How do you feel about painting the cabinets? You definitely make the counter and tiles work together in a monochromatic scheme. Paint the walls the color of the countertop.

What bothers me is the yellow tone of the cabinets. How do you feel about painting them? This photo shows my ideas. Walls, counters, and tile and similar and the cabinets become the focal color.

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its the backsplash and cabinets. try changing the pulls to satin nickel. Honestly you really cant tell perspective on these things from samples. also, it is still unfinished. But all and all the backsplash looks dated.

On my monitor, the grout looks white, and the gray of the counter seems to catch a lighter tone in the (gray-looking) backsplash, but not completely.

You already got the counter. I'd either go back to the white backsplash or find some other backsplash that you like that actually goes with your current counters. You'll still probably need new paint, since the gray is cooler than the tan walls, but you'll at least have a coherent look. (Am honestly amazed they could remove the previous counters without damaging the wall tile!) The whole room will feel brighter, especially if you go light with the backsplash -- focus on that and not your disappointment about the current tile. These things happen.

Also, get white outlet plates when you redo the backsplash, as the ivory ones look out of place.

i'd go white subway tile + satin nickle fixtures + paint cabinets to a dark color.

I would change your accents to a lighter tone -- change the hardware on the cabinets to a satin nickel, and the switches and switchplate covers to white or light gray. You could also paint a greyish green (something like Benjamin Moore's "Pine Barrens" or "Spring Meadow") to work with both, because the current paint looks beige to me here.

If removing the backsplash is being considered; this would be the ideal time to do it.

Found a couple of similar photos online of some similar kitchen colors, for ideas.

We suggest getting 3 of your favorite tile samples & place them on the counter.

View them a couple of days in the daytime, night time, & with lights turned on.

Then choose.

Your cheapest and simplest solution is to remove the backsplash. There's no combo of true gray and muted green that's really going to look good; the colors are too low-chroma and feel muddy together. Go with white tile and not much contrast in the grout. You will need to change your wall color as well, but hard for me to advise on that because I can't see wall stops or the color of furnishings in your adjacent rooms. If green is a color you're drawn to, no reason you can't bring that in through accents, but I would choose a more lively emerald or jade or even lime,

not an olive tone.

Painting cabinets, while it can provide a dramatic change, is expensive. So I would try to get by without that, if you can.

Replace the backs plash. Although it may be a nice color...it reminds me too much of bathroom tile that was used way back when. I would remove a door and take a chip from the counter when shopping for a new back splash. Think about repainting. Good luck!

I think you should wait until everything is done and your stuff is in place. I think it looks fine. you could paint the tile grout with colorant to match a tone closer to the tiles to help reduce the grid pattern and then accent with green. colorant is about $13 at home depot, I would suggest a slightly darker gray than countertop. changing the hardware is also a good idea mentioned above.

Live with what you have now for at least 3 months. You have made a big change in what you have been seeing daily & it is at first very shocking & you need to adjust to this change. Go ahead & change the hardware to satin nickel and the light switch plates to an updated white. After this time you will better know what it is you need to change if anything.

True, it takes a while to get used to new look. Give it a chance, and if you do decide to redo the back splash - don't do the side splash.

Wow thank you so much everyone. These comments have been incredibly helpful. I really like painted kitchen cabinets, but I think based on this great feedback we will probably just replace the backsplash, and then paint. (This whole project started because I just wanted to paint the walls and trim, but then thought well we should replace the counter before we paint the walls, but then the countertop company said they couldn't easily replace the countertop without replacing all the tile too....) My husband called the countertop company this morning, and they say they will honor the original quote for counter/tile and come out a SECOND time and do the tear out and replacement of the tile - when they could have done the tear out of counter and tile all at once - so they are being very accommodating to my fickleness. Will definitely replace the light switch plate and pulls. I hadn't thought of that.

The tile backsplash needs to be replaced. The square shape and the white grout aren't going to work ever. I'm sure you can find curved tile in a lighter color that will work with the new tops. The new tile does not need to be gray or white. Cool blue mixed with warm brown mosaic would be great to tie in the cabs.

Didn't see those last few comments in my last reply. That is good advice to recognize that the change is always a shocker. Just curious though - why would you not do the side splash?

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Just a cleaner look. No angles and lines for the eye to be distracted with.

A few pictures above without side splash. I think even with your old tile, it may

have looked better without the side splash.

I love your new counters. They are beautiful, forgive me but I do not like your backsplash. It makes me think of something out of the 70s..If it were my house I would take the backsplash out and find something that goes beautifully with your new gorgeous counters and beautiful cabinets.

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What about a nice green glass subway tile?