You already have a backsplash......it's the 2" piece extending up from your counter. You would need to remove that if you wanted to add the tile.

Nice.

I'd do the offset and a very dark grout. And skinniest grout line you can get away with.

Gardenweb/Houzz users often say you can't have the bit of counter backsplash plus tile but of course you can. However, while you're taping tile up, tape it in front of that bit and see if you like it better. The tile is so subtle, it ought to be fine either way.

What Susan said. That 2” strip of counter, is a backspalsh. To be current, tiling above that is a no-no. If you desire a tile backsplash, remove the 2” strip.

And the 2" backsplash is sharply contrasting with your tile. You could get away with tile that matched the counter.

I like the way it looks now. I like the wall color. I would just save yourself the expense of a different backsplash. But if you're looking for opinions, I think what you've chosen is too dark. The wall color is as dark as you would want to get.

Are you dead set on that tile? I think it’s very dark, in a not super bright kitchen. It’s a matter of taste, of course, so you do you…..

IMO stacked matching grout to make it look as simple as possible . I do agree remove the small piece of counter backsplash before adding anything.. I think the wall color is too dark for those tiles and why did you not take the cabinets to the ceiling?

Black glossy tile = going to be a bear to keep looking pristine, will show every speck of dust and fingerprint. And will look like a giant black hole unless you have really good undercabinet lighting.

obviously you want the dark element . but that glossy slick black adds very little. try something more in the gunmetal or charcoal family of dark gray. provide a little more interest . see these scenes have dark but with some character in the surfaces. your

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cabinets are smooth painted white...counter is plain enough. go look at some other dark tiles.

Thanks for the feed back. The wall color is only in this area to give me a better visual of gray/ dark gray background. I will consider a gray tile Coker to that wall color

Will agree with other posters about removing the 2" backsplash and installing your new tile all the way down to the countertop surface. I'm thinking the black tile may become dated rather quickly and it will command all the attention in the kitchen because it is so much darker than other surfaces.