Do Glass!

The decision does NOT need to be made! Who told you that?!! A splash is one of the very, very last things to be installed in any build. You can select it best after you see your counter top and cabinets in place. It's a day and a half day of labor. And it can NOT be installed until tops are on the cabinets. Stop fretting.......specify no "riser" in counter top material to your fabricator, and pour a glass of wine and CHILL OUT. : ) That is truth, and let nobody tell you otherwise.

Well we need to order the tile and the counter tops and cabinets are being installed this week. We got in to building when most of it was done except the finishes.

Are you considering actual brick for your backsplash? It would be so hard to keep clean! I think that the pattern below is unique, and I like the color of the subway in the second pic. Maybe you should go for a darker neutral. There is a lot of white with cabinets and countertops so you have the versatility to add more color. You could even do a grout color like the second pic. Good luck and share pics when it's finished!

@ Holly

And exactly what "death and destruction" will occur if this is nothing but a clean painted wall......for a week, a month, three months? ? Wait until all is in place, go drag home some samples and decide. AFTER all is in place. Or read all the "hasty decision events" right on these pages..............: )

The splash changes nothing in your life, or your ability to function in a new home. Ripping out something you HATE is a far, far bigger issue.

Thanks all! Stella, I do love that tile. It looks pretty pricey and I couldn't find the cost on the website. I do love those pictures too carroltiff, and like the heringbone patten. Now, Jan, I'm going to stop stressing and go have some wine:)

I just wanted to add that we redid our kitchen before we moved into our house but the backslash didn't go in until over a year after we moved in. I was pregnant with our second when we bought the house and we tried to get it ready before the baby came but that didn't happen so we ended up moving in when she was six weeks old (I unpacked a lot before she was born!). I was in the middle of school (part time) which started again a week after we moved in. I just didn't have the time to figure out the back splash until the next summer. It took a while to find because I didn't do colors that were in style at the time but I did and now everyone that goes in our kitchen compliments our back splash. You'll be much happier in the long run if you wait until you can make a decision you know you'll enjoy for a long time... So relax! :)

Jan and et are 100% right. The world will not end if you wait on a backsplash, and you will make a MUCH better informed choice by waiting. Especially because you needs to see it in your final lighting. It's no big deal - unless you have a huge kitchen and/or a very complex tile it will only take a day or two to install. Won't interfere much with life at all, even if you're living there.