Given the one tile is completely misrepresented, it's not possible to say from this side, although your kitchen's obviously going to be quite when you get done.

I note, though, that those translucent tiles are being displayed against beige tile, showing their colors differently from what they'd be when mounted. For a better trial, maybe you could attach a larger number of tiles to a piece of white cardboard, then stand back and look. You might also try squinting at the whole picture. Squinting blurs the details and lets the overall color impressions dominate.

From the way your colors show on my monitor, I would be inclinded to keep your current curtain and panels if the black random tiles were not in the backsplash. The green in the draperies will obviously pick up the green BS tiles.

I personally would not put the black tiles in the mix. Your eye will be drawn to those tiles in particular because they are so much darker than the others. I prefer a more cohesive BS but that's just me.

I really like the neutrality of the bs you currently have mounted on the wall, especially considering you have 2 different cabinet colors and 2 different countertops.

I am no color expert, but on my screen, the black and white contrast seems harsh for the proposed bs compared to the warmer brown and cream tone in your curtains. Since you already bought your curtains, why not try to find some softer color tones tiles for the bs tile. I know you are trying to tie into the black countertop, but maybe this correlation could be just a hint of black like you currently have, or no black at all.

Hello,

Rosie - the tiles have a backing on them, so I am not sure if they would look different once they are installed. They actually look good in the room with my current lighting.

chocolatebunny - my current backsplash has black granite accents in it. I don't notice that they overpower the current backsplash.

dillyny - you said that word that explains exactly what I don't like about my current backsplash, neutral! LOL!

I would consider taking the black out of the mix, but seeing that I have a black countertop and a black island, I'm not seeing why it wouldn't work in the mix.
Strangly enough...my dh and I both like the idea of the white, black, green blend, and we NEVER agree on ANYTHING! LOL!

I love the tones of your window fabrics with your cabinetry, beautiful. I would keep the drapery and simplify the backsplash. You have a beautiful granite on the island and a simpler (maybe 1 shade of all green glass subway instead of the mix?) would allow the eye to move around the kitchen and take in the cabinetry, counters, and draperies.

Echoing other posters, I would omit the black and white tiles from your proposed backsplash. You don't need them to tie into your countertop, they are on different planes. I agree the black/white are too high contrast for the tones of your cabinetry. If you put that backsplash including the black and white ties, that is what the eye will be drawn to, making it the "star" of your kitchen. If you love that backsplash and you want it to be the star, that is different, of course :)

I think the white is going to be too harsh. The only fixed element it relates to is the casings around the windows.

The current one is "neutral" but I think its not the right neutral and I can see why you want to replace it.

I would consider going with mostly the green that matched the wall color and inserting the other green, and some sort of orangey brown that picked up the cabinet tone if you feel the need to make it multicolored. I would be happy with a variegated green...

Hello,

this is a bummer. I originally wanted an all white glass backsplash. No green, no black, just all white. If I would have posted my pics and stated that I wanted a green backsplash, wouldn't you all have said that it is too much green?? I think I have enough green. The walls are green, and my kitchen has a lot of wall space, not cabs to the ceiling, my entire eat-in dining area is green. My island top is green. Green tile too? really??
I want a more modern, whiter, brighter kichen. I'm not into neutral or traditional. I like contrast, color and bold. I'd rather give up my curtains than my backsplash vision.

"my entire eat-in dining area is green. My island top is green. Green tile too? really?? I want a more modern, whiter, brighter kitchen."

Is the color of your walls negotiable? JMHO, you do have a ton of green already and I don't see how a white backsplash will make it all whiter and brighter.

If you want high-contrast, what about a cream subway tile? I agree with previous posters that white might look too stark, mainly because many other elements in the space seem to have warm tones, but maybe an off-white will get the effect you want - it could be worth bringing a sample home to see, anyway.

the pillow on the far right in your picture - with the white field and the orange, green and black accents - I think if you throw together a random tile pattern that mimics this you would have a really fun backsplash. I'd go for larger white tile probably and keep the smaller black and green ones in there. Maybe even some pencil liners to really capture the pillow's pattern.

I like the curtains. I like the combinations.
~boxer

Oh and beautiful kitchen!

I don't see why color won't work. The combo made the think of modwalls. Here's some pics from their tile gallery. I'm trying to find ones with a black countertop but will throw some others in too.
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Which makes me think.... who was it that posted a kitchen sometime within the last year that had a white field tile backsplash but with a strip of colorful accent tile in a strip. It had unique placement and was out of the ordinary, very attractive, and very well received on this forum. Anyone remember?

Why don't you buy some tiles and make up a board with at least a 12" square area and prop it up and see what you think. The other option is to photoshop the area.

The curtains don't go with your more modern look of the bench and pillows IMHO. The curtains kind of read sweet and homespun and slightly country.

To work the colors with your floor, you may need to go with a white that is slightly warmer, or what ever your floor has in it (pink, yellow, orange, what ever). The white in your casing and tile is fighting with the cabinets and floor - on my screen and maybe IRL.

I think if you can get the colors to work together, your cabinets and counters and floor can swing more contemporary which seems like the direction you are headed.

Hi mom2sethc--Please don't be discouraged. Sorry that we all misunderstood and assumed you were wanting help to try to make your curtains work.

Now that you've given us the info that your pillow fabrics are your inspiration/direction you want to go, I can see you're headed in the right direction with the Susan Jablon mosaics you asked about in the other thread. You do want your backsplash to be your star!

