15 Glass Backsplash Tile Ideas

Glass tile gives any space a sleek, contemporary look. Impervious to water and stains, glass is a great choice for backsplashes. A glass backsplash makes a kitchen or bathroom easier to care for and provides a freshness that pairs perfectly with today’s modern fixtures.

We’re walking you through 15 glass tile backsplash ideas on the cutting edge of backsplash design.

Learn the 6 things to consider when choosing a tile backsplash.

Reasons to Consider Glass for Your Backsplash

Stands up to Backsplash Wear and Tear

Our handmade Glass Tile is made in our Spokane, WA Factory by fusing clear glass with special ink glazes at a high temperature. Glass tiles have unmatched durability and versatility—they can be installed on interior or exterior wall areas, in wet or dry locations. Our glass tile is made of pure impervious glass, and has the following qualities:

• Impervious to water and stains

• Highly resistant to chemical attack

• Resistant to fading and discoloration

In abrasion tests predicting real-life wear of tile, our glass tile is rated Class 3, meaning it is appropriate for heavy residential to light commercial use. For routine cleaning, we recommend using non-abrasive glass cleaners like a microfiber towel on glass tile.

Design Choices

Beloved by designers and discerning homeowners alike, our glass tile is available in a huge variety of dimensions and vibrant colors, offering vast possibilities for your kitchen or bathroom backsplash, pools, commercial spaces, and more.

We offer 24 colors, each available in either a sumptuous matte or reflective gloss finish, and 12 sizes including 6 sheeted mosaic shapes. Sizes and colors can be mixed and matched together, or glass can be paired with ceramic tile, opening up even more colors, shapes, and ways to customize your backsplash.

Contemporary Appeal

Precision laser-cut glass fused with vivid glaze is as futuristic as it gets when it comes to visionary design. A glass backsplash is a stylish backdrop for today's countertops, cabinets, appliances, and fixtures.

Glass Kitchen Backsplash Ideas

White tile, especially subway tile, is usually the safest option for a kitchen backsplash. But white glass grabs attention the way other tiles may not. Neutral glass tile is a conservative choice but anything but conventional.

Choose a matte finish to diffuse the reflectiveness of light if you have a bright kitchen that gets plenty of daytime sun. The light shade keeps the kitchen bright without blinding you with glare when you’re trying to cook.

This kitchen backsplash in Egret Matte Glass offsets the dark hardwood with a frosty finish that matches the light grey cabinets.

Same colorway, different sheen. Our Egret glass tile gets an even more contemporary appearance by using square 4x4s in a clean stacked pattern.

Boxi by Semihandmade's showroom shows off its cabinets with a pink matte backsplash that gives a pop of soft color to the white kitchen.

Taking the pop of color in a white kitchen a step further, this contemporary kitchen opts for bold blue matte glass tile.

Instead of complementing a white kitchen, this space makes the backsplash the primary color using a soothing matte green glass tile.

If you like matte glass tile but want to add a little more design detail to your backsplash, consider mixing and matching matte and gloss tiles with the same color. The backsplash will appear uniform but reflect and diffuse light differently between the scattered finishes.

While a white glass backsplash screams contemporary, add warmth and a more classic look to your kitchen with a soft buttery yellow in a traditional offset pattern.

Glass Bathroom Backsplash Ideas

Tall tile adds a contemporary edge to your bathroom. This bathroom uses modern white 3x12 Sparrow Matte glass arranged vertically to give the vanity area elongated coverage in a subtle neutral.

Our soft Lark Matte Tile in a sheeted 2x4 stacked pattern exudes a whisper of pink across this bright, contemporary bathroom.

Go dramatic with a dark and light striped backsplash, as the bathroom below does with our navy blue Barn Swallow Matte and white Dove Matte.

Intricate straight-set glass mosaic tiles give this pink powder room a charming aura thanks to our most petite size: the timeless 1x1.

The rich red Pheasant Gloss backsplash exudes a retro vibe throughout this bathroom, while the glossy glass surface creates a luminous, prism-like effect that reflects light onto the wood accents.

Beyond the Backsplash

A glass backsplash works best as one element in a cohesive bathroom design. Consider connecting your backsplash to other tiled surfaces throughout the bathroom.

This herringbone bathroom gets a complete coverage of Blue Jay Matte Glass Tile that includes the backsplash area.

This laundry room is a mixed media marvel. Glass tiles in 4 colors combine in a color block pattern that corresponds across 3 dimensions with the perfectly matched paint.

This low-profile backsplash in cool Warbler Matte lines up perfectly with the half wall separating the sink from the custom shower tiled in the same 4x4 glass.