Your link is broken but I was able to find the photo. It's tiny, however, hard for me to see the colors.

trying again to post picture. why is this so hard?

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here's an overall picture. Along with the backsplash I need to decide what color island. Wood stained to match the kitchen table or white? There's some brown in the granite and the mosaic marble strips will bring that out.

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I think your granite is gorgeous. I also like the backsplash tile. I would like to see the accent tiles also, but it sounds like they would be very nice and bring out the colors in the granite very well. If you want more sparkle could you add some amber or gold glass tiles in with the tumbled marble mosaic tiles?

At the tile store they also suggested putting in a 2" square tile every now in then to add more interest. They showed me a black wrought iron square. I have seen lots online but they are usually $12 to $20 per square. They can be inserted when tiling if you clip the corners of the tiles, or can be glued on top of a tile. Wouldn't add sparkle so much though.

Roses - The black would echo your black sink and a few other black elements in your kitchen, but I am hearing that you want some sparkle in your splash. Your granite is so beautiful and will work with the gold walls you previously showed! I like the idea of pulling a bit of the granite colors into the backsplash, either with the mosaic you mentioned or glass such as suggested by dkitchenreno. Or even some amber colored onyx, since you like onyx. Stores are great for suggestions, but go with your heart and you will be happy. For your island, I would vote for wood just because you have a lot of white, but white would also work and stand out nicely against your wood floor. Will you use the same granite top on it?

I don't know that we can get another remnant of this desert dream granite. It's not that common and when they got the slabs in everybody jumped on them. It doesn't seem cost effective to get a whyole slab for a 42" x 36" island. So I could wait to see if one comes available, go with a complementary granite - although it seems that it would have to be fairly plain - or put butcher block on it. I have found some nice looking RTA cabinets online at Cabinets Direct and Cabinet Giant, although I don't know anything about either of these companies. I have liked wood islands in other forum members' kitchens, but the ones I have seen are usually much larger kitchens with fancier cabinets.
So what top would you recommend if I went with a wood island of a sort of maple cognac/ginger spice color?

The tumbled marble goes great with your cabs/beautiful granite. I second the idea of a glass accent ... but then I'm a glass tile person. If you go with a medium toned wood for your island, I think I might look for a cream color top be it quartz (quiet and consistency) or granite. If you're lucky, you might be able to find a remnant somewhere.

what would you think of polished botticini marble on a wood island? The backsplash is tumbled botticini. They have a remnant of that at the fabricators - they would charge $30 sq ft to cut it and put an ogee edge around it. Usually the island is the focus, not the perimeter, so I don't want too plain.

Or, more of a light grey tone. You have that tone in the granite and it would look really pretty to have it picked up in the tiles.

I am seeing more of a gray color for the backsplash. The granite has such lovely grey accents in it and a gray BS would just really look fantastic.

VERY pretty granite. Colors can look weird on computers, but I'm seeing a little too much pink/peach as well.

wow, I don't see any pink/peach in the tile. I see it in the areas surrounding the tiles in the picture, but not in the tiles themselves.There is gray in the granite for sure as I thought stainless appliances might look good down the road. A stainless coffeemaker and toaster easily enough. I don't have gray anywhere else in the house so I was trying to pull out the browns to tie in with the wood floors and eating area. I can pull the gray out with inserts also. Are you all thinking shiny gray ceramic tiles or a tumbled marble with more gray in it. Sounds like I should look for a color that ties in more with the granite and less with the cabinets? I was trying to pull some of the white in just to tie it in to the granite. I don't know what to do!

Roses - As mairin says, colors look different on different computers. I don't see the pink either, but pink would not be right with your granite. Hold the tile next to pure white to try and see its true tones. This is also where you can use input from people who can see the actual sample and the real granite. Invite some friends over to look at it; go back to the granite yard with the tile sample and ask everyone around, even other customers. Ask the tile people about the pinks - they'll have so many colors to compare it to. If you have a granite sample take it with you. Another thing you can do to check undertones in the color is get some paint chips (the cardboard ones) in pale shades of each of pink, gray, yellow and beige; also pure white. That might help you find the true colors in your tile. I agree you want something neutral (beige/grey/cream) or pale gold, but not pinkish.

I'm wondering if its the lighting when I took the picture, because the tiles are various shades of beige and cream and some lean more towards brown, others more grayish. Would you go with a wood stained island?

what do you think of this backsplash instead? It's white onyx herringbone that comes on a mesh backing.

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well, I absolutely love the white onyx! I have white onyx subways in my kitchen with an accent behind the stovetop. Be forwarned that this material it is so incredibly costly. It's much less common than honey onyx so also harder to find. But when I saw your granite, my first thought was something to match the sparkles!! If you can't do the onyx everywhere, maybe as accents and you can find a more neutral field tile. And, remember to keep trying on other neutrals if you aren't finding just the right colors. You are the best judge of coloring since you are viewing it in your lighting. I looked forever to find THE match.

I'm guessing my monitor is off cause the tumbled stone did not at all look pinkish to me and the onyx (and I adore onyx) looks like it has a green undertone to me.

remodelfla, I don't think your monitor is off because that's what I see too. If anything there's quite a bit of gray in the tumbled stone. the onyx looks a little green but I think thats reflection and that it probably skews more to the yellow side. Most white onyx i have seen as been that way.

Sooooo, stained cabinet?