Can you take a close up of thegranite ?

Yes!

You can remove
And leave drywall - risks mold...

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You can remove and retile

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You can remove and add a 4” piece of matching countertop

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You can remove and put a big mirror until the countertops

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You can repaint the tile

I don’t have more granite. If I do new tile, what color?

You’re right, the gray is all wrong and also there shouldn’t be any tile on the right wall. When you remove the tile, it’ll damage the drywall and you’ll most likely have to patch it. Creamy white subway tiles would look fine on the wall behind the faucet.

I think I see another potential problem you might have. The way the sink and faucet were cut and located left scant room behind faucet for usual granite 4”, 2-3cm backsplash. So thin glass tiles were only material that would fit? A trim piece in brushed nickel like your faucet would be nice. Some of these have to be installed before the tile. But small other trim might work too. It just takes some hunting.

You can remove the tile and patch and paint the wall. It should be fine, depending on the users. :)

Me? I'd replace the tile AND the countertop. Kids and I are too short to be able to use a sink positioned that far back (unless it's a powder room). You can reuse the sink, faucet, and vanity and end up with something you actually like!

I would do this, with a warmer color than what your tile is now - before:

After:

painting mosaic tile backsplash

That small counter top looks like off the shelf at a big box store (I have nearly the same one). They usually sell the two pieces of granite to go with the top that are the exact size. They blend in perfectly and you don’t notice the difference. I would check the shelf at Home Depot, Maynards, or Lowes.

I actually like Olychick’s idea. I can’t suggest specific paint but it seems like a cheap and easy enough thing to try first. If you hate it, then you can re-do with other tile. I think Flo may be correct that it looks like you have little room behind the faucet. I have had bathroom sinks without a backsplash - just in powder rooms. I guess you’d have to replace the drywall. And Gloria had a good suggestion too about matching the granite. Good luck to you!

You may have to remove the faucet while you replace what is there, but I bet you will be able to find some other tile that would work. The small squares and the color aren't the right thing there as you point out. There are a lot of rectangular choices even in Lowes and HD. I personally am not envisioning subway as I think that would be too big. Just don't use something too busy that competes with the granite. Think about how you're going to finish the edges before starting. Schluter is commonly used which is a minimalist approach. You may be able to find another type of trim pieces that would work as well.

We might recommend removing the tile, fixing the drywall, and then going for a backsplash color that is in the countertop. You could also choose to just remove the backsplash all together and just paint once removed and dry wall is fixed.

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