Rufi: Here are some pics I took of the Bianco Romano when I was thinking of doing that for the counter...I decided to go a bit more white, but here are some of the pics that I took with other tiles. From Granite From Granite

Thanks mindimoo! I've always loved alkuo5's granite and splash combo (ok, the entire kitchen actually!) and your thassos marble bricks are really nice! Our border tile listello for our downstairs bath will have random strips of thassos marble. I'm thinking about incorporating more of it in our upstairs baths when we reno those next year because it's just so darned pretty! Isn't it neat how many different ways there are to do a white backsplash? :-)

olivertwist - thank you-it is my favorite thing in our kitchen. It was easy to install also (it comes on a mesh). I think they have 4 variations, so check the link to see if there is another that you like better. They are all quite different. Be sure you get samples in person. You can also 'enhance' it with a certain kind of sealer that deepens it but we chose not to. I wouldn't say a lot of green. When I look at it I see quite a bit of variation but if I had to pick one color that stood out I think the slate gray does because its darker than the others. There are red (some moving into a pink if you can believe that) tones, clay or an olive green color, orange/rust. I have attached a couple of close ups I just took. The first one is with flash and the under cabinet lights on. The next is with the uc lights off but the kitchen light is on. If you want one in natural light I can catch one tomorrow since it's already pitch dark out.

Ikea Adel (now Grimslov) white with Home Depot marble tiles. They appear very white in the box, with little to no pattern. Once they were on the wall, on the gray mastic/thinset, the patterns tended to show through more. These tiles were remarkably inexpensive at $5.69 sq ft. I installed them with the help of a friend. The first photos were taken before the caulk was installed. Here are some photos.