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12 Inspiring Kitchens With Slab Backsplashes
Find inspiration for creating a sleek and seamless look in this roundup of stylish and durable slab backsplash materials
A slab kitchen backsplash has many benefits. It lacks the numerous grout lines that often come with tile installation, meaning it’s easier to wipe clean. It’s also quicker and easier to install than tile. But perhaps best of all, a slab backsplash looks utterly stunning. Depending on the material, the veining and striations can add a one-of-a-kind look to a kitchen. To see what’s possible, check out this roundup of 12 stylish slab backsplashes.
2. Keep It Cool
Super White quartzite slabs for the backsplash and countertops add icy movement and pattern to this updated suburban Boston kitchen by design-build pros Kelley Antonuccio and Rob McGuire of McGuire + Co. Kitchen & Bath. Black lower cabinets and white uppers create dramatic contrast.
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Super White quartzite slabs for the backsplash and countertops add icy movement and pattern to this updated suburban Boston kitchen by design-build pros Kelley Antonuccio and Rob McGuire of McGuire + Co. Kitchen & Bath. Black lower cabinets and white uppers create dramatic contrast.
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3. Marble Mimicry
This L-shaped family kitchen in Edina, Minnesota, by designer Katie Kath of Jkath Design Build + Reinvent has an inviting transitional style, with a marble-look slab quartz backsplash, creamy off-white cabinets and a custom walnut island. The backsplash and counters mimic the look of Calacatta Gold marble and pick up the warm tones of the island.
Backsplash and counters: Et Calacatta Gold, Silestone by Cosentino
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This L-shaped family kitchen in Edina, Minnesota, by designer Katie Kath of Jkath Design Build + Reinvent has an inviting transitional style, with a marble-look slab quartz backsplash, creamy off-white cabinets and a custom walnut island. The backsplash and counters mimic the look of Calacatta Gold marble and pick up the warm tones of the island.
Backsplash and counters: Et Calacatta Gold, Silestone by Cosentino
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4. Charming Soapstone
An updated floor plan allowed architect Keri Murray to create a new, larger kitchen with English country charm and details that honor this 1835 Milton, Massachusetts, home’s historic roots. Soapstone for the backsplash, countertops and custom sink, along with unlacquered brass hardware and exposed original wood ceiling beams, add to the across-the-pond look.
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An updated floor plan allowed architect Keri Murray to create a new, larger kitchen with English country charm and details that honor this 1835 Milton, Massachusetts, home’s historic roots. Soapstone for the backsplash, countertops and custom sink, along with unlacquered brass hardware and exposed original wood ceiling beams, add to the across-the-pond look.
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5. Quiet Luxury
The enlarged and updated kitchen in this circa-2000 Colonial-style Mansfield, Massachusetts, home by designer Amanda Ortendahl of Kitchen & Bath Gallery and builder Maynard Construction features an elegant marble-look quartz slab backsplash. The quartz runs from the countertops to the ceiling, creating a clean and seamless look that allows the rich walnut island and range hood to stand out.
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The enlarged and updated kitchen in this circa-2000 Colonial-style Mansfield, Massachusetts, home by designer Amanda Ortendahl of Kitchen & Bath Gallery and builder Maynard Construction features an elegant marble-look quartz slab backsplash. The quartz runs from the countertops to the ceiling, creating a clean and seamless look that allows the rich walnut island and range hood to stand out.
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6. Forest Life
A Calacatta Nuvo marble-look quartz backsplash and countertop provide cool contrast to deep forest green cabinets and natural textures in this open London kitchen by Kitchen Ergonomics. The soothing slab quartz creates an easy-to-wipe surface behind the sleek cooktop.
A Calacatta Nuvo marble-look quartz backsplash and countertop provide cool contrast to deep forest green cabinets and natural textures in this open London kitchen by Kitchen Ergonomics. The soothing slab quartz creates an easy-to-wipe surface behind the sleek cooktop.
Here’s a close-up of the marble-look quartz backsplash with creamy white background, gray veins and integrated shelf. Small downlights illuminate the shallow shelf, which runs the length of the backsplash and offers a spot to store and display treasured pieces that bring personality to the space.
