That is gorgeous!

And I think we have a new acronym TTO....Totally Tile Obsessed! I love that you have all of those tiles laid out!

Happy Day!!!

Oh my, that tile is spectacular! I cannot wait to see the finished kitchen. LOVE the tile!

That's gorgeous! I love the colors and the pattern.

LOVE IT! Gorgeous! I know we talked about Fireclay before. Love them. I shared a photo of our backsplash with them and they asked for more pictures so that they could show the team that made my tile. How cool is that? Gotta love supporting the little guy. Especially when it's such a beautiful product!!

Old California! I love tile, and that tile just says "Hacienda" right out loud.

Really, really beautiful. What is that granite?

How long do we have to wait to see the completed masterpiece, Mr. TTO?

Breathtaking. What a wonderful choice! Can't wait to see the kitchen.

So pretty. And perfect for its setting. I am so glad to see something different!

beautiful! i had heard about fireclay and finally was able to visit there this past weekend. with such gorgeous tiles, it must have been really hard for you to decide, but you made a great choice! hope to see them up in your kitchen soon!

Thanks for the feedback. Picking the pattern wasn't as difficult as picking the colors. You look at sample tile and try and figure out how they'll look together in the custom color tiles. We ended up changing our minds on which green at the last second (the darker green looked black under incandescent light).

Things are happening quickly now, although at least another month until it's done.

breezy, the granite is a remnant from a granite yard called Tuscan Green, but I've never see anything else called that or that really looks like it. We searched hard, because the slab we have is cracked. In the end we've decided to go with it anyway and have the crack repaired, because we haven't found any other granite we like nearly as well. We actually purchased the slab 8 months ago, and it's been sitting in the granite yard ever since, but now it's finally being fabricated and due to be installed in a little over a week.

Here's a picture I've posted before of the whole slab (it was a cloudy day, so it reads darker than in real life):

I'm a little nervous about how they'll look together, but my hope is that the swirling granite is a nice juxtaposition with the bold lines of the tile. Planning this kitchen has really taught me just how tricky color is, since the granite has both yellow-greens and blue-greens in it. Here's some pictures of the tile and granite together in different lights:

Can you return the tile? I'd go with creamy white subways. Let your granite be the star.

Kidding. OMG I could not even type that with a straight face.

That's a terrific tile concept. Congrats!

gregincal, your granite looks a lot like my current granite, which is called wild sea. the colors are exactly like mine. though your particular slab has very nice smooth movement. mine looks more like large waves during a storm.. but in case you need more granite, you could check it out..

Love Fireclay tiles... and that is exceptional

Deja vu all over again. :) I'm imagining people some day showing off the genuine turn-of-the-century tile from the historic Fireclay Tile company. Nice! It might also be nice to lay in extra detail tile--just in case someone someday wished to expand the design.

Wow--that is gorgeous.
Can't wait to see this all come together.
Geez marcolo, you scared me!

That is going to look spectacular!! Love both the granite and the backsplash.

Awesome! and my favorite word - Zowie!!!

So beautiful! Love what you're doing with your 1909 house, can't wait to see it finished! I also yearned for tile counters but it was my DH who was the voice of reason!

Greg, you must be in bay area.. I have been obsessing over fireclay tile as well and when I ever I go tile shopping, I end up there.. Pricey but so gorgeous.. I love love our accent tile.. What is your hood going to be like?

Gregincal -- I'm swooning over your tile and granite choices.
The colors are yummy.

Thanks for giving us the preview peek at your backsplash.
I can see why you wanted to share! Can't wait to see the whole thing.

Absolutely gorgeous with your kitchen- wish I had mine together so I can get out of the ABBS club - maybe just shorten to ABB club!

Wow! You really know how to rock a backsplash :-)

That tile is gorgeous! I can't wait to see it finished.