Here are pictures of the marble subway tile and puka silk Sonoma glass tile that we have tried. I think they might look too white.

Here's a few suggestions that might work. I agree that you can't go too white.

I think that a very warm light gray (leaning toward taupe) in a glass or ceramic subway tile (or other shape, if you prefer) would be lovely. But definitely stick to one color, and make sure that color is picked up from one of the colors in the granite. Your granite is exquisite and needs to be the star of the kitchen. Even the marble subway tile is too busy, and the veining competes.

Your granite is gorgeous! I would do a simple subway or glass tile to not distract from it. White seems too stark so I'd go with a subways tile that picks up the cream or grey tone.

If u live near an anne sacks showroom, check out the selection of Granada cement tile.

Maybe it's because I'm falling in love with them, myself...but I think that brushed stainless subway tile would look lovely with your not-quite-gray countertops. Which, FTR, I think are beautiful!

Try one that matches or blends with the cabinets.

Glass subway in a staggered pattern. Anything smaller than subway is going to be too busy and distract from gorgeous countertop. Love the granite! Gorgeous. That has to be the star in the room.

Love the granite! What is the name of it?

HI -- Maybe think about some tinted mirror like a smoke mirror . Very high end look and it would look great with that granite . Mirror gives a room depth .

Back painted glass as backsplash.

It is called Canyon Dawn Granite. I bought it at Home Depot. It wasn't an option at the store. We actually picked a different granite in the store, but when we went to the warehouse to pick our slab, they had some slabs of this there and we decided to get it instead. It was in a different price group so we had to pay extra for it.

The distributor for our Home Depot is Sims Lohman and they work with MSI stone for granite.

Usually, this granite has a diagonal flow, but when we went to the warehouse we found this one. Here's some pictures of one of our slabs that was used. (I didn't get a piece of the granite and now I've made about 8 trips to various tile stores. So, learn from my mistake and get a sample piece. Haha)

We did try stainless steel. Costco had an awesome deal on it and I wanted to love it because of the great price. But, it seemed too dark. :(

Hi---I think you need some curves in the space, so many straight lines already in the counters. Some examples for you... Hope this is helpful. Good Luck!
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You have great taste, that's an amazing counter, I would take anything away from it.
I would have personally paired it with a medium sized white subway with grey grout lines to tone the white down and tie in the counter. Great job!!

Granite is gorgeous!! I agree with others that a simple greyish tile would look great. I love beveled marble subway.

I like it! I think it's a winner!

Seems like getting stuck on gray may be limiting..?Another color may be needed to highlight the stone ..contrast instead of match

Also agree the tile chosen needs to be more organic

The whole kitchen is gray and white... A little splash of color could be good...warm

Like the neutral-lighter subway tiles at the beginning of this chain- and agree that this gorgeous granite needs to be the focal point. So go neutral ivory/ light grey subway or some basic color & shape but maybe with a glossy finish to stand up to the granite. This granite is beautiful.

This is a photo I found on houzz that looks similar to our granite with the glass tile. Then, here's a photo of some yellow canisters to bring in color. How about that?

Nice. These glass tiles in this other kitchen pick up the darker brown tones of their granite. Your granite is a much cooler grey. Depending on your overall home decor - are you ultra contemporary? Or on the transitional or even more traditional side? If you go too dark grey on the backsplash it will feel much more contemporary so it depends on your taste. I'm more traditional and I love the lighter effect of ivory against grey - looks classy to me. And yes you can always bring in color with kitchen accents - canisters, plates, window treatments, etc.

Looking at all this again, my choice would stick with the ivory subways you posted at the very beginning. The reason is that with your white cabinetry, and with a light backsplash, your dramatic granite will be the beautiful focal in the room, and you can then add any color you want in terms of accents. If you went dark on the backsplash, adding too much ( or too vivid) color in accents later might be too much on the eye over time. You will get a fabulous "base" with the neutral light subways & your granite & white cabinets. Lucky you!

