That 4" strip on the bottom WAS your back splash. Adding tile above it was not the right thing to do. I like the new tile with your cabinets but not with the granite. You said you can't rip it out but I don't think any grout is going to "make it work".

In your case for selling a clean and uncluttered kitchen was all you needed.

Hopefully a pro will be able to help figure it out because my suggestion would be to rip it out.

This does not add to the kitchen. The 4” riser needs to come out, white subway would have been a better choice with the granite and cabinets.

Thank you both for your feedback. If I take a step back, it doesnt feel as bad. Here’s a different angle:

This is not a criticism but hopefully it will help others as well. When you look at your counter, the first colors are golds, there isn't enough of gray/green to pull out to blend with the whole space. When customers want that, I always ask if that's the "color" of their counters; the answer is hardly ever the small accent color in the stone.

So just discussed it with my husband. He’d rather get a new counter top that we actually like than have the tile removed. Any thoughts about what to do there?

You will damage the tile removing the countertop. If you are selling either do nothing or put in white subway tile after removing the existing tile and riser. You will likely not see a return on your investment if you put in new counters- remember that means new sink, cost of plumber, etc.

I agree with Patricia. I would remove the tile, repair the wall and paint.

Your gray paint isn’t a good match either. I would repaint the kitchen. Choosing a different color could be a whole other thread.

If you’re selling, I’d leave it. It s not perfect but it’s not bad.

Oh dear...

The whole thing is a mess, I'm so sorry.

Between mixing the warm and cool colors, 4 inch splash, paint, the whole thing looks like a horrible mixmash on my screen.

Honestly?

At this point I personally wouldn't sink another dime into this, put your house on the market and price accordingly so the new owner can put in what they want.

Good luck on your sale!

If u r selling and don’t want to sink profit margins. Take out gray tile, fix sheetrock. And then a neutral wall paint for kitchen U will not get return on money changing counter If u did backsplash yourselfs then u don’t have much money in projects. If dyi job then remove gray tile, the old 4 inch backsplash of granite and install a subway tile that is on warm side not stark white one that fits the granite

"At this point I personally wouldn't sink another dime into this, put your house on the market and price accordingly so the new owner can put in what they want."

Agree. The backsplash looks nice with the appliances, but that's about it. Don't spend more. Know that the new owner(s) will likely change anything you do, including redoing the backsplash and/or counters.

You should have picked existing colors for tile.

Since you are selling, I would not change anything.

You don't know what your buyer will want to do.

They may change the counter and the tile, and even re-configure the whole kitchen.

Just be prepared to lower the price of the house to accommodate new counters and tile including materials and labor.

I’d remove the backsplash (it clashes terribly with the countertop, sorry), repair any damage to the wall, and paint the walls a warm white that looks nice with the cabinetry.

welp, I think its a case of lesson learned. Not sure why hubby would want to put in a counter "you actually like" when you're selling the house. So at this point, you either rip it out, because you already had a backsplash, or you leave it. What I see here, i a ceiling that needs to be painted. DO NOT PAINT ANYTHING ELSE GRAY.

I love your backsplash, but it doesn't work with you granite. I would rip out the granite and put in a quartz countertop, a white or whatever color your cabinets are.

When do you hope to sell? The only reason to put the money you have into updates was if you were thinking you wanted to enjoy them for a FEW YEARS before you moved!! DO NOT put more money after bad by changing the counter tops. Do you have pictures of the "before" you put the tile up? I am wondering why anyone thought you should do anything? If you haven't grouted or it is new...removing it would not be difficult. It is glaring that you chose the totally wrong color. You best brace yourself for a lot of comments as potential buyers come through.

Have you grouted yet? Try a color that matches your cabinets and see what that looks like. ITs much cheaper than thousands on a new countertop.

Now if you are not selling right away, that's a different story.

Just don't go throwing your money away. Someone will most likely want to update that kitchen with new cabinets to the ceiling and change things around.

Good luck

(late comment that might not be needed anymore)

I ran into making a poor choice of backsplash color recently. The color looked different installed than sitting on my counter and began looking lavender instead of gray in a white, creamy kitchen. Since I loved the shape and movement of the tile itself, I decided to research painting tile! YES, that’s right painting! And to add to my dilemma, it was a high gloss tile which naturally made it more risky. My husband called me crazy but damn it I was determined! After watching some videos, shopping the materials and two full days of hard labor, I did it and guess what? It looks amazing and I’d do it again. Even my husband who is super critical told me he was impressed!

If you’re going to sell anyway, and think it really needs the facelift to do the job, paint it! Others are right about people

coming in and wanting to put their own twist of style anyway, so why not. It only costed me $250 to turn it around and I smile almost every time I look at it! :)

Good luck!

Thats awesome HU! thankfully because i was selling, I didnt have to live with it long term. Props to you for being determined! would love to see a picture.

Here’s my new home with all the neutral!

Jessica, that’s awesome and glad it worked out! Below are a few pics of one of the walls. Went with the high gloss to simulate a glossy tile and so wipe downs are easier. Just needs the new caulk around all the edges but the hubs said he’d finish that for me! :)

Didn’t get to see your photo. Can you re-submit?

Here we go!

BTW, your tiles look beautiful!! No one would know they were painted!!

Thank you! I’m really happy with it and was lucky to find the helpful tutorials online.

Wow, that is a beautiful kitchen and with those floors! You chose wisely on the backsplash! I love it.