Subaway tiles with smaller square nickle or steel metalic tiles. That will tie your appliances and fixtures in.

I really like my copper glass tiles. My counter tops are very much like yours and have small flecks of a coppery color in them. I haven't found a color yet that doesn't work well with the tiles. Blue is especially pretty.

I agree with the glass tiles would bring out the cherry and break things up

What ever you pick it will be because you like it personally and you will love it for many years.... I personally think you should pick a light color because the counters and cabinets are dark and you need to brighten the kitchen some. Should be very easy to clean so not small tiles with a lot of grout. Whatever you choose....enjoy!

Natural river stone would be lovely.

Beverly P., I understand what you are saying about the green granite and color. We chose the green marinace granite for all the colors and pattern. I wanted it to be the focal point of the kitchen. What we used on our backsplash was Artic Mist subway tile. It is listed as a white tile, and in fact, has white coloring on the back of the tile with a very light green clear glass over that color. We avoided stark contrast of a real white next to the green granite and it offered enough ...»

My kitchen is almost like this!! I used white and stainless steel tiles and it looks great. Let us know what you decided.

I would recommend using a light travertine similar to the picture I will attach and with the style of your cabinets I would go with a subway tile rather that a square tile.

Light color tile, tumbled marble is nice.

Your cabinets are nice rich tones. I would add a black/grayish/blueish granite with a lot of mica in it. Your lighting will make it appear real rich.

I think the small multi colored tile in co-ordinating color would be awsome! Some come with the glass tile scattered throughout in complimentay color........Good luck on a hard decision.....

I would keep it a neutral color and tiles that are simple (not busy). Beautiful cabinets.

Have you seen the tin looking but they are plastic sheets at home depot. My friend used them in her backsplash in her million dollar home I was redoing a kitchen and thought I want that look but if she can afford it I can't. I was surprised apx $20 asheet and you cut them to the size you need they are easy to install you can do it yourself. Good luck.

Don't settle, get a bunch of samples and line them up on the edge, I have the same granite. it took me five months to decide.

Hold out, Beverly. Chances are that it is you who will be spending the most time in the kitchen.!!!

Don't feel bad, Beveraly. Took us a year to do our kitchen. Pick what you like. My personal opinion is that the black will darken the area too much since your cabinets are already semi-dark. I think you need a little sparkle back there.

They also make a foil-backed glass mosaic that looks like stainless. http://search.babylon.com/imageres.php?iu=h...

What is it with men and them needing black in the kitchen? When we were remodeling our kitchen, the first thing out of hubby's mouth was he wanted a black countertop. It didn't happen, but fortunately the (male) contractor we were working with agreed with my choice of green marinace.

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Whatever you choose, make sure that it cleans easily. Porous stone, is difficult to clean. Marble stains easily. It's not called a backsplash for nothing!

Good advice there! @Alethea S.