Thanks! I see what you mean. I appreciate the insight!!! In person, the white and ivory tiles just weren't matching any colors in the granite though. But, maybe I should keep looking into the light tile. I'm gonna get a better picture in the morning. This was the only picture I could get and then all the tiles came tumbling down. Oops. Haha.

So what tile did you end up with ?? I have the exact same granite and I'm laughing because I've been debating the same thing! We are leaning towards a glass subway tile that's larger in a barely gray called mist or dew!

I wonder what both of you ended up with.

Great granite choice. I hope you have a piece of the scrap to take with you when shopping for tile...I would choose a simple subway tile to match one of the colors in the granite.

I gave a similar granite with tons of movement ... multi colored red and yellow and oranges throughout ... I'm a little hesitant to choose a bright backsplash color because the counters are the focal point ... what are your thoughts?

It probably would be best to start your thread so you get more responses. Love your granite!

We ended up going with a marble tile from The Tile Shop. I'm not in love with it, but it will have to do for now until we finish all of our other projects. :)

I think it is very pretty.!!!!.......it is nice to have something there I bet.....I'm tired of unfinished wall while deciding on my backsplash...

Rochmortgage....I'm working on a backsplash project in my home and I have a sample of a tile Encore brand color Quail....it is creamy beigish and such an elegant color....I am going to use it in 4x12 for my snowfall granite....but it seems by the photo that it might be a nice color to lighten your kitchen in a subtle way...your kitchen is so pretty and unique. ..I'm not a designer but that came to mind....

Also there is a walker zanger cafe series latte color that might go nice.... i havent decided yet myself...i dont usually like orangey things but I do think your granite is an exception...it is sooo pretty...

I love the backsplash you picked. perfect.

Hi. Wondering how the canyon dawn is holding up. I'm seriously considering it for my kitchen. I've heard it a "softer granite" so I'm a little nervous. I don't want to worry too much about stains or scratches. Is your finish polished or honed? Thanks for any info!

We have had it almost 3 years and thankfully, we don't have any stains yet. We were told to seal it every year. Ours is the polished finish.

It's interesting that you mentioned that it's a "softer granite," because I have always wondered if it's actually granite or some other type of stone. Because, while we don't have any scratches, there are several pretty significant nicks on the edges around the areas by the sink, garbage can, and dishwasher from accidentally hitting them with dishes. Don't know if all granite would do that, or if it's just the canyon dawn.

Thanks for the reply. I read a bunch about it last night. Supposedly, it's dolomite. Not granite. Somewhere between marble and granite. Not sure why it's not advertised/sold that way. I had it installed in my bathrooms a few weeks ago and already have a nick where I dropped a tile that I'm considering for the backsplash. I have a honed finish. I really love the stone and sure want to use it in my kitchen. I have a polished sample here. I'll have to drop some stuff on it and see how it holds up. Thanks again for the reply!!

Tresorelle, Just tagged my slabs of canyon dawn. Debating an undermount sink vs top mount because of your mention of significant chips around the sink. Maybe a drop-in topmount would help that problem. Would you do that now that you know how the canyon dawn performs?

I would still get an undermount sink because I like the look better than an over mount. I don't know if over mounts are used with granite. I'm not a designer though, so that's just my opinion. Haha.

This is another option if you like the single sink. I go back and forth between if I should have gotten a farmhouse style sink like this or if I prefer the double sink.

Thanks so much for the feedback. That makes me feel better! Someone on another thread told me that he's repaired the front edge ( of the countertop) that totally crumbled on dolomite around an undermount sink. Had me in a panic doubting my canyon dawn!!
I really like the apron front sink too!! Very tempting. Thanks again!!

I was going to suggest a solid surface brushed 304 stainless steel sheet. Then I saw the date of the post. What did you choose?

help what kind of backsplash goes with this? the cabinets are hickory

I have that countertop! I Carrera gold marble and it is stunning. There are flexible gold in the countertop, and the Carrera gold marble has very subtle veins of gold. It came out beautiful.

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