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Splashback

Meaning in interior design, with examples

/ˈsplæʃbæk/nounCore term

In interior design, splashback means: The protective, easy-to-clean surface on the wall behind a sink or hob, made of tiles, glass, stone or metal.

In Turkish: tezgah arası, tezgah arası kaplaması

How it is used

A British term; Americans say backsplash. It can be a low strip (an upstand) or run all the way up to the wall cabinets. A splashback is also a chance to add colour or pattern to a kitchen or bathroom.

Example sentences

  1. The client chose green zellige tiles for the splashback.

  2. A glass splashback behind the hob is very easy to wipe clean.

Common collocations

  • tiled splashback
  • glass splashback
  • full-height splashback
  • splashback behind the hob
  • worktopThe flat, hard surface on top of kitchen cabinets where food is prepared, made of materials such as quartz, granite, laminate or wood.
  • groutThe paste that fills the joints between tiles and then hardens, keeping water out and holding the tiles in place; also a verb meaning to fill these joints.
  • natural stoneStone cut from the earth, such as marble, granite, limestone and travertine, used for floors, worktops, walls and bathrooms; every slab looks slightly different.
  • vanity unitA bathroom cabinet that holds a washbasin, with storage underneath or around it; it can stand on the floor or be fixed to the wall.

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