I think something like a white picket would be fun. Love
Your colors so fresh.

I love that cabinet color, and would let that be the focus of your kitchen. A simple subway tile or 4 x 4 in pale green or a pale gray that suits your quartz would be nice.

If you're keeping that creamy yellowy wall color, you might want to do something besides white. But white would be fresh with the green, if you paint your walls white. Or you could try a cream tile backsplash, or even gray in this instance would look fresh.

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Thank you so much Tara. You’ve inspired me! the green looks even nicer in person

Oh I love that apple green! I’d maybe do a fun pattern with a white background, and a mix of grey, soft green or blue, and then some black to tie in the black hardware.

Oh that sounds lovely! thank you

Your cabinet color is so sweet, and I mean that in the best possible way. I agree that a picket shaped tile might be cute, as @oreolucca1 suggested, but I also think a star and cross pattern would be the perfect match. The only company I know who makes it is Fireclay Tile, but there may be others, if you like the shape.

Oh that is really nice! I haven’t seen anything like that before. I’ll have a look around

What a pretty kitchen! I’m partial to white subway tile, maybe in an alternate stacking pattern. That will allow for some fun accessories in different colors, depending on your mood or the season.

Whatever you choose please report back when it’s installed!

I love your colors! And also like the ideas from @rebunky and @barncatz. The color of your kitchen is the star, so an interesting-shaped white or ivory tile I’ll always work. But the patterned tile takes the whole room to another level. Just be sure you won’t get tired of it. You must post your progress!

Thank you! You have given me sound advice. I don’t want things to become too busy I don’t have a natural eye for design, so I reaaly appreciate the feedback I am receiving The countertop is beautiful too. I’m I’m striving for an elegant look

I love the star and cross and they have a lot of variations of white as well as other colors. It’s what I wanted for my kitchen. But alas the budget got in the way

Gorgeous cabinet color! What is it?

I want these emerald Moroccan tiles in my kitchen (and maybe bathroom). I originally saw them in Justina Blakeney's kitchen and fell madly in love. Still just as much in love with them as I was originally. I'm not sure they would do well with the cabinets, however, since both are green. Maybe if mixed with white ones?

Thank you for being original and NOT having white cabinets!

I tried to colour match a Farrow and Ball paint called Yeabridge Green. I was inspired by a similarly coloured English kitchen I found on Houzz

Rhonda, so what did you decide??! I just love your paint color! What were your cabinets beforehand? And did you DIY or have someone paint them for you? They look GORGEOUS!!! Would love to see where you land on backsplash and if you repaint the kitchen. I’m looking at soft green cabinets — if I can find them on budget and not complete custom — and am debating g backsplash and paint. I currently have Benjamin Moore’s Bronzed Beige which I love and is also in the living room that the kitchen flows into (small TH). I want something warm + elegant / classy so am extra curious as to what you decide! Thanks so much for sharing!

Hi there,

Here is a photo of part if the kitchen before. Flat panel, fake wood look. The white box is the beginnings of the new cupboard I had installed for increased counterspace and storage. I had the cupboards professionally refaced which was cheaper than new cupboards. They simply took off the old doors and fascia and replaced with new doors. Because I chose a custom colour, it was more expensive than if I chose a standard colour they had. I havent finished the backsplash yet but will get to it this summer when I have more time . Ill post a photo when it’s done!

@CB - You are correct to think about the colors in the room that your kitchen flows through to. Pick the colors for your kitchen based on the colors that are in the rest of the home. You don't have to use the exact same colors, but I love to see repeat of colors from one room to the next. Wall color in one room may be the counter color in the kitchen or the cabinet color or you may want to use a lighter or darker version of the wall color in the living room and then use some accent pieces in the living room that match the green cabinets.

Along with many of the suggestions above there is always the option of using a pattern in the tile.

For the OPs kitchen I may have gone with something like this:

There is a lot to consider, and I like to pick all of the materials before starting a project. Wall colors are endless, If you are having cabinets painted the colors are also endless, but often, when picking cabinets our choices are limited, countertop colors are limited and backsplash tiles are limited, but not as limited as the other two.

I have a general color palette for my home and have a large binder with samples of all the colors that I have used in my home in a large binder. I take that with me when I go shopping for anything new.

The spring green that the OP chose is lovely, but you won't find that shade of green in many tiles, or in accent pillows or other pieces. It may make it difficult to tie the kitchen to the other rooms.

Do a lot of shopping before making a decision. Go to showrooms, look on the internet and visit a tile store that has a large selection of backsplash tiles. Tile Bar has a lot of choices.

Good luck and enjoy the journey.

Thank you so much Jennifer for the very helpful ideas and the great inspirational photo! Lots to think about!!

My backsplash is finally instslldd and I love it. I went with a white, handmade look, Spanish tile. It does s great job of reflecting light in my north-facing kitchen. The finsl task is to paint the walls and perhaps hang some floating shelves over the cupboard extension . Thank you everyone for your thoughtful suggestions and ideas.