I would paint it gray to blend with cabinets.

Thanks. Where would you stop the backsplash? That is my struggle….

I would stop it in the corner.under the wall cabinets. I don't see a reason to extend it around the corner.

So not even extend to the left wall that has the iron thing hanging in it? You’d paint that whole wall -floor to ceiling- gray to match cabinets?

I answered the same on your other thread. No side splash.

Whatever color you are painting the rest of the walls, that is what you paint that wall.

Yes, sorry, eld6161… I wasn’t sure best way or place to post. I struggle with where to paint cabinets vs where to paint wall. It’s mostly cabinets up to ceiling so it’s gray… but then this side strip and corner threw me for a loop. Rest of house walls outside kitchen are white but since I’m doing backsplash I don’t really have wall anywhere but here.
Thank you and sorry to waste anyone’s time on this.

NONONO please do not waste money putting llipstick on this pig.. Painting knotty pine is in a perfect world a huge PITA to do it involves stripping sanding primng with shellac primer and then painting with 2 coats the doors and drawer front sprayed in a space where there is no dust and no air movement .Then after all that they might look okay. Save the money and time and style and wait until you can do this right not to mention getting all matching appliances and arranging the kitchen for better layout. If by chance you are getting these done professionaly then STOP for sure since that will cost as much as new, BTW gray never works with knotty pine.

Yikes! Ok… well, we already planned and paid for this as a temporary fix until we knock out the walls and move the kitchen out. We have plans for huge renovation but had to hold off. Mom has leukemia and wished for us to have a nice simple (not so simple:) remodel that she could see to the end. We are halfway there but struggling with paint. We have a project manager and GC he manages but unfortunately design suggestions are minimal. I’ll keep searching and it feels ok knowing it will look better than it does (I’m over the pine) and it will be short(ish) term. We have all new appliances going in also. Just thought of painting rather than new cabinets

We are not keeping any of the knotty pine color, btw. ceiling will be white with darker wood beams.