your images are hard to decipher/interpret.

Is there a trick to rotating the pictures? I'm not sure why they uploaded that way when they're not in landscape naturally.

using an iphone by any chance? im having same prob with my pics posting sideways ever since houzz changed their photo uploader thingy.

You have been through the hardest part of your job. Don't be deflated with your desision.

Pick the material that you LOVE. It will come out beautiful.

Best wishes.

Nope, BlackBerry. Either way, the wall surrounding the range hood is on one side of the kitchen, and there's a thin strip between the countertop and upper cabinets on the other side. Turn your head and it should seem straightforward (I hope!)

I like the way that looks. Any chance you have a closeup of the tile?

I turned the images so I see what you have.

have you thought about the transition from the stone to your new back splash?

going from that stone corner to glass tile will look odd.

can the stone.end before the corner?

in the image, the stone looks to be same color as your cabinets. is that correct?

The stone is lighter than the cabinets. I'll attach another picture that shows the difference. The transition will be rough but I think I can make it work. The rough edge of the stone actually looks good, though I've considered some sort of trim to soften the edges.

Here are two shots of the tile, one with the undercab lights on. Our tile has a lot of yellow and tan in it because of our floors. I think a glass tile would look great if you pick something simple to follow the rectangular shape of the adjacent stone (which looks very nice btw). I would go with more of a white instead of grey to contrast with the stone and let the stonework be the focal point and the colors of nature be your palette.

The roughness of the stone would be a nice contrast to the smoothness of the backsplash; I would pick a backsplash pattern that doesn't compete so it looks modern and clean. I think the matching stone (to the counters) would be a good choice too to keep everything simple. I cannot imagine stone being harder to clean than tile. Your floors are great too. I love to see that others are picking dark cabinets :)

I would build out the back splash so that it is even with the stone.

I think that I would continue the counter top up the wall to make the back splash since kitchen will seem larger.

as for a glass back splash, it will scratch if you have to scrub it too vigorously.

I think I can get away with the sharp edge of the stone, though I'm still thinking of some sort of border that might soften the transition. Thoughts on this mosaic:

If your brick wall is in view of the back splash area you might want to reconsider adding another lined element to the mix. I think you should just go with your original plan. After all - the grout of a glass back splash will still absorb tomato sauce in my mind and a lighter color will be even more noticeable.