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Tile by Style: A New Era for Victorian Kitchen Tile

By Blair Hagensen

Victorian Kitchen Victorian Home Makeover feat Sunset Magazine

When it comes to kitchen design, the Victorian era's timeless elegance continues to captivate homeowners today. While the demands of modern kitchens may have evolved, the allure of a Victorian-style kitchen remains irresistible–and the strategic use of tile brings the authentic charm of a Victorian kitchen into the heart of your home.

French Country Victorian Kitchen with earthy neutral brick backsplash featuring marble slab

Brick: Wind River | Design: Brett Dampier Design | Image: Adam Potts Photography | Installer: North Coast Design Build

From intricate designs to timeless patterns, learn how tile can create a kitchen that seamlessly blends old-world charm with modern functionality.

What Are the Characteristics of A Victorian Kitchen?

This style draws inspiration from the Victorian period, known for its ornate and elegant design, so it makes sense that those same characteristics transferred into the kitchen with intricate details and rich materials.

Elegant kitchen with ornate blue oven and light grey-blue blended tile size backsplash

Tile: 2x6, 3x6, 6x5 London Fog (for a similar look, try Overcast) | Design: Vaught Frye Larson Aronson Architects | Image: James Maynard

Victorian kitchens often showcase decorative moldings, carved woodwork, and elaborate cabinetry. The color palette leans toward darker hues such as deep blues, greens, and rich browns, creating a cozy and formal atmosphere.

Tiles are commonplace as both backsplashes and flooring, and other traditional elements include antique chandeliers, brass accents, and stained glass windows.

Embrace Victorian Aesthetics with Handpainted Tile

One of the defining features of a Victorian kitchen is its attention to intricate details, and the artisan patterns of our Handpainted Tile allow you to capture the authentic essence and captivating beauty of a Victorian kitchen.

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Tile: 3x12 Calcite, Uni Mountain custom motif | Design: Jennifer Morrison, Morrison Design House | Image: Jeff Roberts Imaging | Installer: RF Tile

Whether as a stunning floor covering or a decorative backsplash, Handpainted Tile evokes the opulence of Victorian homes, transporting you back to a bygone era. Go for a full counter-to-ceiling installation if you love a good dramatic effect, like this stunning kitchen by Claire Thomas.

Airy kitchen with counter-to-ceiling handpainted tile backsplash

Tile: Alameda custom motif, Mini Star & Cross and 1x6 Flagstone | Design + Image: Claire Thomas

Alternatively, you can include a Handpainted Tile focal point in your backsplash to add some Victorian flavor to your kitchen. We love how the custom colorway of the Sintra Tile below flows beautifully with our soft green Elk Brick surrounding it.

Soft green kitchen with brick backsplash featuring Handpainted Tile focal point behind the stove

Brick: Elk, Tile: Sintra custom motif | Design: MP James | Image: Charlotte Lea

Consider Open Shelving & Display Hutches with Tile

In Victorian kitchens, open shelving and glass-paned hutches played a prominent role, allowing for both practical storage and elegant display. To add a touch of Victorian charm to your space, use tiles as a backdrop for showcasing cherished chinaware or heirloom pieces.

The open shelves in this gorgeous kitchen are cleverly hung in front of a Handpainted Tile wall, allowing the intricate pattern to shine even with pieces displayed in front of it.

Handpainted kitchen backsplash with open shelving hung from the ceiling in front of the tile

Tile: Winter Mountain custom motif | Image: Sunset Magazine | Installer: Lynn K. Leonidas

Victorian kitchens often featured ornate and beautifully crafted cabinetry–like the Hoosier cabinet, a classic piece of Victorian kitchen furniture that blends storage, workspace, and functionality. Combining period-inspired kitchen cabinets with tiles that complement their design will create a cohesive Victorian-style kitchen.

Bright white kitchen with grey-green herringbone tile backsplash

Tile: 2x8 Tempest | Design: Aimee Lagos | Image: Paul Kirkeby Photography

The lovely kitchen below demonstrates how to incorporate blocks of open shelving alongside closed cabinetry. An attached rolling ladder adds to the charm while allowing easy access to the higher storage areas.

