Pretty! I like the one on the left in your first pic. The colors seem to work wonderfully with your cabinets and granite.

I agree with Lynn. Left in the first pic seems to tie in cabinets and granite. The next one, the style looks trendy (and what material is it? It's coming across almost metallic on my monitor) and I think both that and the last one are too dark.

Can you take a close up of your granite? It's hard to tell the colors in your pics. It looks like all of the tiles you picked are too dark, but it's hard to tell.

I'm on my phone, so the two pics are small, but to me, it looks like the samples closest to the range are switched from pic 1 to pic 2. I would not go with a narrow mosaic tile, which reads more contemporary, with your more traditional cabinets. Also, in my area, they are already passe.

As far as the other two samples, I have a hard time seeing what colors they are due to the dark background.

I'd go with something very simple to focus on the large piece behind the range.

Also, it's hard to see the color of the counters, other than that it's light.

Are your cabinets more reddish like the one hit by the sun or more espresso?

The black backing on the tiles is making it really hard to tell how the color looks with the granite. I THINK I like the ogee tile, but it's really hard to tell how well it is working with the stone.

Thanks for your advice! Yes, I switched the tiles on either side of the stove since one side had more sunlight. Here is the close up attached. The brown tile looks more copper to me. Not sure if that will go with the kitchen?

I agree that the lightest color (on the left in the first pic, in the center in the above pic) works best. The others seem just too dark with the cabinets, even though they are both very nice.

The thin tiles with the brown accents are the best of the three but they are going to be a very strong pattern in your kitchen. Your granite is really lovely and unfortunately that tile is going to hog all the attention.

A lightly variegated subway would be really pretty.

I agree with mark_rachel and would actually use something that reads more solid like the cream subway tile suggestion. I think your stone is beautiful and all the tiles are very busy. If you've always loved those types of tile then I say go for it, but do think it takes away from the stone.

I agree. You have such pretty counters (btw, what is it?), and cabinets. I'd go with a simple light, maybe glass, subway tile or a light geometric form. or maybe fire glazed brick.

And I'd definitely not go with these finger mosaics.

What's your budget?

I agree that to me the original samples all look too dark.

You're right. They are dark compared to my splash behind the stove. It's important that it goes well with that piece that's already there. I love the tiles in your pics mark-rachel. I'm not concerned about the budget since its such a small space and it wont break the bank if i go for expensive tile. I'm going to be staring at it everyday so i want something very nice!

I'd go with the lightest color from the piece behind the range, ideally something slightly translucent (iridescent?) because to me it looks like your counter has a translucent quality to it.