my comfortable lane. i don't have enough money to make mistakes. so far i'm not proud of it. before i have to sell it to go to a cheapieh nursing home ( i'm the last living person in my family) i would like to not think about some young couple coming into my place to look and screaming at the color of the walls in the kitchen.

so, my last question is: considering i believe it is right to paint all the walls should i be bold with a dark blue or soft with a light blue or something or other?

I'm wouldn't focus on light vs. dark, but more on grayed vs.intense. Working on finding a blue for our own kitchen right now. Lighter pure colors have a tendency to shift through the day, and look baby-blue or sidewalk-chalk-blue at certain times. The darker pure colors stay true, but can just be a bit much. Like your Jargon Jade--that's 3 shots of espresso applied to your walls.

Some green in the mix helps. Some gray in the mix helps even more. All 3 of your first blues would probably work, at least as they show on my monitor. Ebbtide is my favorite. It's dark enough to ground the room and contrast nicely with your lovely white cabinets. But there's some green and gray in the mix that keeps the color calm and inviting.

It is news to me that green doesn’t go with white!

Patricia Colwell wrote of glass panels for the backsplash. etsy has hundreds of ideas as a i hope you can see in the link below. i enjoy the new etsy.

i'm still checking out your advice.

https://www.etsy.com/search?q=glass%20backsplash%20for%20kitchen&ref=auto-1&as_prefix=glass%20backsplash

You are selling? That completely changes everything. Do not spend any more money or time on styles that a potential buyer may not like, such a glass backsplash or wallpaper or bold color.

Yes, paint the backsplash, how many people have to tell you it's great? Did you click on the link for the beautiful examples mcarrol16 provided?

If you are selling do not go dark. Paint everything the same light color with white trim. SW Rock Candy as sample above. I have no idea why you are not proud of your kitchen, it's beautiful. Quit apologizing.

Tracefloyd, thank you for your post. i still have the countertop and sink to put in. the contractor i'm working with may or may not be available. the first contractor who is listed on Houzz let 4 non speaking teens paint and they tore down valanced and curtains professionally installed. it was 3 months of terror. the cabinet maker was horrified and found a great contractor who hung cabs and redid doors etc. i'm tired and he's busy. it would be good if he called bavk. 🤦‍♀️

I had my kitchen renovated several years ago and chose simple Shaker style cabinetry, and a 4” backsplash made out of my countertop. I personally dont care for tiled backsplashes. I used Behr paint: matte Ultra Scuff Defense Paint and Primer. I must be a careful cook as I have not gotten any splashes on my walls. I cook from scratch too. I am still quite happy with all my kitchen choices and had put lots of thought and research into it! Your color paint choices are lovely! I also painted my entire home with the Behr paint and it is truly a scuff defense paint and I highly recommend Behr. I like it better than SW or BM paints. Best of luck in your journey.

Behr paints are always rated at the top by CR, esp the Marquis.

I like the kitchen neutral and would just use pops of color for the accessories.

I'm not sure about matte, my experience is that regular semi-gloss paint is so easy to clean in my kitchen.

Charlie: I was just showing how good the Behr paint looks. Its not a “decor blog spam”. How silly!! Lots of Houzzer’s always like to know what brand of paint other Houzzer’s like.