A backsplash is a practical in your kitchen: It protects your walls from splashes of water, splatters of grease and pasta sauce, and whatever abuses it may suffer on a daily basis. Far from being only ...

There are primarily two ways to add a little spice to this classic backsplash. The first is by deviating from the gloss white; the second is by deviating the installation pattern on the wall.

A romantic stay at a chateau just outside Paris, for example, influenced her decision to add hardwood floors in a herringbone ...