>>> I do not have a granite backsplash. But I do have images. I hope these can help you. ~boxer Boxer - you have images? How uncharacteristic of you! :))))) cloud_swift - love to see that quartzite again! My rental house has the 4" granite "backsplash," and (I will post pix as soon as I find my camera) there is an ENORMOUS, it seems to me, gap between the Blue Pearl countertop and the Blue Pearl BS. It's like a specialty-size gap - "Hey, I want the kind that you can't really get in to clean, but water and particles and gunk can get in there, as one can see when one sticks a knife into this huge gap." My kitchen-forum-sharpened eyes zero in on this - is it a common problem? Terrible workmanship? My mom has Galaxy Black (or Black Galaxy) granite on her countertop and up onto her BS and it looks great. Very hard to photograph, though!

Since we're posting links to our kitchens this was the partially finished reveal back in 2010 to my condo. It showed the before and after. I sold the condo this past May. Here are a few pics from it completely finished and staged. (What's missing are the Mission studio lights over the bar area and the Arroyo Craftsman sconces in the dining room, since we removed those and put less expensive lights for selling. The Mission Studio lights will be going in our new build).

Pantry. Never even saw a bread box or bread drawer growing up. I don't like bread in the fridge. Its too cold and goes stale faster. We've had threads about that around here before with scientific reasons about cold vs room temp storage. If I buy a double Dave's Killer bread pack at Costco, I usually need to freeze some of it before it expires. Then I just use it for toast or toasted sandwiches.

What I would suggest is that you drive around your town/city and look for houses with stone that you like. Stop and ask the homeowners if they have the name or where they got it. Compliment their taste and home and most people will be happy to share details. Let them know if your house isn't that close ... some people don't want a copy of their house right on the same street! Dress nicely. If you have one, bring a small baby/child with you ... it makes people less nervous!