While you may think of backsplashes as a kitchen feature that goes behind stoves and sinks, the fact is that bathrooms can also use backsplash tiles to protect their walls from the damaging effects of water.  And just like how choosing the right tiles for your kitchen can add some color and class to that room, your bathroom can also benefit from the careful selection of the right metal tiles.

Why Choose Metal?

All backsplash tiles have a few things in common, things which make them good choices for protecting the walls behind them from spills, stains, and the occasional flame.  Ceramic, glass, and metal tiles are all durable, flame resistant, water resistant, and easy to clean, and they all come in a wide variety of colors and shapes which can fit with any larger design scheme.

However, metal tiles come with a few additional benefits.  In the first place, they’re reasonably easy for even an amateur home designer to install, which means you can save money on labor costs.  Metal tiles also use nails and fit together as overlapping plates instead of using grout, the material that ceramic tiles use which can often serve as a haven for bacteria.

Another of metal’s benefits is the fact that it only dents if you hit it too hard, whereas ceramic and glass tiles will crack and shatter.  Finally, metal tiles can come stamped in one of the dozens of different three-dimensional patterns, patterns which you won’t find available with ceramic or glass tiles.

Improving Your Bathroom

The hygienic benefits of metal tiles are especially significant in your bathroom, particularly if you should decide to use them to protect the walls around your shower or bathtub.  The only things you need to clean them are a mild detergent and an ordinary sponge, and if you find anything growing on them it’s easy enough to wipe it away.  On top of that, metal tiles come in enough shades to work with any color scheme your bathroom may happen to use, and the old-fashioned patterns they can come in will add class to any room in your house.

Whether it’s for your kitchen or for your bathroom, metal backsplashes make an excellent addition to any home.  Metal is easier to set up, more useful, more hygienic, and more visually appealing than ceramic or glass, so the next time you decide that it’s time to redecorate you should consider using metal tiles.