I like the stainless with the granite or the granite with the cabinets but I don't like the stainless backsplash with those cabinets the stainless backsplash needs a white or grey more modern look cabinet. I would go with a nice stone backsplash that goes with both.

I'd pick a very pale grey tile. Maybe black or stone grey. Any color from the granite.
Don't like stainless with the oak (especially not with the door style).

If the doors were flat, sheet stainless would be ok, but they're not.


https://www.houzz.com/photos/1910-foursquare-kitchen-craftsman-kitchen-portland-phvw-vp~11720120

I agree with
rinqreation . I really like the tile in the Craftsman Kitchen.

Ok, thank you so much for the advice! What are your thoughts on a gray glass subway tile? Or like some of you suggested, would the gray stone be better? Here are a couple other options I found. What do you think?

I agree, I really like that gray tile in the Craftsman Kitchen!

I like the lite gray tile, stone or ceramic. Select a tile that is not busy. Stay away from the mixed material tile, it's very busy and getting too old.

The smoke grey glass is pretty, in part because it has a matte finish. You could buy one from Lowes and hold it up to your granite and cupboards -- might be a bit dark, and you might prefer a pale grey tile.

Since your granite has a lot of pattern in it, I would choose something simple. I agree, the mosaic (mixed material) is too busy and will compete with the granite.

The Smoke Glass tile (Allen & Roth) is pretty, but I agree, it might be too dark. The Storm Glass tile (Elida) will appear similar to the Craftsman Kitchen photo above. The light gray color is nice and will provide needed contrast between the cabinets and the counters.

Christi, on behalf of Thos. Baker

Ok, went to the Lowe's tonight! Found the Allen & Roth smoke glass tile. What do you think?

Here are the granite, A&R smoke tile, and the cabinet color (the darker stain) side by side. Is the tile color enough contrast?

If the color on my monitor is correct, and the tile is the color in the picture where you have it in the "palm" of your hand then yes that would go nicely with your counter. Of course you should take it home and see it in your lighting and against your counter. Good luck

Bring home a sample. Seems to match on my screen. Light grey grout. Looks good to me.

The sample of A&R Smoke that you have in your hand looks lighter and more grey, while in the other photos it appears more brown/taupe. Either way, it's a very nice match with your granite and I agree, a light grey grout would be the best choice.

As far as contrast between the cabinets and counters, if it's more on the grey side, that would be best. If it leans more on the brown/taupe side, it will still look nice, but there will be a little less contrast. The affect will be to make your kitchen feel a smidge darker overall, but not enough to worry about.

Christi, on behalf of Thos. Baker

Granite was installed!! Wahoo! I think the A&R smoke tile should go...what do you think?

Sneak peak of the Allen & Roth smoke tile!

Good Luck with your renovation, it looks like it is coming along well!

love that glass!! looks great

Thanks!! Getting closer!

I'm about to install this same tile in my kitchen. I'm curious which grout color you used? Thanks!

How about a finished picture?

What color grout did you use for the backsplash with the
allen + roth Smoke Glass Wall Tile? How thick was your grout line? Looks great!

Thanks! :-) We used the color Alabaster for our grout, I believe. I'll try to take a pic to show you the grout line. I'm not sure exactly how thick, someone did it for us, but I know when we discussed it with our guy, we asked him to do it as small as possible! I absolutely love the tile and grout, we get compliments on it all the time!

So sorry! I'll post a finished picture soon! We had a baby soon after we moved in, it was a bit of a busy time! ;-) The grout color we used was Alabaster. Looks great!!