Revere Pewter could be a nice compromise color here. It's a nice neutral that's not too warm or cold.

Back up and take a picture of your granite. I thought the top inspiration picture was your kitchen. That granite is super warm. You may have a little lighter slab.

Top picture (in intro to post) is my countertop and this one is mine. it is very warm. Others are inspiration/idea picks. Walls are currently a soft green - color painted by previous owners. No backsplash. Cabinets are being painted Dover white In a couple weeks. I thought a warmer white was better than bright white. Just trying to paint and add backsplash to spruce it up until bigger changes later.

Are you keeping the 4 inch piece in the back?

4” would be removed. I really don’t like when there is the mini backsplash with another on top.

I think the Dover white is a good choice,,,just keep in mind that if you plan on changing this counter down the road, you're stuck w/a really creamy off white.

if you do want a splash, please remove that 4" piece. it can be scored in the joint and pried off the wall w/o too much damage.

here are a few tile choices so you can see the colors. doing a light gray or blue gray is a mistake. if you found a tan/gray, that might work.

my granite has similar tones to yours. look at the tiles on the right.

Thanks Beth! So helpful. All the trim and doors in my home are dover white, so it works for now unless I want to tackle all of it. I like the dove gray, and in the last pic top right glass (what color is that) and bottom left glass (taupe color?). Here is pic of a sample of gray paint next to granite. Do I need to rethink the color? I thought it looked ok.

Terri, that little snapshot looks good, but back up to really get the feel of your granite.

the paint is only on that small area - its just a sample patch the rest is still the green

I understand. Maybe paint the sample on a big poster board so that you can move it around and check it with the granite in other areas.

Almost forgot I did that! on a piece of cardstock so a little smaller. Also painted huge area on wall, but not next to granite. Had to be careful with grays my house can turn gray purple pretty easily

very hard to tell about that color without see the entire space, flooring, lighting,,,etc,,,but generally speaking,,that's a cooler tone gray. look into the warmer grays.

the glass top right is from tilebar.com. Loft in Sand frosted, 2x8, glass subway tile.

tilebar also has the Lancaster in ivory

the bottom taupe color is 3x6 American Olean Plaze Taupe (home depot or lowes) on line.

this one is nice too

this color too

and wayfair has some warmer gray ceramics. look at thePark Place and this one,,,Retro Soho Chevron

My house is a bit of a mismatch right now without cabinets painted, 3 different colors on the wall and lighting not updated. I think the cooler gray was more inspired by my floors (pic below).

Will update with full pic of kitchen when done in a couple of weeks then come back for more thoughts! Thanks everyone!

terri,,I think a charcoal tone would look nice w/the gray walls, the flooring and the countertop. plus it's a nice contrast.

Looked at the local tile shop today..... paint color is another I had considered. SW anew gray (strong taupe/brown undertone) I would probably do a herringbone pattern with whatever tile I pick. Top is clay, middle ivory glass, bottom taupe- gray/pewter ? Don’t know if I could go as dark as charcoal when I thought about it. Any thoughts ?

Can u show more of the countertop in your picture?

I like the taupe-gray one. The top tile looks pinkish to me.

top is too pink, the white glass will take on a blue/green hue once installed (this is because of the glass itself.) so that leaves the taupe one,,,,which is ok, but I think you can do better. but if you want to get a creamier ceramic, I think that would work.

you're trying to force gray upon this countertop and it's not working.

Beth, its an ivory color glass - will it still take on a blue/green hue? I did also see a cream ceramic today just couldn't take home a sample piece. I do like that look and may end up there.

Terri,,,i'd have to take a close look at the glass. the glass they use to make these tiles has oxide in it (i believe) and that's what give all glass it's greenish tint. they do make glass that's pure, but it costs quite a bit more.