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7. That’s a Wrap
A Statuario Supreme marble slab backsplash punches up the style of this remodeled 140-square-foot San Anselmo, California, bungalow kitchen by Marissa Satomi Design and John Paul Coffey of AMG Construction. The natural stone wraps around to the range wall on the left and extends to the ceiling, adding a hefty dose of drama to the compact space.
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A Statuario Supreme marble slab backsplash punches up the style of this remodeled 140-square-foot San Anselmo, California, bungalow kitchen by Marissa Satomi Design and John Paul Coffey of AMG Construction. The natural stone wraps around to the range wall on the left and extends to the ceiling, adding a hefty dose of drama to the compact space.
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8. Warm Complement
A Chicago couple transformed this small condo kitchen using lots of natural light and a bright and warm contemporary style featuring flat-panel matte white and wood-look laminate cabinets by CraftedWild Cabinetry. A polished slab of Bianco Venatino white marble forms the backsplash in the range alcove, adding warmth that complements the hammered brass pendant lights.
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A Chicago couple transformed this small condo kitchen using lots of natural light and a bright and warm contemporary style featuring flat-panel matte white and wood-look laminate cabinets by CraftedWild Cabinetry. A polished slab of Bianco Venatino white marble forms the backsplash in the range alcove, adding warmth that complements the hammered brass pendant lights.
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9. English Elegance
This renovated Seattle bungalow kitchen by designer Tammara Stroud Design, architect Andrea Ermolli and contractor Joseph McKinstry Construction includes a high backsplash with honed Calacatta marble. The natural stone is an era-appropriate choice for the English-inspired kitchen, which includes rich green cabinetry and brass hardware.
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This renovated Seattle bungalow kitchen by designer Tammara Stroud Design, architect Andrea Ermolli and contractor Joseph McKinstry Construction includes a high backsplash with honed Calacatta marble. The natural stone is an era-appropriate choice for the English-inspired kitchen, which includes rich green cabinetry and brass hardware.
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10. Centered and Sintered
Dekton’s Arga sintered stone was used on the range backsplash and island top in this remodeled Midhurst, Ontario, kitchen by Aniko Nicholson Design.
Dekton’s Arga sintered stone was used on the range backsplash and island top in this remodeled Midhurst, Ontario, kitchen by Aniko Nicholson Design.
The surface is highly resistant to abrasions and has a rich texture virtually indistinguishable from real stone.
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11. Different Strokes
A quartz slab with dramatic strokes of warm copper, gold and greige forms the focal point backsplash behind the range in this Minneapolis kitchen by McDonald Remodeling. A shelf in the same material sits just under the hood. The surrounding backsplash is the same plaster used for the hood.
Range backsplash: Brittanicca Gold Warm, Cambria
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A quartz slab with dramatic strokes of warm copper, gold and greige forms the focal point backsplash behind the range in this Minneapolis kitchen by McDonald Remodeling. A shelf in the same material sits just under the hood. The surrounding backsplash is the same plaster used for the hood.
Range backsplash: Brittanicca Gold Warm, Cambria
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12. Classic and Classy
For this first-floor Chicago condo kitchen in a classic three-flat built in 1892, designer Heather Pino of Metro Design Build focused on materials that would respect the building’s age and architecture. That included the Italian white Carrara marble chosen for the backsplash.
For this first-floor Chicago condo kitchen in a classic three-flat built in 1892, designer Heather Pino of Metro Design Build focused on materials that would respect the building’s age and architecture. That included the Italian white Carrara marble chosen for the backsplash.
The marble backsplash is topped by a small marble shelf that offers a spot to display decorative items. It also provides contrast to the dark green cabinetry and wood shelves, which add warmth and more space for favorite collectibles.
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In this new-build urban glam Southern California kitchen by designer Linette Dai, a striking Italian marble for the counters and backsplash provides contrast to the warm wood elements. Dai extended the marble 18 inches up the range wall, capping it with a shallow shelf along the top for cooking items and decor.
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