50+ Subway Tile Alternatives Kitchen. A blog post looking at various subway tile alternatives for a kitchen or bathroom. We love it too, but since we've been seeing it everywhere we've found ourselves drawn to other options that give you that classic look, but in a fresh. 10 gorgeous backsplash alternatives to subway tile. Like subway tile, these won't overwhelm the kitchen's overall. They a timeless and classical detail that can be adapted to suit any. These tiles are 3×6 and so you need several 3 tiles cut and ready to go to add to the ends of rows, like this. In some pictures your subway tile looks glossy and in others it looks matte. If you're looking for an alternative to subway tiles, here are a few options to consider Here are 4 alternatives to the white subway tile backsplash for your kitchen.But sometimes you just want to change it up, and i get that.