It would really help if you could post pics. Some Santa Cecelia has alot of gold and others are more cream. I love blue myself but would need to see your granite/cabinets to decide if I think it could work.

Well unfortunately I am at work and don't ahve pictures so i'll have to post some later tonight, but these two photos look very similar to our granite.

Here is a link that might be useful: {{!gwi}}

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your excellent taste in color :) I will always vote for blue but would like to see some pix before commenting on a particular shade. (My big splurge was blue granite, ICYWW about my name.)

ok clearly i'm forum impaired and haven't figured out how to post pictures or links...anyway, here are my cabinets

Here is a link that might be useful: Kincaid Saddle

And here is the backspalsh I am considering...I like the "Winter blues"

Here is a link that might be useful: Winter blues

That helps alot! As soon as I saw the pic like your granite I thought that something in the grey/blue family would work and I think the tile you picked out fits that bill. There are so very many glass tiles to choose from . Here is a link for a very popular tile source on this forum. Many people have bought from them and the good part is you can custom blend any pattern with any colors you want. I haven't gotten to that point yet but I understand that the company is extremely helpful in assisting you in deciding on a custom blend.

Here is a link that might be useful: Susan Jablon Tile

THANK YOU remodelfla. I really like blue/gray/silver sage...in fact, most of our house is decked out in Restoration Hardware 'Silver Sage'...haha

Question, do you think that doing 1x1" tiles with the granite would make it look to busy? Maybe I could do a mix of glass subway tiles (in one color)under the cabinerts and then add the checkboard tiles above the sink...hmmm, so many options...

and thanks for the link, i will definitely check it out!!!!

What if you did the glass subway in a muted color with the 1x1 glass mosaic as a 3" or 4" high border? Are you striving for a more traditional or more contemporary look?

Yeah that is also what I was thinking (i like the border idea)...when you say muted, what did you have in mind? I was thinking "Whisper green" to stay in the color family...if you scroll down to where the solid tiles are shown you can find it there..

Here is a link that might be useful: Whisper Green

What about something like this?...either the one in the middle or on the bottom

Here is a link that might be useful: Black Sandstone

I really like the idea of some contrast and not to overdo the blue. I think the one of the bottom with the right blue/grey blend of glass tile would be perfect. If you go for the honed finish on the larger tiles, there are glass tiles that are like beach glass (kinda frosted yet translucent) that might work beautifully.