It will leave fingerprints if you touch it with greesy hands. Yes.

Also it’s a lot a gray. Would you consider a white tile? Or a countertop with more white in it?

We originally looked at white and because the cabinets are white I would like some color. Do you think it’s too dark ? I’m looking at this design for behind the stove. I liked it in this picture

I think it’s too dark. But that doesn’t matter. Do you think it’s too dark?

You can do that pattern in any color…

What about blue?

What color blue

What do you think of this?

https://www.bedrosians.com/en/product/detail/marin-tile/?itemNo=100003171

There are SOOOO many tiles out there.
Don’t settle for less. Don’t settle for mediocre. You should love the tile you choose…

Love your inspiration picture. Do not like the blue that HU-1875 suggested.

I really like the countertop. So I want to stay with that countertop. Just looking for advice about the tile color

It all looks fine together. And no, there's no problem using a glossy tile as a backsplash. Who touches it anyway?

You may not get the look you posted in your inspiration photo because that tile looks like it is variegated. The color is shaded, not all one value--some parts are lighter than others, which is very pretty. You might want to look at some of those types of tiles rather than the solid gray you have now.

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https://www.fireclaytile.com/tile/colors/detail/alpaca

What color will your floors be? Can you post a sample? Important to tie it all together.

Your grey is too saturated and looks top heavy above all the busy movement of your counter. How about a lighter grey? This example is glass, but I'd try to find something similar in ceramic.

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I didn’t notice that the tile was different colors in the picture. Great suggestion. Here is the tile and countertop and counters on floor that will be in kitchen

Floor picture

I think it’s a safe choice. I also think you can do a white tile and use silver grout.

I would not do a blue as it doesn’t relate to anything.

You can also do a tile in a different shape, or go longer with 3 x 12..

I personally think the accent tiles above the range is a dated look.

This is the countertop In a picture. I like the darker look of tile. Just not sure the one i have is the one

Your most recent pic has more of a muddy coffee backsplash, which works with the dark hood and wood island. Without those, it is a stark contrast between the cabinets and tile.

Do either of these colors work?

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None of the gray colors are "saturated," which means that they are very colorful. They are all very low chroma, but some are lighter/darker than others.

Jackowskib's suggestions to wait on the backsplash is good advice.

Looking at tile on left

Tile on left is a great color. Don't know if all of those bumps and pits create cleaning issues. Smart advice, to narrow it down, get samples, but wait until all else is installed and then look at it in the space in the orientation in which light will actually be hitting it and with your light not a showroom light.

Love the tile on the left, and the heck with any cleaning issues (if any). The bumps and pits are very cool.

I agree with the above. Unless you enjoy flinging your tomato sauce at the backsplash, it’s fine.

Unless you enjoy flinging your tomato sauce at the backsplash, it’s fine.

I love that my husband now cooks, but he has yet to learn how to fine tune burner heat and boils everything so yes, we have lots of bubbling tomato sauce that flings itself on behind the stove. Luckily we have only paint, no tile splash, and it wipes off very easily.

Based on your counter selection, I would not go with a shiny backsplash but rather something matte. Since your counter appears to have its own shine. While I like the gray tile very much (love gray) my regret in my own kitchen is not using larger slabs of tile making up less grout lines. Yes, it will look like a continuation of the counter top but if the correct color and texture are chosen it will look clean and not fussy. I speak from experience having purchased matte glass tile which I do love but they are very difficult to keep clean and in some lighting shows every single splash of oil, or last nights dinner. Fortunately, I found that Mr. Clean sponges tackles all of this but it has to be cleaned constantly. A larger tile, like 12x16 laid out horizontally or vertically will add a seamless and smooth transition from wall to countertop while be easier to clean.

I don't like the color paint you chose. I have about ten coats of paint in my kitchen from choosing the wrong color over the years. If you have natural light and any sort of trees around your house, yellow somehow absorbs these green hues - not sure how - and creates a cold and dingy appearance. Plus yellow is not a color for a kitchen IMO. More for a nursery or wash room. Go with something very versatile. Choose a colored white, or a studio gray to which any other color down the road could be added with accessories or wood furniture if it will also be in this space.

Love all of your help. I love the tile with the texture. So pretty can’t wait. And the yellow on my kitchen is awful. That will not be staying. I picked a classic gray by Benjamin Moore

Oh goody.. must have missed that.. I hope when all is said and done you LOVE your new kitchen!

I can’t wait I found a beautiful table that will allow countertop seating still on side by peninsula too

Waiting for undercabinet lighting. Love the tile

It looks really nice--I'm glad you held your ground and did the herringbone feature above the range.

My husband thinks the walls are too light. Any suggestions for color ?!

What is the room beyond your kitchen table? And what color palette does it have? With your light cabinets, you could do a dark wall color, but it depends on how the kitchen relates to the open area beyond. Maybe post a few photos of the entire space so you can get some advice.

Here are the pictures. Maybe the color of my doors. Anew gray? And what walls would you paint

Here is another pic of kitchen

I have glossy white beveled subway tiles in my kitchen. I love the way the light reflects off of them, and they don't show anything like marks or handprints. Maybe I just don't touch them much - who really touches the backsplash?!

Am I understanding your layout correctly? Your kitchen and dining area are one room, and then your dining room and living room are through the doorway to the right of the stove? Does your kitchen area end or is it connected to another room?

I actually like the color on the walls of the living/dining room. It's a nice contrast to the white cabinets.

Yes that’s the layout. So you would do the dining room color

What is the paint color in the dining room? And what would the next 2 lighter shades of that color be? These might be considered for kitchen. Doesn’t look like much wall space in there….

The color is functional gray . Two shades lighter would be alpaca

One shade would be requisite gray

The only thing worse than subway tile is glossy subway tile. Why would you want your kitchen to resemble a street bum's urinal?

One shade would be requisite gray

What do you think of the lighter paint shades? Too much for the eating area? Doesn’t appear to be much wall area in kitchen except the opening to the dining room.

There is not much wall space in kitchen work area and dinette has a little more wall space. I think I should paint it all same color. My doors are painted anew gray. And I love that color. Maybe just a little lighter than the Anew gray which would be a gray in the 50-60 lrv Value. Anew gray is like a 47. The color we have now is lrv of 73 and matches too close to the cupboard color

As long as there's a good contrast between the cabinets and the walls, either one of them would work just fine.

I’m debating on two colors. Light French gray or collonade gray by sherwin Williams. What do you think ??

These are the two colors