Deedles, thank you so much! Those photos help tremendously! I think I'll definitely be picking the bevel. This forum is the best! Romy, that photo is beautiful, and one I hadn't found while searching. Yes, the white grout is what I had been thinking... And, just for anyone's reference who is considering the Allen Roth tiles - yes, the trim pieces listed on the Lowes website as GBI tiles are the Allen Roth tiles. When you order them, they come in Allen Roth boxes - the same as the field tiles. The selection is pretty limited, but I think I could have gotten the windows to work. There is a chair rail piece (you can see it in the photo) and a very thin quarter round. The trim pieces are crazy expensive compared to the field tiles, those - I don't know why. The field tiles are $4 per sf, while the chair rails are $25 for 3 linear feet. And the quarter rounds are $45 for 6 linear feet. Edging around those windows would have doubled my field tile cost. (Still would have been a reasonable backsplash cost, though...) Going with the bevel, though. Thanks everyone! I'll post photos when it's all done...

Thanks, everyone. GC and I liked wrapped. Hubby and architect liked mirrored. We're going with wrapped!

I think it could work but it is really hard to tell from these pictures. The one of the main tile is so far away I can't get a good feel for it. Also do the sizes make sense? Like is the brick-like subway tile 2'' tall or bigger? If they are bigger how are you going to account for the difference in the smaller 2x2's? Something obvious to think about to make sure it is even possible to do. Maybe the dimensions work with the small ones on a diagonal.

It's beautiful - your wife must be proud and rightfully smug. Thanks for coming back with the photos! It's a great lesson about the impact of your grout choice.