You knew your answer when you posted: you do have to ditch your traditional curtains. You instinctively knew they're not "you".

There was definitely a disconnect style wise between your curtains (traditional, low contrast) and your pillows (contemporary, bold/high contrast) and I think that is why so many of us were advising to tone down/simplify the backsplash to try to bridge the disconnect and turn it merely "eclectic"

RE: getting the "wrong" curtains, I've made similar mistakes, but sometimes it's impossible to see "oh, no this is not what I wanted!" until after I see it in place. (Like the fact that the color of my sink doesn't go with the color of my cabinets and it turns out I don't like the finish of the faucet I special ordered. sigh.)

Another point in your favor--at least you tried something. I have been without window treatments in the kitchen for 3 months with zero privacy--and lots of neighbors--but none of the dozens of fabric swatches I've brought home had the right "feel." It is discouraging when you have an idea what you want, but just can't seem to nail it, especially when these are precisely the finishing touches that can lend such great personality and style to a kitchen.

Just wanted to say we all meant to be helpful, I promise. Now bring your inspiration pillows to the fabric store and pick out a complimentary bold print for some new curtains! :)

Here is a link that might be useful: bold Susan Jablon mosaics

Hello everyone!

Karen belle - yes, the pillows contain all of my kitchen colors and I love the style of them!

Enduring - very true, the style of my curtains is a contrast with the style of my pillows, even though the colors are the same! So..for me, I feel that they fight each other and one has to go. I prefer the pillow fabric!

Remodelfla - yes, I think that pic that I posted yesterday is a custom Susan Jablon mosaic. I have an email in to them and they are checking into it for me. I REALLY like it, but I have to admit that I am a tad fearful of the orange! I see the green as fairly neutral, but the orange, not so much!

littlesmokie - yes, I want a colorful, fun backsplash. I love the glass tiles.

All - I don't understand how white can not go with my floors or my cabinets??? Isn't white a neutral? My cabs are medium brown stain, how does white fight with that? As for my floors, they are a tan/cream with a slight brown, how does that not go with white? I have always thought that white and black can go with anything. Not true?

I think you're on the right track with the decision to change out the curtain fabrics, as difficult as that is. To my eye, white in the backsplash would be a nice bright punch in your kitchen and would tie in with the white trim in the adjoining area. I like the fun and crisp contemporary palette you've chosen.

There is a poster on here who has posted several photos of his/her black and white kitchen in which the backsplash is large white subways with random black subways scattered throughout. It looks great and is definitely a focal point in that kitchen.

My worry in your space is that a backsplash with lots of large-scale contrast would steal the thunder from that incredibly gorgeous stone on your island. If I were you I would want to keep that island top as a focus, but that's completely a matter of preference. A smaller scale tile like the Susan Jablon mosaic (which is gorgeous) would enable you to use the mix of colors you want while maintaining a more homogenous feel to the backsplash (to my eye, anyway).

A poster above mentioned a backsplash with a strip of smaller glass tiles in a solid background. She may have been talking about Petra's beautiful kitchen in southern Spain. I've attached the link below. Maybe something like that would work for you. Someone else recently posted a backsplash that was solid, with a row of the same color mosaic tiles running horizontally through it and a single row of multi-colored tiles just at the top beneath the range hood area only. It looked really cool. I can't remember who it was but I bet someone else does.

Whatever you're considering, it would be worth ordering some samples and making some sample boards to look at in your space for a few days.

Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Petra's kitchen with glass tile accent

White "goes" with everything but it is still adding another "color" that is only picked up in the trim and with no other fixed part of the kitchen, because none of the two cabinet finishes, two countertop finishes, floor, wall color or appliances are white.

It would be like wearing white shoes with something when you were only wearing a tiny bit of white somewhere else. It wouldn't out-and-out clash, but it wouldn't be the best choice either.

And all neutrals really Don't go together: I think this is why you are finding you want to change your existing backsplash.

lazydaisynot - are you saying that a small mosaic mix of colors is less "in your face" than using the same colors in larger tiles? I had thought that the mosaic would be more "busy", am I wrong about that?

Palimpsest - I understand what you are saying about the "small amount of white..", however I don't feel that I have a small about of white in this space. My trim is white, my island pendants are white, my doors are all white, my eat-in dining area has a white drum pendant, white chairs, a white leather bench with pillows with white background. I don't feel that my current neutral backsplash doesn't work, I just feel that it is boring and I don't like it, it is not my style.

@remodelfla and lazydaisynot: I am chuffed to bits that you remembered my backsplash....You two have made my day, TY

that's exactly it lazydaisy! And petra... your backsplash is simple yet brilliant. Glad to have "chuffed" you!!

This is one of the differences between how we see things I guess...honestly I don't think the current backsplash works well at all. It's not quite the right neutral for the lighter wood cabinets, and it actually detracts from the granite on the island, which I like a lot.

I would only say this because you are changing it.

You do have a lot of white, but those are mostly movable things: furniture and accessories. The trim is white, but white trim is so ubiquitous that I am used to almost disregarding it as an element--its like jeans, you ignore that they are blue and wear whatever you want with them.

If the floor was black and white checkerboard -- a white backsplash would work. A mostly black backsplash would work, because of the black perimeter counter. Anything that picked up the greens and other tones in the island granite would work because it would relate the two. But I really think it needs to link to something in the existing counters or cabinetry, not accents.