Yeah we thought about black but had glossy black splash backs before and felt it made the kitchen look quite dark. With the plasterboard showing it does lighten the whole thing up. We're going for a rustic but easy to maintain look I think... 🙂 I did put the drawer front on upside down in this pic. I've yet to turn it over so the handles line up.... Might be one of those finishing off jobs that never gets done....