Island Home
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Copper Backsplash & Wall Art for Island Homes
The island home is the most committed domestic decision a person can make — the home that requires a boat to reach, that exists entirely within the character of a single island, and that was chosen not despite its remoteness but because of it. Everything in an island home is chosen with more care than in any other home, because everything that arrives on the island arrives by water and stays. The surfaces are chosen once and chosen well. A hand-hammered copper relief panel — the osprey behind the range, the harbor seal on the boathouse wall, the island botanical on the dock panel — is the warm, handmade surface that belongs on an island the way the lighthouse belongs on the headland: permanently, and for good reason.
Natuross makes hand-hammered copper relief panels for every surface in the island home — kitchen walls, range hoods, fireplace surrounds, dock panels, boathouse walls, bathroom surfaces, entryway panels, and more. Made to your exact dimensions. Suitable for indoor and outdoor spaces, wet areas, and salt air environments. Ready to install, easy to clean, and built to last. Shipped anywhere in the US, including island addresses. Over 10,000 pieces installed in homes across the US.
The Kitchen
The full-wall copper relief panel behind the range — counter to cabinet, wall to wall — in an island botanical composition: the osprey, the harbor seal, the puffin, the sea eagle, the island wildflower, the lighthouse at the scale of the entire kitchen wall. A range hood surround in the same design. A kitchen island panel in the same finish. The island home kitchen backsplash is the warm, handmade surface that belongs beside the natural timber cabinetry, the stone countertop, and the view of the water on every side. Browse the copper backsplash collection and the Kitchen page.
The Fireplace
An island botanical surround in raised copper relief around the firebox — the osprey, the harbor seal, the island wildflower — in the fireplace that the island home is organized around in every season the island produces. A fireback panel inside the firebox. A mantel panel above. The island home fireplace is the most permanent surface in the most permanent home — the warm metal beside the fire, the handmade surface in the room built for the long island evening. See the Living Room page for more.
The Dock & Boathouse
The dock panel and the boathouse wall are the most island-specific Natuross outdoor installations — the copper relief artwork at the water’s edge, the first surface seen from the boat on every return to the island. An osprey composition on the boathouse wall. A harbor seal panel on the dock. A lighthouse or island botanical arrangement on the waterfront feature wall. Copper with protective lacquer holds its finish in salt air environments for years. See the Waterfront Dock and Boathouse pages for more.
The Deck & Outdoor Living
A deck feature wall panel in an island botanical composition — the osprey, the puffin, the island wildflower — on the wall the deck faces toward the water. A veranda feature wall panel. A pergola panel. See the Deck, Veranda, and Pergola pages for more.
The Bathroom
A full vanity backsplash in an island botanical composition — the osprey or island wildflower in raised copper relief beside the stone basin and the natural timber. A feature wall panel behind the soaking tub with a view of the water on every side. See the Bathroom page for more.
Island Home Signs & Plaques
The island home name beside the dock or the front door. A family name plaque. A founding year. A welcome sign for every arrival by water. Every sign made with any text, any font, any finish. See all sign types on the Copper Signs & Plaques page.
"[Island Name]" · "[Family Name]" · "Est. [Year]" · "The [Name] Island" · "Welcome Ashore" · "[Home Name]"
Finishes
Natural Copper is the most island-authentic finish — the warm, honest metal that belongs beside natural timber, fieldstone, and the island light. It holds its finish in salt air with protective lacquer and develops a warmth that deepens with every season the island produces. Green Copper suits dock and boathouse installations — the natural patina of copper that has weathered in the salt air the way the island itself has weathered: slowly, honestly, and completely. Brown Copper adds the aged warmth of a surface that has been on the island for generations. Silver suits island homes with a more contemporary, coastal-minimal aesthetic. Browse all 15 finishes.
Most popular island home finishes: Natural Copper · Green Copper · Brown Copper · Silver
Natuross Quality Standard
- Hand-hammered copper relief art, 24 gauge · Traditional chasing and repoussé · Rigid aluminum composite backing
- Suitable for indoor, outdoor, wet areas, salt air, and high-heat environments · Easy to clean · Ready to install
- Protective lacquer coating standard · Natural Copper, Brown Copper, Gold / Brass, and Antique Gold available without lacquer on request
- Flush-mounted at 1/4" total thickness · Made to your exact dimensions · Any design · 15 finishes
- Production approx. 2 weeks · Delivered in about 3 weeks to your island address · Photographed and approved by you before it ships · Every piece backed by our full satisfaction commitment
"The osprey backsplash in Natural Copper behind the range and the harbor seal panel on the boathouse wall. We have lived on this island full-time for eleven years. Everything we own arrived by boat. We chose the copper the same way we chose everything else on this island — slowly, carefully, and once. It arrived by ferry on a Tuesday in October. The osprey was hunting over the cove when we installed it. We took that as a sign." — Natuross customer
For Interior Designers & Architects
Island home projects are the most logistically specific copper brief — the panels must be sized, packaged, and shipped to arrive intact by ferry or water taxi, and every surface decision is made with the knowledge that replacement or revision requires another boat trip. The copper specification must be right the first time. Send a floor plan, site photos, or a mood board. You’ll receive a complete design proposal with drawings and project pricing for every surface. Direct communication with the craftsman throughout — including coordination on island delivery logistics.
Order for Your Home or Project
Browse the catalog and order directly, or send a photo of your kitchen wall, your fireplace, your dock, or a floor plan — and Natuross designs it for you, shows you exactly what it will look like, and makes it once you’re happy with every detail. Live chat is usually immediate — within 1–2 hours at most. Every conversation goes directly to the craftsman who will make your piece.
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