Painted Acrylic Sheet Backsplash

After a false start with flimsy formica we needed a more robust solution for our kitchen backsplash.

Painted acrylic sheet backsplash.

If you love the look of tiles but prefer to use paint on your backsplash you can create faux tiles with paint. Plus let s face it. A quick easy to install and affordable alternative to traditional tiles wilsonart backsplash can refresh the look of a kitchen in just a few hours and have long lasting brilliance. See details turquoise acrylic splashback.

Completely seamless and smooth to the touch wilsonart backsplash makes it easier than ever to clean up spills and splashes. I ve done a lot of projects to make our dated 80 s kitchen look more modern. We considered stacked white tile but weren t convinced. Add to cart now 16 item s show.

Essentially the glass sheet backsplash is a sheet of glass that can be painted in the color of your choice and then installed on your wall. Use an oscillating saw and half moon blade to carefully score the line. I ve painted the cabinets covered the countertops with contact paper and changed out the kitchen faucet but there s one element that still made me cringe. You ll find a number of different thicknesses of plexiglass acrylic sheets at your local home improvement store but there s no need to use an acrylic sheet thicker than 0 118.

Turn the sheet over and score on the opposite side. The glass was just mounted over the chosen backsplash wall paint color which is fine if your wall was perfectly smooth and well finished but it does make for a better finish to actually paint the glass and let it completely dry first it scrapes off after soaking w a hotwater sponge easily if you do want to change the colour the glass also. Using the tape to create different sized tiles you can mimic a number of different materials from glass to stone. This approach offers a completely customizable look while being highly functional as it is easy to maintain and clean.

Enter your cut sizes. In fact our acrylic splashback sheets are 17x stronger than glass with a much higher impact resistance. We lightly marked the top line of the backsplash on our recently painted white walls with painter s tape and staggered pencil marks. Choose your acrylic sheets.

Impact resistance shatterproof acrylic sheeting is a safer more hard wearing material than glass. Colour all of our coloured splashbacks are uv stabilised ensuring their colour won t deteriorate under excessive sunlight. Gently snap the plastic at the score line. Grout can be gross.

Recycling all of our plastic splashbacks can be recycled. Yes you can paint a tile backsplash. See details red acrylic splashback. We d be painting the reverse so the finish is guaranteed.

This can be a long tedious process but the results are worth it. See details. With a little prep work and the right paint you can transform your kitchen in just one weekend.