Decorative Tile Inserts for Kitchen Backsplash

163 Ideas by Peyton Robinson

The kitchen backsplash provides an aesthetic backdrop for the overall look of your kitchen while keeping the space clean and orderly. In addition to bringing out the bling in your kitchen, decorative tile inserts for kitchen backsplash have really become creative, with artful designs that offer different textures. Just take a look at these remarkable options for your next remodel.

Handmade Metal Mural with Decorative Finish

Decorous backsplash tiles. Elegant rectangular insert with crown molding on top and some floral like scroll patterns. The tiles are cream / sand beige to match the stone counter top (beige with dark spots).

Metal Ages 2" x 2" Celtic Glazed Decorative Tile Insert in Polished Bronze

It is a metal celtic glazed decorative tile insert in polished bronze that is a beautiful decoration for your home. You will be impressed how fantastic and amazing this metal decoration is.

Add an antique tiling to the kitchen. Perfect with the rustic copper and metal.

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Create a sophisticated look by using limestone tiles. More shower design ideas:

Hand painted 4x4 decorative tile inserts

Bronze tile inserts

Metal heat resistant tile inserts

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Decorative square tile inserts with nature motifs. Assorted prints: flowers, butterflies and birds have been depicted meticulously with a great attention to detail. Each tile was embellished with a unique pattern.

Try a herringbone pattern with your subway tile! More backsplash designs here:

Handmade 12" x 18" Kitchen Backsplash Metal Mural Plaque Tile

Handmade Fleur De Lis Metal Mural Tile

Metal Ages 2" x 2" Celtic Glazed Decorative Tile Insert in Polished Pewter

This beautiful, decorative tile insert offers charm and class with the design that is constructed with meticulous care to detailing. It can be used on floors, walls and backsplashes and lends the stunning polished pewter finish.

Ceramic wall mural

Glossy geometric tile inserts

Handmade Ceramic Mediterranean Vase

Mediterranean decorative ceramic tile inserts

Azure blue decorative tile inserts

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Renaissance motif resin tile insert

I like how they framed out the shower niches and featured accent tile in back of niches.

Soothing backsplash tile color. Home Tours | Beth and Charles Fowler - Bright Bold and Beautiful

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Peyton is a New York–based interior designer with an extensive background in creating pet-friendly homes that still look refined and cohesive. Drawing on many years of residential and commercial work, she integrates feeding stations, crate furniture, and other practical pieces seamlessly into carefully planned rooms so readers can keep animals comfortable without sacrificing a calm, stylish home.

How to match decorative tile inserts with my tiles?

There are several ways to match decorative tile inserts with your other tiles, so this is your chance to unleash your creativity while keeping your desired effect in mind. For example, if your decorative tile inserts create a fairly busy pattern, you should consider balancing them with some more neutral and monochrome tiles or vice versa.

Think of their size, too: if your decorative tile insert consists of small tiles, you can match them with some larger designs, or the other way around.

Don’t forget to keep your existing palette in mind, too: that way, you won’t end up with a mismatch of colors and you’ll obtain a conscious display instead.

Another trick to match decorative tile inserts with your tiles is to keep the same solid color consistent but experiment with two different shapes. With this crafty trick, it’ll be the grout lines to become the actual statement by forming intriguing patterns rather than lots of different hues or decorative elements.

What color decorative tile inserts to choose?

When you’re choosing decorative tile inserts, you have a chance to really spice up your living area - but you don’t want to overdo it so your home seems cluttered. One way to work around this issue is to choose tiles that have the same (or similar) colors as ones already existing in your home. If your home features warm colors (such as beige, red, or yellow), select similar colors; if your home skews cool (green, blue, grey), choose accordingly.

One exception may be if you’d like your decorative tiles to truly pop and stand out from the rest of your decor. In this case, consider using the color wheel. If your home has blue tones, orange is your friend; if your home is yellow, look for purple accents.

What size decorative tile inserts to choose?

Decorative tile inserts come in many different sizes—and the specific size you choose will depend entirely on the design that you’re going for.

Consider the area that you’re tiling, the detail of the tile, and the overall look you’d like to achieve. If you’re tiling a large space like a shower, it may be a good idea to pick slightly larger tiles - 5” wide, for example, whereas 1” wide tiles might look better (and be easier to install) in a smaller area, like a kitchen backsplash. If the tile is particularly detailed, select a larger cut so the detail can shine (5-8”). Finally, if you’re using the decorative tile as a border or larger design element, stick to smaller (1-2”) widths.