Neutral kitchen with vaulted ceiling, floor to ceiling cabinets, and a putty-colored square tile backsplash

Tile: 4x4 Dolomite | Design: Thea Home Inc., Stephanie Hanes | Image: Matt Armendariz | Installer: Lyons Development

Blend Tradition with Modernity

Not sure you want to commit to an authentic Victorian kitchen? Incorporating Victorian-inspired design into your traditional kitchen is easily achievable, and tile provides a versatile medium for achieving this harmony.

For example, this kitchen used a traditional Victorian color, Evergreen, in a playful Star & Cross shape paired with a modern chandelier–ultimately creating a kitchen that pays homage to the Victorian era without sacrificing the practicality demanded by modern lifestyles.

Modern kitchen with rich green Star & Cross Tile backsplash

Tile: Star & Cross Evergreen | Design: Megmade | Image: Erin Konrath Photography

The homeowner of this Victorian Seattle home modernized her kitchen while paying homage to the original design style with period-appropriate white square tile that pops in the abundant natural light.

Large bright Victorian kitchen with white square tile backsplash and navy blue cabinetry

Tile: 4x4 Calcite Gloss | Design: Mandy Lozano, Neil Kelly | Image: Netra Nei

Floor tiles are a beautiful–and durable–way to incorporate Victorian charm in your kitchen. We love how Noble + Proper’s kitchenette below uses black, white, and green tiles to create a unique, elevated checkerboard floor.

Sophisticated kitchenette with deep green cabinets and white, black, and green tile checkerboard floor

Tile: 8x8 Feldspar, Raven Matte, Hunter Green | Design: Jenny Siegwart | Image: Handsome Salt | Installer: Noble + Proper

More Victorian-Inspired Kitchen Tile

A backsplash of glossy beige Ivory Gloss Tile echoes the glass-paned cabinets above by reflecting light into this stunning kitchen, effortlessly marrying Victorian aesthetics with modern kitchen design. Wood floors, layered pendants, and a rolling ladder round out the airy space.

Bright Victorian kitchen with glass-paned cabinets, rolling ladder, and glossy beige tile backsplash

Tile: 3x3 Ivory Gloss | Image: Sunset Magazine | Installer: Lynn K. Leonidas

Create your own Victorian kitchen garden with dainty floral wallpaper like this Noble + Proper space, complete with a neutral backsplash and bold red and white tile floor.

Cozy kitchenette with floral wallpaper, white tile backsplash, and red and white tile floor

Tile: 4x4 Ivory, 8x8 Vintage Leather | Design: Handsome Salt | Image: Jenny Siegwart

Soothing green tile in a classic offset pattern adds a touch of sophistication and serves as a striking focal point in the kitchen below, complementing the stained glass detail around the range hood.

Elegant kitchen with dark wood base cabinets, ivory upper cabinets, and soothing green tile backsplash

Tile: 3x9 Rosemary | Design: Next Stage Design | Image: Scott DuBose

In Shavonda Gardner’s kitchen, a wall of earthy Sierra Nevada Brick serves as an elevated backdrop to her display of copper pots and pans while rusty Adirondack Brick on the floor shines in a parquet pattern.

Colorful cottage kitchen with dramatic red stove, earthy neutral brick backsplash, and glossy red brick floor in parquet pattern

Brick: Sierra Nevada, Adirondack | Design + Image: Shavonda Gardner

A gorgeous example of modern sensibilities with Victorian-inspired design, the space below melds soft neutral tile walls with powder blue cabinets, brass hardware, and a large farmhouse kitchen sink for a look that’s as functional as it is beautiful.

Bright, airy kitchen with warm beige tile backsplash, powder blue cabinets, and brass hardware

Tile: 2x8 Shell (for a similar look, try Ivory Gloss) | Design + Image: Erin Kestenbaum

Ready to infuse your kitchen with the enchanting spirit of the Victorian era? Start by bringing home free samples to find your perfect palette.

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