Love your choice of cabinets. I love green, but for me the bright greens in your photos are too much “pop”. How about a sage green, or a gray-green? That said, you should choose what you love!

Green is great - my favorite color actually - but putting it on a hard finish may make you regret it years down the line or for resale. I love your cabinets too and that is plenty of ‘pop’ IMO - get your green from plants and decor but keep the BS white.

the first green one more than the second. depends on the tile I think. The first tile has a bit of warmth ...and in your plan [the first pic] the shelf would be a little lower means the green area isnt quite as high overall. I think its really a nice complement to the cabinet situation you are doing.

Paint poster board ($2 a piece at Walgreens) the color you think you would like. Live with it in the space for a day or two. I tried several different paint boards until I found the one that worked best in my kitchen with my natural and artificial light. It’s only the cost of a quart or several cans of paint and allows you to choose without committing to tile until you are certain you love it.

I like the green, but I would not do white tile above the shelves. Either paint only, or the same tile the whole way.

IMO the cabinets are already busy and I have no idea what the green connects to and I sure would not do 2 different tiles on a wall pick one and do the whole wall IMO keep it simple . I sure hope the black in those cabinets is not walnut that would have been a shame to have painted . Wait until the cabinets and counter are installed then take some pics of your space and come back to see about the backsplash since that and wall color are the last choices to make.

I would aim for a softer green (my house is a sage green, so I have no objection!) to act as a foil for the cabinets. If you choose a really strong color, it would likely compete too much with the two-toned cabinets.

White would just be so dang boring.

Super cool. But yes, add the green in accents.

Matte green kitchen aid mixer.

Green and cream colored tea kettle.

Plants.

Art

Towels

I like this combination with the darker grout, modern yet traditional, simple but interesting. Let your lovely cabinetry, accessories and lighting be the focus.

Have you thought about a grey tile? i am a green lover, and I have a green splash myself, but in your case the cabs are busy already, introducing a totally different color might be too much going on. The right color grey would connect to the black and be something different than just plain white. White is perfectly fine, too. I wouldn't get into two different colors of tile with your cabinets. Let the one busy feature be enough.

I love the cabinets you’ve chosen. They are dreamy. I too adore green. It occurred to me that my kitchen, although not walnut and black paint, have the same color elements you are also drawn to. I was not as brave in my green tile choice, but did use a sage-y color and have added bolder green accent pieces. If you do decide on those marvelous green tiles, I would not also use another white subway tile above. As in the inspo pics you’ve posted, I’d just go with paint and let your tiles be the star. Good luck!

I love the green and black and white in the photos BUT...when looking at inspiration pics, it's important to remember to have context for the entire space. How high are your ceilings, how wide is your wall? How will it tie into adjacent spaces? Standing back in the space, it could potentially look like three horizontal stripes and significantly visually lower your ceiling height.

This would look good but....

if you want to go for green, take a look at these:

REED

or

SEAGRASS

LAGOON

You can always request a sample online! www.RocksinStock.com

Beautiful cabinets! All of the green tile pictures you posted were above much plainer cabinetry. Use "boring" white tile to let your cabinets be the star, and add green as others said, in accessories.

Love and applaud you for going with those beautiful walnut/black cabinets. I think the first “mossy” green tiles would be stunning as a back splash if installed below a single floating shelf that matches the walnut cabinet finish/runs the whole length of the cabinetry so that the shelf caps and integrates the green tile into the design. Like previously mentioned though, it depends on the size, shape, layout and configuration of your whole kitchen and adjacent areas. The white subway tile with a dark mortar would be better if you want the tile to go the whole way up to the ceiling with multiple floating shelves. Would absolutely not mix the white and green tile.

Heath Ceramic Tile might be a great option for your kitchen they are handmade, and have a modern MCM vibe. Check their website out online.

I would love a dark, handmade green tile. But adding the white would seem cheap to me, almost like the budget wouldn’t stretch. Sorry! Hope this doesn’t sound rude, but it’s my opinion.

I love the green...but would not add the white tile on top. I would do tile only up to the floating shelves and crisp white paint above it. Really not that big of an investment to redo after resale if someone doesn't care for it in some future house sale. Do what you love while you are in it.

I think I missed what your counters are going to be? Is it the soapstone?

Thank you all for your comments, I really appreciate your input! Definitely leaning towards just doing the white tile to keep it simple. Our new kitchen is really large and includes a dining area with a fireplace, so maybe I'll use that as my place to go a littler more bold.

HD, for the counters we are planning to use black quartz.

Sounds gorgeous!

Be careful with black quartz as it’s prone to show scratches.

What else would you suggest? I knew soapstone would scratch, but didn't realize quartz would.

The cabs are lovely but with 2 finishes there I think you have to keep the rest simple. No green tile, and not 2 different tiles.

Honed or leathered granite

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HONED here

Leathered Titanium granite is gorgeous and doesn't show scratches. You can see into the quartz deposits which give it depth. You should see it in person. My sil has it in her kitchen. Takes my breath away.

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I have done soapstone twice now, and I think many people on this forum overly hype the idea of soapstone scratching.

I agree; I have soapstone countertops and they are maintenance free- no scratches, stains or other problems. I could oil or wax them, but thus far opt not to, and they are beautiful. I just wipe them with a damp cloth and a little Dawn detergent.