I'm not one of the people with an eye for backsplashes so I will leave that to the experts. However, one thing that jumped out at me was the transition between the brick bar and the granite...

You've done such a great job staining your cabinets. Is there any chance that you could stain some molding to give that transition a more 'finished' look? You could build up an almost-crown look there. It might help seperate those two natural elements visually.

Were those existing cabinets? They look great!

Sandy

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How about a grayish taupe ceramic

Or a glass tile?

Yes, those were my existing cabinets. I do agree, It think some molding placed between the brick and granite would tie it in! It seems like the overall color of my granite is tan and the overall color of my brick is grey. So is grey the better color to use on the backsplash?

I tried to find something that was a grayish taupe. How do you feel about the ceramic vs. glass? Then I can look more for you.

You did an AWESOME job on your cabinets, they look amazing!

Have you considered staining the brick with tones that would be easier to blend with the rest of your color palatte?

OK... here's another. I'd suggest the 3x6

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I think I am open to either glass or ceremic right now. Maybe that grayish taupe would work best, I will try to ask for that color tomorrow at a tile store. And I agree that the 3 X 3 would look good, I also thought about going even smaller? But I think my color choices and finishes get smaller. As you can tell I also want to avoid going for too much of a country look.

lukkiirish, I did consider that but my husband is against it and I also included a picture of the mantel which is across the room from the bar area. I would have to stain that too, and I was hoping I was almost done with this project. :)

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My personal favorite is glass which I feel is elegant, not too fussy, and plays off the existing style of the kitchen rather then defining it. I like the 3x6.

Won't imbed... check out the coffee color

Here is a link that might be useful: Glass 3x6 tile

Remodelfla, what is the site for the first tiles you posted?

Someone sometime posted either a pic or wrote about them. I bookmarked them along with a bunch of others. I hope it helps someone.

Here is a link that might be useful: tile site: Interstyle

First off, the cabinets look WONDERFUL! As does the brick and the granite. I love the choices you've made thus far, so I am sure you'll do well the rest of the way. I like the idea of the molding matching your cabinets, to go between the granite and the brick on the bar.

I really like the first set of glass tiles that remodfla posted - I like the brown sugar in a glass subway tile for your kitchen.

Good job - and KUDOS to you for it!

Boxie