A mural behind a hob or sink is a splashback and a picture in one (in the US you’d call it a backsplash). The tiles are kiln-fired, so they withstand heat, steam and grease, and wipe clean with normal kitchen cleaner. Measure the gap between the worktop and the wall units and send it with your image. We’ll plan the layout so the main subject isn’t hidden behind the tap or the cooker hood. Kitchens are one of the places we fit tile murals, along with bathrooms and outdoor walls.
A kitchen tile mural is one picture spread across a set of ceramic tiles and sized to your wall, so you get a single image instead of a repeat pattern. We make each one to order. We number every tile on the front and send a fitting map with the set, so your tiler can see exactly where each piece goes. Before we print anything, we send you the layout to approve.
Wallpaper murals that look like tiles are made for dry walls. Behind the hob, or behind the stove as a US kitchen backsplash, you need fired ceramic tiles that can take the heat and splashes of a working kitchen. Unlike a mosaic made from small pieces, a printed mural keeps the fine detail of your photo.
Most kitchen murals start with something the customer already loves:
Fine detail prints well, so photos keep their texture, and paintings keep their brushwork. No image yet? Our free Tile Designer will create a tile design from a few words. For blue and white patterned tiles rather than one picture, have a look at our Delft tiles for a kitchen.
Measure the width between the cabinets and the height from the worktop to the wall units or the cooker hood, and note where the sockets and switches are. Send us the sizes with your image, and we’ll lay the picture out so faces and focal points stay clear of the sockets, tap and hob.
Most of our splashback customers go for 20x20cm tiles. A 1m² splashback in 20x20cm tiles takes 25 tiles. We check your photo’s resolution against the mural size before we quote, so you know it will print sharply. Behind a range cooker or an Aga, the mural can run higher, and our guide to tiles behind an Aga cooker has more ideas.
A mural works best as the room’s main focal point. White cabinets, a plain counter, stainless steel appliances and plain subway tiles around the panel let the picture stand out. Pick a grout colour and a paint colour for the rest of the wall that suit the design. We can frame the panel with a border and cut plain wall tiles so it meets the edges of the wall.
Send it with the size of your wall. We check the image and reply with a layout and a free quote.
We print your picture as a ceramic decal, apply it to each tile by hand, and kiln-fire it at 900°C, so the pigments fuse into the glaze. Heat from the hob, steam from the kettle and grease from the pan won’t affect it, and once it’s up, it wipes clean with the same cleaner you use on the rest of the kitchen. The colour comes with our 50-year UV guarantee. Choose a gloss or satin matt finish.
Kitchen murals are priced by the square metre, from £423 per m² inc VAT (£352.50 + VAT), and the printing is included in that. If the order comes to less than £120 inc VAT (£100 + VAT), we add a £36 inc VAT (£30 + VAT) setup charge. Not sure how your photo will look? Order a sample tile for £12 inc VAT (£10 + VAT), and we’ll knock it off the mural price when you go ahead. Most murals are made within 1 to 3 weeks of you approving the layout, and we ship across the UK and worldwide.
Type your idea, pick a style and see it on your wall, tile by tile, in about 20 seconds. Send us the design you like and we'll email your quote.
Free to try. No sign-up for your first two designs.
Yes. The tiles are kiln-fired, so the heat behind a hob or range cooker won’t affect the print.
No. The design is part of the glaze, so you clean it just like any other tile backsplash or splashback.
Yes, if you’re used to tiling. The tiles are numbered on the front and come with a fitting map, and you can install them with normal adhesive and grout. Keep the joints narrow and pick a grout colour that suits the design, so the picture reads as one image.
Yes. Fired tiles are waterproof, so a mural can go in a shower. See our bathroom murals.
I have now used Unique Tiles for a couple of projects and I am thrilled with my decision, the results far exceeded my expectations. The tiles supplied were of the highest quality and the images on the tiles are very clear. 5 stars and I fully recommend.
Paul Skivington
UK
We want to thank all those at Unique Tiles for their help in creating a positive experience working with the community here in Tepoztlan, Morelos. We look forward to doing this again in an even larger space and with a larger community of people. It has been a pleasure working together.
Judith Wray
Mexico
Absolutely thrilled with the results of my bathroom tile mural. Highly recommended using Unique Tiles, their expertise, advice and support was much appreciated and is reflected in the finished project.
Dionne Mathews
UK
Send us your image and the size of your splashback, and we’ll send you a layout and quote.
