(waving my arm in the air) Let me answer!!

I vote for black...but then i often do. But it is a great color to set up the teal, and the cherry looks fabulous with it as well. It will look great with the floor without having to match it. I love the colors you have so far: Do you have any photos? Sometimes that helps us help you, but it often is more revealing than you might think since it allows you to step away from the real thing for a minute.

Wow. That sounds like it will be stunning. Gotta agree with claybabe - black would be stunning and really set the teal off.

Can you post images of the cabs, floor and the teal tile? Is the tile solid or a mosaic blend? It sounds beautiful.

I am looking at Cambria Waterstone collection and saw this one today. The sample I saw has quite a bit of blue/green. Would that work?

Sorry, I forgot to mention the name: Praa Sands

I normally love black, but for me (and this is only my opinion), black would be too dark with dark cabs and a slate floor. Love the backsplash ides - what about a taupe-ish countertop? The Cambria above is very attractive - but I guess it depends on how involved your backsplash is?

this is the Daltile that I was thinking of. sending the cabinets & floor next.

How about verde peacock granite. It has blue green coloring in it that could look great with those teal tiles. Here is a picture of my verde peacock for your viewing pleasure.
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This is kinda cool!

Here is a link that might be useful: verazzo countertops

I love that glass you are thinking about! I admire your courage to take a bold step like that! I also think the ideas presented above would all be stunning with your cabs, BS, and sounds like they would work with your floor too! I can't wait to see what you do!

This is one of the tiles for the floor. The sample cabinet is next along with what i originally picked out as countertop before the actual tile sample came. (I used empty dish liquid bottle, lol)

My cabinets, well sample door anyway. They are Cherry with Chestnut finish. Next is counter.

This is the granite. It's called Vyara Juparana. We like when there is a "vein" through the granite. Most of the blacks are all little circles. Reminds us of the fake stuff you get at home depot that we've had all this time. Guess was hoping for something different now that we get all new. plus worried the dark counter with the rest will be TOO dark

There are 2 other options for the backsplash. One is glass, (above) but the small 3/4" mosaic ones. They seem to have some brown/copper running through it, so it may tie it better. The other is Italian handmade copper glazed tile in Turquoise. I love the color turquoise, just thought the teal would be much more POP... Thanks for the suggestions. Keep 'em coming.... Can't do bunch of different colors - makes me really dizzy

This is the italian glazed tile. I love it, but like i said, think it may all blend. I kind of like a little pop. Plus all the appliances are stainless steel; so is the sink & the trim on the high hats. They are new & were expensive so want to try to save. Thought the cooler blue with all the warmth would help the steel "go". May do the handles/knobs & faucet SS too for conformity. UGH! I just wanted a new stove.

i put them all on one page to see if it helped me. Maybe it can help you help me...

Bottom right : ) from this collection. There are so many out there I know it is very hard to choose. What style is your home? The bottom middle is pretty and makes quite a statement! You'd be having that color for a looonnng time if you go that route it is more modern and looks amazing with your floor though. I don't think the top right goes that well. But that is JMO. Good luck!

The Italian glazed tile! It is gorgeous and the variations give it a more organic feel. I have an almost black counter, but I have white cabs and an oak floor to balance it out. I don't know how the Italian b/s would go with your counter choices, but I'd let the b/s be the star and get something quiet for the counter.

thanks linelle. that's where im torn. the star of it all! we tore down the wall between our L/R & KIT, so when u come in door, you have full view of both. not sure what should "shine". if i do the turq on b/s, what about a soft terracotta on the one & only wall we can paint....

I really like that Italian tile. It's got those warm edges that blend with your cabs and yet you still have that blue/green thing going. I picked my counters first, which later somewhat limited what tile I could choose. I wish I'd been able to think about it before committing to either one.

There's a little of the tail wagging the dog about this post. The stone counter is the more expensive material, there's more of it, and it is utilized much more than the backsplash. Of the images you posted, I like the Italian Pave tile best, it's really pretty. I can see why you're having trouble with the counter top if you know you want that backsplash, though.

Perhaps if you want blue in your kitchen you should consider a quartzite counter top. The Azul Macaubus and Blue Bokira are gorgeous and I can come up with dozens of backsplash options for either.

If you are intent on choosing the backsplash first and picking stone to match, perhaps you should just go all out with a Louise Blue granite. I'll post an image below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Azul Macaubus

As promised.

Here is a link that might be useful: Louise Blue

@ EAM44... thanks for the Louise Blue pics. Saw it today & OH MY GOODNESS!!! We fell in love, but we need 46sq ft of counter & that's almost what we got our cabinets for, lol!!! But I am saving that for my bathroom that's for sure!

We have moved to either Antique White or Wild Sea granite. The wild sea has the blue in it, but torn there. I definitely know EAM44 about tail before the dog, ... i just wanted to do something different. I really wanted a pop of color & it seemed to me every backsplash we looked at just "blended" in...

takeyourpic - i really like option 1: teal mosaics with the beige-brown counter and cabinets. Those particular mosaics look really great--they seem less modern because they aren't that ultra-clear glass. I think they go well with the counter, because neither is overly busy.

However, I would double-check to make sure that the tile matches the counter.

Yeah, I have to say, my rule for my house is that everything "permanent" i.e. really expensive and I'm not buying another, has to be neutral. I can paint any time, or even re-do tile, but when it comes to stone I keep it classic.

And then I met Louise. I want that granite everywhere. I'd make it my headboard if I weren't worried about the cost, or the weight of it falling down on me as I sleep. I have sleep issues enough.

So, you are sort of living by my rules - classic granite - but super cool backsplash. You don't have to have any blue in your granite, of course, but it might be nice to have little splashes here or there. This is Labradorite Blue Australe granite, and the picture is gorgeous and matches cabs and floors, harmonizes with bs, but from what I've seen slabs vary so much, you'll just have to see if you can find one that works...

@EAM44, Oh my! I am laughing so hard I'm crying. That's exactly how we feel. We talked about selling a kidney or more to be able to get it. Now that we have taken a step back & still have all our body parts, we have decided to be blah. We went with Typhoon Bordeaux. We both REALLY love having the flow/veins in granite & not the circles/speckles. We really wanted dark, but after everyone's opinion, hohum, ... we are going light. They come today for template. Have to wait til it is installed to decide on backsplash, but am really hoping there is a color in there that I missed that I can use to "pop" on the wall somehow. Thanks all for your help & input. Had an idea in my mind what I wanted & am slowly adjusting to the new setup.... Pics are coming.

Moving along slowly....