Ten years ago black kitchen backsplashes were hard to come by, but lately we tend to run into them over and over again (and we covet the look). Here are 15 kitchen backdrops that have gone to the dark side. Do you dare add black to your kitchen?
![blogger nina holst of stylizimo made the backsplash herself using hardware stor 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Nina-Holst-Stylizimo-kitchen-DIY-black-backsplash-Remodelista-3.png)
![a backsplash made of glossy black tile from kitchen of the week: a study i 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nicolehollis-studio-san-francisco-kitchen-733x412.jpg)
![designer c.s. valentin created a chalkboard backsplash in his brooklyn kitchen. 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cs-valentin-cobble-hill-brooklyn-jonathan-hokklo-4-733x489.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Louisa-Grey-kitchen1-remodelista.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Plain-english-british-standard1-remodelista.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Monochrome-Home-Hilary-Robertson-black-tiled-kitchen-Remodelista-733x489.jpg)
![a blackened steel backsplash from kitchen of the week: blackened steel, bo 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/studio-106-kitchen-new-zealand-2.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Jersey-ice-cream-company-kitchen-remodel1-remodelista.jpg)
![a black backsplash by designer katrin arens. see kitchen of the week: the new i 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/katrin-arens-milano-kitchen-remodelista-733x488.jpg)
![a low backsplash of italian tiles in celine sathal\2\17;s artful kitchen 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/celine-sathal-france-house-kitchen-2-eefje-de-coninck-733x1098.jpg)
![a blackened steel backsplash from kitchen of the week: a hacienda kitchen 27](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/scribe-winery-kitchen-andres-gonzalez-remodelista-3-733x489.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/viola-kitchen-remodelista.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/workstead-kitchen-cabinet-cutouts-remodelista1.jpg)
![15 Favorites Black Kitchen Backsplashes portrait 6](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/remodelista-gray-kitchen-repainting-swinehart-2-733x964.jpg)
![a black backsplash on a black wall from kitchen of the week: a culinary sp 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/wood-island-kitchen-gray-pendant-lights-black-backsplash-denmark-garde-Hvalsoe.jpg)
For more about paints and palettes in the kitchen, see:
- 10 Things Nobody Tells You About Painting Kitchen Cabinets
- How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets: 5 Tips from a Master Painter
- Trend Alert: 10 Favorite, Time-Tested Dark Green Kitchens
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