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The new kitchen features an integrated steel sink, drawer dishwasher, and custom dish drying rack.

Is it a toilet or a work of art? Okay, it’s definitely a toilet, but Duravit’s D-Neo is worth hanging on your wall. Its sleek form, by Belgian designer Bertrand Lejoly, is not only easy to look at but easy to clean, too, thanks to its rimless bowl, which minimizes the number of crevices for germs to hide in.

Maneuverable kitchen-sink sprayers are pretty stan- dard these days, but this handleless fixture is turned on by tapping a simple but- ton. A discreet dial modi- fies the temperature.

This bathtub features MTI’s proprietary DoloMatte material, a solid surface that has a supple texture and is also mold- and mildew-resistant.

The showpiece in the new bathroom is the floating vanity with an integrated sink carved from a block of Nero Marquina marble.

A single bowl sink is self-explanatory: it consists of a sink that is not divided up into separate areas.

In this sleek kitchen renovation in San Francisco, the kitchen backsplash is an easy-to-clean glass backsplash that mimics the glossy finish of the surrounding white cabinets. Painters accomplished the high-gloss finish on the cabinets of a kitchen in San Francisco by applying a coat of paint, polishing it with very high-grit sandpaper, repeating the process for each layer, then topping it with three coats of clear varnish. "It’s like an auto body," says builder Jeff King. "It’s incredibly beautiful." The island provides shelving space and storage as well as a second sink, an is topped with pietra grigio marble.

The use of both black and white kitchen cabinets is a unique design choice for black and white kitchens, but it works well in this lovely kitchen, a study in dark and light. It incorporates a fantastic black-and-white marble backsplash, which brings together the kitchen’s many other elements, like dark hardwood floors and a white quartz countertop.

The white cabinets and traditional subway tile in marble make for a timeless combination in this kitchen in Washington, D.C.

In this Australian kitchen, the open-backed portions of the upper cabinets reveal the marble tile backsplash. The marble backsplash is comprised of two parts: a low marble piece made of the same marble slab as the countertop, and then a square marble tile found elsewhere in the kitchen.

To complement the white-washed custom cabinetry in her kitchen, architect Julie Salles Schaffer has designed a tile backsplash to resemble "melting butter in a white pan." Daltile arranged her two-color AutoCAD design—white and off-white—onto a mesh backing for a small fee. To soften the edges of the cabinets’ drawers and doors, Schaffer requested radial edging.

Subtly textured and tonal, a metal backsplash can be a great idea in a range of spaces, from industrial to moody and sombre. In this particular kitchen, the backsplash and drawer pulls were fabricated by 12th Avenue Iron. The cooktop is by Miele.

A kitchen backsplash idea that will never go out of style is a slab of marble that matches your countertop. In this home, the stone counter and backsplash cut from the same slab of Vermont marble, achieving a continuous graphic pattern.

A backsplash laid out in a herringbone pattern adds a subtle layer of texture while pendant lighting adds depth. The grout is a light gray color, while the tile itself is white—together creating a distinct backsplash from the black countertop and dark gray cabinetry.