IMO a natural stone for the counter will I think in a very short time be the ideal for counters instead of plastic. As for the tile on one wall if it goes on the whole wall then it might be great but I do not think accent walls behind cooking appliances is agood choice uless you have a huge Tuscan kitchen ideally in Tuscany. So post some pics of your space or at least the layout .

Have you thought about navy herringbone tile just behind the range, or in an insert behind the range, and subway whites next to it and on the other walls?

It may be easier to help you if you post some pictures of your kitchen? (Even if it is not quite done yet!)

pictures would help, a lot,

but without seeing i would hesitate to do two different tiles, in two different patterns

id pick one color, or one pattern at the minimum

If you plan on selling the house soon, then I would look for something a bit more interesting than white, but not as dark as blue. Hard to say without seeing the space and what is going on with the style of the rest of the house.

I like the fact that the navy tile takes this out of the "all white monochrome kitchen" thing. But as with others I'd like to see the whole kitchen (at least your other plans for it, since you probably can't photograph what's not there yet. It COULD work - two patterns, two colors - but an idea of how everything is going to fit together as a whole is essential.

If you choose the navy and white tile, set it all in a brick pattern. Your first photo shows a gorgeous deep navy tile that also has greens, golds, and grays in it. If you're using that exact tile, I think it can add personality while still being nuetral enough for almost any buyer. But if you're looking at a solid navy tile, I wouldn't use it as it's a very specific color that people may not want.

The more difficult area will be any transition between the two patterns and colors. Zero in on that when you look at inspiration pictures.

For a home you plan to sell 1-2 years from now, put the navy color in the staging accessories, not on an entire wall of tile. I don’t think of Navy as an advancing color that “pops”. Navy, white, and gold coordinate well, but to me it is the yellow of the gold that will “pop”. In an open floor plan, as a prospective buyer, I am not a a fan of gold and I would not want to have to decorate all the public rooms around one Navy wall in the kitchen.

Thanks for the comments everyone! I just posted pictures of my kitchen. The bottom 3 photos.

Looking at your new photos, and your wall color, I'd stick to white subway tile. You can do a different pattern on the back wall by the stove, and then keep it simple and horizontal on the other walls since those spaces are so small around the sink area. Choose a tile with some shine so you have contrast from the cabinets.

I personally would love the navy wall on the entire stove wall. You could use white subway tile or take the marble up on the backsplash on the rest of the walls.

Go all navy - make it different . Although, make sure it goes with that wall color. On my monitor it looks very muddy.

I may be very jaded - I am so very very very tired of white cabinets with white - ish tops and white subway tile...

…and Shaker cabs

I think the stove wall can handle a different tile as it really stands by itself. Also - I’m not sure that navy fits with your wall color, but I agree that you can certainly get away with something different! Make sure you get samples to try before comitting to any specific tile.