I'm not sure with the cream colored. depends how much of the actual glass is allowed to show. personally I think glass goes better with more of a contemporary style kitchen. I think if you did a longer subway it would look updated, but still match your kitchen style. look at 2x8, 3x9,2x10 or 3x12. the two tiles I posted, above, are 3x12. I'd do that or a 2x8

grab a sample of these:

http://www.discountglasstilestore.com/copy-of-3-x-9-beveled-glass-earth-on-sale-10-79-per-square-foot/

Bliss collection

this design would look perfect with yours (I'd choose the herringbone for the entire wall.

http://www.discountglasstilestore.com/shadebox-light-3-x-12-hand-made-look-glazed-porcelain-tile/

or,,look at the Lux collection. this is a taupe porcelain. 4x11,,,grab a sample of this one too

http://www.discountglasstilestore.com/lux-designer-taupe-4-x-11-75porcelain-tile-sold-by-carton-11-81-square-feet-per-carton-7-41-per-square-foot/

Hi Everyone! Kitchen cabinets are done being updated! I have narrowed down backsplash to two different tiles. The smaller is a glass tile in sand color and larger is off white. Let me know your thoughts. Then I have one other question about how to tile a particular area around my window.

Question 2 - I am planning on removing 4" granite when I do the backsplash. This is how the previous owners dealt with the casing around our kitchen window..... Do I get a new piece of casing and continue down to countertop? Continue down to make a corner that meets the piece that goes on bottom of window and squeeze a small piece of backsplash underneath? One person recommended cutting a small piece of the 4" granite just to stay there and then do backsplash next to it. It all is a little weird and off to me. I do not want to remove granite on window though. Its right next our kitchen sink and gets splashed a lot. Any other ideas or which would look best? Thanks!

bring down new window casing to the countertop. leave the granite for the sill. that's the best way I see to do this. (I'd also get plain window casing. nothing w/grooves or lines. just the simple, flat casing.

the glass color seems a little muddy looking,,,,in the photo. does it go better in real life?

I like the larger tile, but do they have it in a almondish- tan color? or more of a creamy tan/white?

https://www.glasstileoasis.com/angle-feather-decor-3-x-12-glossy-porcelain-tile.html

in the picture, it seems a little too bright.

or mushroom glass

The off white might look bright because of the lights being on in the kitchen and it is shiny. I can retake pics in natural light in the morning. It is almost exactly the same shade of off white as the cabinets. Both samples are from tile bar. Santa Monica in Ivory 4x12 and Loft in Sand frosted, 2x8, glass subway tile. The glass is a little muddy - I would probably get a slightly different glass if that one was the final choice color and because I didn't realize when I ordered the sample its a little pricey ($17/sq ft).

ah,,,ok,,,as long as it's not the bright white, it should be fine. I like the wavy look. did you see their Lancaster line too? those are also nice. and I think Home Depot (online) has a few wavy look subways as well.

there was another person on here who just finished up matching her Taj quartzite. I really liked her color tiles she picked,,,trying to find out where she got them,,but I thought they might look nice w/your granite.

has more of those darker tones that would play nice against your cabs

she said she picked the one on the left, but it had 3 diff tones? don't know if she purposely picked out 3 diff tones or what,,,but I sure like how it came out. i love the pattern. with yours, if you did one solid tone, I think it would look great.

Sorry, but gray is on it's way out. It has been a "trend" for about 8 or 9 years and is being replaced with warm beige. Pink beige is NOT coming back into style - just the warm beige. Lucky for you that St. Cecilia is a warm beige. Be patient. Even if you think "gray" is your style now, it won't be within the next year or so. Don't put in a new backsplash. Save your money so you can replace your "gray" furniture with warmer, on-trend tones.

Carol. What would be a good warm beige. I have same granite with very creamy beige cabinets and looking for new wall color. I have had green 15 years. I too was trying to force gray since tired if the tans. I just don't want cabinets to blend with wall. I have adjoining keeping room with high ceilings, stainless steel appliances.

Hi Tammy, I am not a Certified Colour expert . However, Maria Killam is. She would be able to give you the best advice, especially if you are planning to paint both your cabinets and walls. Suggest you go to her blog to get some ideas. Also, here is a link to her Colour wheel which will help you get an idea of how the groups of color work together. "Warm" beiges fall in the Orange-Beige and Yellow-Beige categories.

http://www.mariakillam.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/colourwheel.

I just know that putting gray with tan and St.Cecilia won't work. PLUS, gray is on it's way out so why date your decor?

Best wishes, Carol

Thanks. Not painting cabinets just walls. Everything light tends to be too close to cabinet color. It doesn't help that the method used had produced a very yellow color. Guess that matches the granite.

