Thank you so much everyone. My DH, who, with me by his side, has done all of the remodeling was so patient with my selection of the backsplash. Funny thing is that I circled back to the exact same tile I originally wanted. After looking at so many, not quite right whites, I think I finally got over the cost issue. I also found that by working with a distributer of Sonoma directly in california the price was significantly better than locally in the midwest - even after shipping costs. Lake_girl - our cabinets are also not a pure white, a soft white (Crystal calls it frosty white). The sonoma creamy is a little "creamier" than our white and without the grout they looke even more cream. So I do believe that the grout can change the "look" of your white subways. Bee - I will be more than happy to measure. I want to say it is 49" or 50" inside the posts but I'll measure and let you know for sure. Red - (Makes me think of one of my current favorite shows, Once Upon A Time - Red Riding hood :) ) --- The longer pulls are also a top knob pull. It is the TopKnob M965. My Knobs are the Top Knob M354, and the bin pulls are Top Knob M364. All in Antique Pewter finish. I found the best prices at topknobs.com. Loved hunting the web for the best prices for this project. My floor tile is from Italy and the local distributer thought their distributer "carried" it, but it turns out they special ordered so our tile people wouldn't order it. I emailed someone in Italy off the manufacturers website and they sent me a list of all US carriers. It turns out that I got the same tile for over 1000.00 less, out of Florida, including shipping. So excited! That was out of www.fastfloors.com. Love it when you get great deals on a great product for your remodeling efforts!

Thanks so much!!! I am definitely in the lead. I did have a bit of a bummer though Saturday and I wanted to mention it for you Quartzite owners. I was re-sealing my Quartzite and realized that it now has two HUGE etched spots. We had a BBQ last weekend and I had a dispenser of Beergaritas (tequila, beer, limeade, and lots of lime juice) and I guess someone had spilled some and it didn't get wiped up right away. I am so tempted now to try at evenly etch the rest of it. I'm probably the only one who will really notice it though. Hopefully I will win this contest so once I have that beautiful Arabesque backsplash, REALLY no one will notice the etchings!

Go for the ivory color in the granite. Bring home swatches and find one that matches well. For the backsplash, just remove all of the tile over the granite bs, clean up and paint the wall above it.

if you do the ivory tile next to a white countertop, it 's going to look dingy. possibly. If you want white, do a white. you have white cabs/white countertops. wouldn't make sense to do an ivory tile. are you doing Cloe? this is the cloe in the white. Zellige in a weathered white. this one you could probably use if you want a diff white color hard to say until you get samples and place them next to the countertop. what's the rush in choosing a tile? It's best to wait until everything is in, and then choose. this way you can set the samples against what's there, and view them in your own lighting. Ordering a complete batch and waiting, only to find out it's the wrong color, is expensive. just wait and gather samples. I love your selections. you may find another tile you like. wait. I waited one year to do my splash! (ok, a little too long. but I couldn't make up my mind) my kitchen is similar to your selections