Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Erin Napier in front of plants and backdrop during an interview - Manny Carabel/Getty Images Tile may seem like the obvious choice ...

It probably wouldn't occur to most suburbanites or city folk (or to most designers) but someone like HGTV's Erin Napier knows when to let a kitchen wall be a backsplash. Replacing the standard ...