Hi Tammy - I think you will find Houzz will give you great advice and a few color experts might even chime in with colors if you get a few pics up and start a new thread. Also remember if its just paint then you can go with whatever color works, who cares about the trends because paint is easily changed when its just the walls.

Carol, thanks for your tips. If you follow the whole thread I have moved away from a gray choice for the backsplash. I am hoping to pick a backsplash to go with the granite and cabinets because those things are not changing - so more of timeless kitchen. If you have any specific recommendations on backsplash tile and I am still deciding so I welcome all advice!!

Hi Terri K, it is almost impossible to select or recommend exact colors based on on-line images. Suggest that you go to Dal-tile and get one of their boards that contains the tile for their "Essentials - Redefined" collection for wall tile "Semi Gloss and Matte Glazed Ceramic Groups 1 & 2". There are 26 different colors in Semi-Gloss. They offer a wide variety of sizes (including subway) and trim pieces. Something should work. The pricing is pretty reasonable - less than $5 per sq foot.

The showroom will also give you large tiles (at least 4.25 x 4.25) to help you test the colors you like. My final bit of advice is that the color from the granite counter top will reflect onto your backsplash tile. That means if you get your colors pretty close (in otherwords not perfect), you should be able to get a good match.

Terri, I just did a search because I'm having some difficulty making a granite decision for a new construction home we're having built. We've chose Santa Cecilia granite. Our floor choice is a tile plank with beige and grays in it. The interior paint color is a taupe-ish gray. Furniture is natural/warm tones and some dark wood. The Santa Cecilia sample the builder provided is light and has some gray tones in it, but when I went to the granite yard there were a lot of slabs with gold/yellow. So now I'm wondering if I should choose New Venetian Gold because it seems to be more brown than gold. Seems like I'm in the same struggle that you were. I'd love to see your kitchen with the gray walls and the backsplash!

Hi Wesley,

So at this point the backsplash has not happened. I have decided on a tile - just the larger off white tile (pictured above) but unfortunately we had a plumbing problem come up and it ate our backsplash budget for now. Here are a couple of pictures of our kitchen as updated now. The wall color is Revere Pewter at 150%. In an odd way having it be darker brought a little of the green undertone out a little more in a way that works well with the granite. I cannot give too much advice to your decision (I am horribly indecisive myself). Hope the pictures are helpful.

terri k,,,, looks good. I like the colors. question: can you push that fridge back a few inches? even if it means insetting it into the wall behind it? For some reason, it just looks like it's out too far. (either that or get a counter-depth fridge, but if you have a few inches to move backward, it would be enough)

Unfortunately cannot push back the fridge but it’s older and will die, eventually being replaced by a counter depth one. Even though that will be a balance as on the other side of the fridge there is a supporting wall (holds up our staircase) that is 26” deep. So there will always be a limit with what we can do and still be able to open the fridge doors correctly.

Flo, yes. I guess she's decided on an off-white tile.

Hi Terri! So, now that the project is done, are you happy with the results? We are just getting ready to sand/refinish our wood floors and paint and are in a similar situaction bc our Granite is the same as yours. Our cabinets are already white and we’re going to stain our floors a light brown/natural/gray color. Wish I could switch the granite too but not in our budget yet.

Honestly I LOVE our kitchen now. Its so much more bright and open with lighter cabinets. Obsessed with our flooring, but we went from ugly tile to wood. With changing floor and cabinets I can honestly say I don't have a problem with our granite at all or see a need to replace. Maybe you will feel the same after all is said and done. I never really posted a before pic of the whole kitchen. So here is that so you can see the transformation. Good luck with renovations!

We tried mindful gray and in the end once I got a large swatch on the wall it looked purple (my home makes a lot of grays go purple). I ended up with BM Revere Pewter at 150%. It brought out the green undertone a lot but I think that’s what makes it work with our granite. As for backsplash kitchen still looks like pic above with none. Don‘t see us adding one for quite a while. I think it looks ok without one and therefore have prioritized other projects for now. I am sure I will come back to it at some point.

FWIW - We have Revere Pewter at 150% with our St. Cecilia granite and jacobean stained cabinets. The paint is a nice neutral with the granite and a greige in our house.

Terry, What color would your Kitchen cabinets be?