Pictures would really help. :)

sorry - dont know how to post pictures........

If you have a picture account with photobucket or flicker you can copy and paste the code. For photobucket all you have to do is below the thumbnail of your picture where it says "HTML" copy that code and then paste it in the gardenweb message box and your picture will appear in your post.

I would definitely do someting light. The countertops are very dark and the floor is too. The cabinets are probably medium but I like a kitchen that has some variety of tones - not all dark, not all white/neutral monochromatic. Personally, it would depress me to have something as dark as the waterglass ocean for a BS and it would take away from that unique granite. Great idea to wait until the slabs are installed and after that you can post pictures and get better input. (Posting pictures isn't hard but it helps if they are already at a site like flickr, picasa, etc - not just the suppliers website.)

Yea southern belle - Im thinking the same thing. Im sick today, have the sample tiles - and will try to take my own pics and post - they just never look come out right.

here are pictures of my cabinet, granite countertop, and backsplash tiles

Here is a link that might be useful: kitchen backsplash

I would definitely go with the copper. It really coordinates with the gold tones in your beautiful granite. I think the green backsplash takes away from the granite, there is nothing to for the eye to stop at. It would be like one big green blob. To bring out the beauty in your granite and pull everything together, go with the copper backsplash.

I would wait till the cabinets and counters are in before you decide on BS.