Merry, both your upper & base cabs have angled corners. I would continue this angled theme w/ an angled backsplash running from bottom edge of upper down & out to edge of countertop. I might get more adventurous. Since your cabs are dark, I might use dark moulding about same tone as wood for border w/ light field. But given how many times my wife vetoed my design concepts, you might want to get 2nd opinion. :-)

Merry, if you have remnant from countertop, might have that cut for border. You could have one piece so no grout on border. That would tie all together.

Thank you Bruce. ..no countertops remnant. Still not sold on angling the tile. But still in the thinking stage.

The back splash has to be as wide as the counter. You can either go only a few inches up or up way beyond the cupboard. Don't stop it right at the height of the cupboard.

Can you post a picture of the rest of your kitchen and have you chosen the backsplash?

You dont need a backsplash there since there is no water supply or anything. Anyway you did it would look "off" because of the counter and cabinet width difference. Better to just leave it as is with painted wall

Here is a better picture of the area and the section we have tiled on the other side of the kichen. The tile will be enhanced. Thank you all for your suggestions.

If I paint a darker color, does it have to be the whole wall or just the area between the cabinets. Just wanted clarification of your great idea Colorsmith

i'd not do a backsplash, just leave it the wall color.

I don't think a backsplash is needed in that area. One small observation, you have a lot of small items on that wall. Maybe remove the small clock, plate rack, relocate smoke alarm and get plain white switch plate and outlet covers to simplify the area.

I would go with no backsplash in that area. If you insist on one, I would do the whole wall from under the upper cabinet all the way to the floor with nice decorative trim across the top.

I second that, Margo!

You could go without the backsplash there, as others have said. I think it would look a bit more finished if you did just a 6-inch backsplash or the height of one tile on the diagonal...or the same granite.