Please post the elevation of what the design intent is to finish off the right side.

Sure! Here is the elevation for the right side

The shelves are just a rough idea of how they will be. Not sure if I will stagger them like that or just have them run all the way across between the cabinets

The mini fridge will be a wine and beer cooler

In your rendering looks like the counter continues up the wall but you decided not to do that? (that would have been my first choice) what were you planning for the backsplash in its place?

Thanks The backsplash is the main thing I need help on and the most time sensitive. The shelving can’t go up until that’s done. I’d like to have the backsplash (maybe just by the range) help warm up the space but not be too busy since the floor and counter already have a lot going on in terms of striations. I’m thinking maybe a warm blue or hunter green to help make the blues and greens in the counter pop.

The backsplash in the elevation was just a placeholder so it can be ignored. I’m looking for more of a modern farmhouse look.

You do what EVERYONE eventually has to do:

You go to a dedicated tile store in your area and you drag home the samples.

You need to see them standing on your counter top, in your lighting with your "white" of the cabinetry.

You can forget "hunter green" from what I see.

The space ( width) allotted for open shelving seems too wide, out of proportion.

And?

The passage at island planned for stools? Looks far too skimpy to allow so I would ask what your clearances are as it looks WAY too tight, is in traffic that includes an "intersection" and path to a stair. What are the inches between that counter edge and the wall?

This SEEMS a way larger problem than a "pop" in a backsplash.

As to "if feels cold"..........?

Gray walls and blue/ gray in tops? Yes.......that's a cool palette.: )

It’s actually fine that’s just a bad camera angle. I only need suggestions on backsplash at this point.

And Jan yes I get that about going to the store. I have some samples already. I was originally thinking of doing what most people do these days and just do whitish subway tiles or the like. But that would make it feel even more stark and washed out. Trying to add a little warmth while I can. If picking colors isn’t your thing that’s find

You shop, drag or order sample.......no matter what is "suggested"

You have the star, you chose it in your counter selection. What are those "it's fine" inches? : )

You are really rude. Please take your opinions elsewhere

Lovely kitchen! We did something similar in our kitchen and we found brick styled backsplash that is more of a cool backsplash in the greyish family w white grout. We absolutely love it and finished the space perfectly but kept it calm and casual. We have some wood accent shelves as you do. Goes very well together !

Okay I was thinking of doing something like that! Would you be able to post a pic?

For the shelving should I do the same stain color as the floor or the same stain as the island cabinets?

Shelving stain same as the floor. The floor is much more visible and is another warm element for you to tie in.

Your counters are cold, your paint is cold. I don’t think a warm splash will warm up the space. I think it will fight your counters and look out of place. Do a cool splash - can you afford to run your counters as a splash? What about the wall paint in the splash are instead of tile? My splash is painted, no stone, and soooo easy to wipe clean.

Your counters have a lot of movementand are the stars of the show. If you do get tile, use grout the same color as the tile otherwise the pop of groutlines will add a lot of movement and compete with your nice quartzite.

With such highly patterned countertops will suggest a plain, simply patterned backsplash. Will suggest that you select one of the medium tones in the countertop and try that as a color for the backsplash.

Hope this helps! Also I brought home sample and let them sit in different spots in my kitchen for about a week so I could see how it would look at different times of the day and various lighting.

Look for a splash tile that matches your paint. The grey subway tiles Jan posted could be good.

Also, whatever you tend to have live on your counters - a pepper grinder, fruit bowl, what whatever have it be dark wood to match your floors. These accents of warmth can be your pops of warm, rather than your backsplash being your ops of warm.

HU-84’s kitchen is beautiful. Notice though that they have a nearly neutral counters, island island, cabinets, walls. Quite different from your situation. In their kitchen the splash is the loudest thing in the room.

Kendrah thank you very much! That’s why I thought a similar back splash would be good in his kitchen as the floors and countertops are show stoppers :)

I was thinking like @Norwood Architects, to keep the tiles simple. With your beautiful and bold counters, I'd look for a tile with a low variation level; the levels are V1-V4, with V4 being the highest. Sometimes you have to dig into the spec sheet to find the variation level, and sometimes you have to email customer service or order a whole box rather than a single sample tile (check the return policy.)

One thing I have found useful is to upload a picture to a tile site that has a visualizer; many of them do.

good advice already - are you thinking the backsplash would go to the bottom open shelf? (I wouldn't stagger the shelves) -

If it were me, I wouldn't worry too much about cold or warm right now, you can add rugs, bamboo shades on the windows etc. to bring texture to the space down the road - I would focus on making sure the bs tile absolutely complements the counter and agree that the grout should match the tile to tone down busy-ness. Once you get a contender, get your tile pro to mock up a board with the tile & grout and then you can lean it against your counter to triple-check that it works

“If you do get tile, use grout the same color as the tile otherwise the pop of groutlines will add a lot of movement and compete with your nice quartzite.”

Totally agree...keep it simple due to the counter pattern.

Tilebar.com sends 5 samples for $5. You need something simple that works with your countertop. (And the grout needs to absolutely disappear.). Your countertop is clearly the “star” of your kitchen and the backsplash needs to be real quiet. Plain!

You’re looking for a simple tile that is similar to the creamy color of your stone and works with the cabinets. Line up the samples, vertically, as has been suggested. You can post photos but our monitors will never be as accurate in color reading as IRL.

That countertop is a knockout.

^Yes to RedRider’s suggestion of creamy color to work with stone and cabinets.

I think it’s important for you to study the whole elevation when thinking about this backsplash. Are you going counter to ceiling in both spaces (bar sink and range) or just to the bottom of the first shelf and then carrying that same height over to the range side. Decide the approach before you settle on material. Then, have you planned for under shelf lighting? If yes great. If not, now is the time to get that coordinated before you finish the wall. Seeing the exact tile samples in the space under the correct lighting is important. Finally, I am
Not a fan of staggered shelves - but that’s me. Have you considered one long shelf with sconces / art above it?

And I just noticed a poorly placed outlet - I’d move the one over the sink so it’s completely free and clear of the sink area.

I do not see much reason for backsplash at all except for behind the range and work area so IMO a very simple large format tile in a color from the counter not the vibrant ones bit the ones that are most prominant then choose a wall colr for that wall of open shelving from the counter that is brighter .No one is being rude only often just state aomething thta makes sense . We cannot ge tin your head so we make suggestions . I love the counter but I also like simple backdrops in kitchens so I can add a bit of color This is my kitchen with just that pop of orange I think if you choose one of those small dots of color in the counter for that empty wall and light th eshaelves it will be awesome

your home is traditional..you removed walls it appears....nice wood floor/ nice casings and kicks around windows / at floor etc. I would place beadboard on your splash but what's the plan for remaining cab and shelves ? how big/ how arranged? etc

i like how this is probably a traditional home too..but with a couple color shades used / ceiling fixtures / and then warmly painted beadboard for backsplash .......it leans eclectic reflecting someones creativity and personality .... think of a couple things you can do yet to show your personal imprint. if the shelves would lay on beadboard that would work....not sure where your cab will go sketch up the final plan w these things.

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