It is a trendy tile mosaic that has been way overdone for the last 10 years. When they first came out you could only find them at the high end designer tile stores, but now they are mostly found at Home Depot and Floor & Decor.

You would be installing a look that will date your kitchen to 2012. Nothing wrong with that, but worth knowing before you put in a new backsplash.

Chispa, I beg to differ. It might have started 8 years ago, but I honestly haven’t seen it done often enough to be called dated.

That said, if the OP likes it, we should help her find it.

If you have seen it in those stores, how about sharing?

I'm off to google.

ETA: it’s a linear tile. Many examples if you google. Hard to tell from the picture what it made of. Marble, ceramic?

Home Depot, I think.

Not the exact one but pretty close. I wasn't going to search through 100 more tile on the HD site!

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ivy-Hill-Tile-Kansas-Wichita-12-in-x-12-in-x-10-mm-Polished-Marble-Mosaic-Tile-EXT3RD100394/206641661

Eld, don't forget that most design trends start in places like NYC and LA and then trickle down to other parts of the country. I think most here would call it dated. If you haven't seen it much, it doesn't mean it is new and fresh!

At least this example is more monochromatic and not the very busy ones with several colors.

I just searched on Houzz for linear mosaic backsplash and got 150K+ photos ...

https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/linear-mosaic-backsplash/nqrwns/p/36

OP might want to look through these photos and see if she sees the same (or similar) with product name or source mentioned.

In style or not, the other thing the OP might want to consider is the difficulty of cleaning such a backsplash, particularly behind a stove. Larger glazed ceramic is bad enough, trying to scrub all those little pieces and grout lines is going to be a chore.

I agree it was popular at least 10 years ago, but has fallen out of favor. It is also called “pencil tile” if you want to search for that.

Also keep in mind that such a busy backsplash means your floors, cabinets and counters should have as little pattern as possible and be somewhat bland, or there will be too much going on. I think it is for that reason that this style backsplash went out of favor. People want to do more creative things with their kitchens than just have the backsplash govern all the other choices.

I guess I thought the thin linear glass tile has gone out and would date it, this is thicker, and I believe ceramic or porcelain, with some marble in it. I like a marble mosaic tile (pic), but I do worry about the upkeep. I am just not a fan of subway tile and the variations of it and feel like that will be a fad as well. I am looking for a mostly white/light grey subtle backsplash that isn’t too busy. I know subway tile is supposed to be timeless, I just am not a huge fan.

thank you for all of the help so far!

I live in the NYC area and SW Florida. When I did my NY kitchen in 2009 I had isssues with my backsplash. That is how I found Gardenweb. I scoured kitchen photos all over the internet. And, I looked at current new builds to get inspiration.

I think if I would have seen that application used consistently I I would have remembered it.

Shannon, pencil tile to me would mean those pieces that were used between other tiles and not grouped together as an application.

It‘s interesting when we give advice, we do offer info about trends. When you yourself are in the thick of renovation, it is sometimes easiest to shop on trend.

I’m doing my Florida master bath , gray and white is still huge and everywhere, I see still it in multi million dollar homes even in my NY suburb area. . Yet here On Houzz everyone discourages it. It’s out, don’t do it etc.

But then, at the same time, where are the suggestions to what someone could do instead, moving forward.

The backsplash is the easiest to change if you are thinking about resale.

Trabideaux, you can also search mini tiles if this the look you want.

Subway tile IS classic and is in many homes and apartments in NYC. I grew up in NYC and my mother still lives in the apartment complex built in the 1930's. All tile is subway tile. Ours happened to be yellow and black.

However, if you don't like it, don't install it.

As for grey and white, grey used enmass is just not an appealing color, it's right up there with beige. Someone flipped a house on the street over from me and EVERYTHING is grey: the siding and painted brick, the floors, the walls, the kitchen backsplash. Everything. You'll see how many posts are on here asking for advice about adding color, the ubiquitous "pop of color."

I will give one piece of advice about grout: you want as little of it as possible (I installed 4"x12" tile) and the man we hired used epoxy grout. That was the BEST decision! Nothing sticks to it, NOTHING! I found old spaghetti sauce in some spots on the grout. Hadn't had the sauce in over a week. Wiped right up, no stains. I'm in love. But the installer needs to be very familiar with the material, I believe.

A brand new showroom in Naples Florida has this in their photo gallery.

Okay, not for everyone, but similar to what the OP is currently looking for.

What is everyone’s opinion on marble backsplash? Too hard of maintenance? Trendy? Timeless? I like how subtle it is. We will have dark stained lower cabinets and white uppers, dark trim and medium brown flooring with minimal shade variation. I don’t want too busy of a backsplash, but again, I’m not in love with subway tiles.

What color are your cabinets? I’m not a fan of the marble with those dark brown floors.

Yes it is trendy. Again if you love it, don’t worry about trends.

you don’t wNt subway yet you are still going to that similar shape.

You can get other shapes with a variation in color to add interest.

Look at Ann Sacks, Sonoma Tilemakers, Walker Zanger for inspiration.

Sometimes things that end up being trends do speak to us and tick off all the boxes and work for the space.

I think automatic trend snobbery and automatic trend following are basically the same things. The key is the automatic reaction. Someone sees a trend and is immediately drawn to it, someone else sees a trend and immediately runs in the other direction.

Exactly! Well said. We should cross stitch that onto a throw pillow.

I love marble and chose marble countertops when we redid our kitchen five years ago, so I would have no trouble with a marble backsplash.

However, it depends on your countertop. If you're using granite or quartz, for example, it will be trickier. Soapstone is probably okay.

I had Fireclay make our backsplash tile, and chose the marble to match. Not the usual order, but I wanted a specific blue I had seen at a tile maker in Spain.

If you choose something "different", it will never be in style or go out of style.

Deegw - you make good points. That is why I brought up in my earlier post the more practical reason why that type of backsplash has fallen out of favor. It’s not just that it may be a trend that may or may not still be popular, but that it made the other choices in the kitchen more constrained and difficult. As a consequence people started to veer away from it.