4 Reasons to Consider Copper for Your Kitchen Splashbacks
Adding a kitchen splashback has become an increasingly popular home remodelling project with homeowners all across the country, and it's easy enough to see why. You can customize an extra styling element in your kitchen while protecting the walls, so there's no reason not to fit one.
If there's a drawback, it's that choosing between all the available materials can sometimes seem like an uphill struggle, which often leads people to simply choose the most popular material. However, you should really consider something a bit less widely-used, such as copper.
Here are just four reasons you should think about investing in a copper splashback.
1. Stunning Appearance
One of the central advantages of choosing copper for any part of your kitchen is enjoying its rich appearance. You can either keep that brownish-gold colour it first comes in or let it develop a tasteful green patina. In either case, you'll create a kitchen focal point that works well whether you're embracing a modern design or trying to create the look of a rustic farmhouse. Better yet, copper is still a relatively underused splashback material, so using it helps your home stand out.
2. Easy to Clean
Some people are attracted to natural stone or even to timber for their splashbacks. Unfortunately, these materials have porous surfaces, which makes them relatively hard to keep clean when food splashes up over them. Even non-porous tiles can be a problem since they will be set using porous grouting. Copper is completely non-porous, so it's easy enough to clean if anything ever splashes over it.
3. Extremely Hygienic
It should go without saying that most people want a hygienic kitchen, which might well be why the use of copper is gaining steam. You see, copper has fantastic antimicrobial properties, which means it helps kill any bacteria that land on its surface. Given the proximity of your kitchen splashbacks to the countertop space where you prepare your food, keeping things as hygienic as possible is obviously a very good idea.
4. Semi-Reflective
Finally, consider the fact that copper is semi-reflective. That might not seem like a big deal, but using reflective or semi-reflective materials in your kitchen will bring in more natural light. That makes it easier to prepare food, and it helps make the room itself feel larger than it really is. At the same time, you won't get the glare that often comes with fully reflective materials.
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