the bright white tile, above, looks nice because of the white cabinets. But your cabs are really a deep red toned wood. Consider doing some pendants over the island and doing an off white wall color. nothing dark on those walls.

Does your stone have more of a bright white or an off-white? If off white, I'd pick the creamy tone and do a larger subway tile.

this is a 3x12 . Byzantine bianco. tilebar.com

here's your countertop w/marble tile

the last option is do the black. like a larger slate subway

whichever you choose, pick a larger tile and not a small 2x4 or 3x6.

Light walls ,light tile. Tile in a white would look better with cabs....the cabs and counter together can benefit from oversized but plain handles as in picture of white kitchen. If you want more cream tile, just not too creamy . Make the backsplash sort of a non element......tile size can be what you like........don't think size is too critical. I'd focus on some great hardware.

Pretty space but really dark. Go with white or off-white tiles that match the striations in your granite.

And maybe invest in some lighting!

Please do not do black. That will be way too dark. Go light with backsplash & paint color. Pick a light color out of your stone & go with that for your backsplash. For the paint I would go with Edgecomb Gray or something similar.

As long as you choose the same color for the tile and walls they can’t clash. The issue is that you have warm cabinets. If you choose a cool white or grey, that will not look good. Look at warmer or neutral shades, bring tile and paint samples home and look at them against your granite in your space. That will help a lot.

Before you do the backsplash, consider under cabinet lighting. With the recessed lighting around the edges of the cabinets, you are seeing strong shadows under your cabinets. Ditto the comment about pendant lights over the island.

Hi Felicia,

Understand - and understand it's a work in progress.

My concern was that it will be easier to get the wires in place, if they aren't already, before the backsplash.

no gray. not with those red based cabinets. do a very slight off white. order some samples and see what you like better. do larger tiles. Tilebar has some 3x12 ceramic in vanilla and a bianco.

DiscountGlasstileSTore has different glass types. Even Home Depot ONLINE, has some nice ceramic ones w/a handmade look. just order a few samples of each so you can judge the colors. wait until you're lighting is in before you do a wall color, as it will affect how it looks. choose warm tones,,,nothing in a cool blue-green/gray. you could even do a soft sage, which looks nice w/the red cabs.