This is my first post. I've enjoyed reading about your kitchens and have learned so much so I thought I would reach out and see if someone would give me some advice.

We are making some small changes to our small kitchen. Just not sure how long we will be in our present home.Both of us are decoratively challenged. I have a pure lack of imagination in this area.

We have oak cabinets that we are keeping but refinishing. We have an wood floor that we are not changing. We have decided on Silestone Black Canyon for our countops. And we will change our backsplash and our lighting. Our appliances are stainless steel. We have a Bosch stove with a black glass face and door but it's SS everywhere else. Our kitchen has a ton of natural light during the day.

We are trying to decide between ORB cabinet hardware or brushed nickle. My husband thinks we should go with brushed nickle for the hardware. I would describe our oak cabinets as being transitional. They don't look like the typical country oak cabinets. But they are stained a golden oak color. We chose the Black Canyon because it has some gold and copper flecks but we wanted something darker to contrast with all of the oak in the room.

Can anyone give recommendations as to the type and color of the backsplash and hardware? I want something simple. Cost is not a major issue. I just want it to look properly 'finished'. Thanks for your help.

I've attached a link to the Silestone sample.

Here is a link that might be useful: Silestone Black Canyon