When it comes to kitchen backsplashes and shower surrounds, trim is usually not the star of the show. It can be, however, an important part of creating a beautiful tile installation.

Before we move on, if you're wondering what in the heck trim is, allow me to explain. Trim is what you use in a tile installation either to act as edging, or to separate two different areas of tile.

You can see our collection of trim here.

Today I wanted to quickly go over a list of situations where you might need trim.

(Be sure to read to the end to learn the #1 place people need trim but forget to order it!)

1. Decorative Tile Inserts Over The Stove

Shown Above: Bloom Handmade Tile. Shop available colors here.

For decorative tile inserts on a flat wall like the one shown above, I would recommend a simple Pencil Liner trim. The only trim I would not recommend for this application would be the Lewis Quarter Round.

Shown Above: Bloom Handmade Tile. Shop available colors here.

For niches set back in the wall like this one above, you could use a bullnose subway tile, or a Lewis Quarter Round to finish the edge along the niche.

3. Pearl Liner Accents

This application is fairly unique to our collection as we designed the Pearl Liner trim to be used within the backsplash.

UPDATE: Since this post was originally written, we have completely sold out of Pearl Liner trim and since we've closed our studio, we won't be making any more. Sorry to crush any tile dreams! With that said, you could consider replicating the look below with a different decorative trim from another manufacturer. 

4. Edging

And finally, this is the place where people most often need trim (and most often forget to order)! 

Any areas where your tile ends but the drywall continues, you'll need trim to cover the cut edges of the tile. 

Some installers will recommend using something called a Schluter trim piece. 

In my opinion (completely unbiased, of course!), I think ordering edging trim in the same glaze color as your backsplash does two important things:

-First, the trim blends in with the rest of the tile and becomes less noticeable. The last thing you want is for your edging trim to be screaming "Look at me! Look at me!"

-Second, it makes the entire installation look more custom.

So, if you need edging trim and decide to order it from us, the best one to choose is our Lewis Quarter Round.