I think color would be so nice with the subdued tops and white cabs. The blue is my favorite. I have a modern kitchen with Taj Mahal tops and got sea green glass in one area. I love it.

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Suzy Q, love the glass, beautiful!

Is the last picture your kitchen?

Color can be great in a backsplash!! I love the soft crackle colors posted. Fireclay & Encore have some options.

No Claire, unfortunately, we’re not that far yet. Just an example
Of the quartz we plan to use.

https://www.fireclaytile.com/subway-tile/colors

What is the color of the flooring, cabinets, your walls? Or are in the stage where nothing is installed yet?

More samples just arrived :)
Bottom and right side tiles are Mercury Mosaic and the top four on the left are Julep Tile.

You can also look at Pratt & Larson and Encore, both companies have a large selection of colors and glazes.
https://prattandlarson.com/colors/glazes/watercolors/
http://encoreceramics.com/product-category/glazes/

Tile bar has some good ones...

I like that green. I finally got around to doing my backsplash and remaining countertop in a Pratt & Larson green. (Fireclay's "Kiwi" was the first choice but it wasn't smash-resistant enough for the counter.)

Fori, do you have any pictures?

Lurker Lisa, so fun!

I do like the images you posted of that white and grey quartz counter and the grey handmoulded splash tiles. If you stay neutral on the attached finishes like counters and tile, then you can paint your walls a color if you want, which is easy to change when you tire of it. And often there are many items in a kitchen with color, so there is bound to be splashes of it on counters and shelves. Think long-term on the fixed elements.

I love a colored tile backsplash! Mine is Jeffrey Court tile. I'm so over everything white on white, gray on gray or white on gray.

I'm planning on a very subtle blue for our backsplash.....most similar to that juliptile pic you posted. The one I've narrowed down on is a Waterworks tile, but just requested one last sample from Heath to make sure I didn't miss a good one. We have a warm gray quartz so it's been hard to find a blue that was warm enough to coordinate with it. The tile from Waterworks is listed in their gray family but in our kitchen, it has a slight blue tint.

I love the colored backsplashes! My plan is something similar to CPArtist - but I am going to wait until counters are installed to even pick samples up.

Love the red and the sage green!

Oh and the green grey

http://www.sandandsisal.com/2016/05/coastal-kitchen-makeover.html.

Found the above site interesting using coastal colours, lovely ideas,

For many, a kitchen is a place where friends and family gather. It is a great area to add personal touches and color. It doesn't have to be dramatic color, but something that draws the eye. A mix of colors and shapes like you have selected are a great idea! Please share the finished product and Good Luck!!

Preaching to the converted as I opted for colored tiles in my newly remodeled kitchen - also did colored tiles in my newly remodeled bathrooms :-).

Love all these pictures of people’s fun and unique backsplashes...I am getting excited!

Thanks for sharing!

Mark_rachel, I ordered some samples from tile bar thanks!

We went with floor And decor la belle in air 3x12 it’s likea blue grey. We tried to find a green, but that was near impossible to find a color we liked that wouldn’t kill the pocket book.

Also attached a better picture of our counter top.

Manufactured said it’s super white.

sorry It’s not cleaner photos.

I love the first pic posted...green glass colors with white grout and white counter. In that case, the white of the grout refers to the white counter, and the greens are soft but pretty.
I do not like big contrast between backsplash and counter such as colored glass splash and veined counter unless the glass matches the veining.
IMO, the splash color must reference the counter material even if the only match is the grout to the counter. Differing patterns don’t work unless the color matches.

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I’m a big fan of color in backsplashes too: Helen’s and CPArtist’s are two of my recent favorites around here.

if you love color, go for it! I especially like your blue tile from the Instagram pic in your first post- seems a natural compliment to your counters. But obviously get several samples, i did not even attempt to choose from my many samples until everything else was installed, especially new lighting.

My previous kitchen I went with a safe neutral backsplash since we were looking at an upcoming resale. But, it was so boring to me as a lover of color. My next house was done For Me and my tastes, as we plan to stay many years and I wanted to Love it, this time around.

Trying this again, I think the pic had something wrong with it.

it all depends on the color cabinets and countertops you are planning on installing. Dark cabinets, light backsplash and so on. Try a neutral themed kitchen can add value to your property and look great too.

Mark_rachel, thanks for the fireclay recc! It is one of the finalists for our backsplash, and I just love it!