Yes, tiles were completely done yesterday. I mentioned my displeasure within one hour of the tile crew leaving, but nobody returned, so I am assuming they wont easily come off now. I am meeting with the contractor tomorrow. Our nearest F and D said they have more tile on order, but it will be 2 weeks. That is why I was hoping to find a way to fix by removing individual tiles.

So I have been debating between all these also for the last couple months. For references, I am using Silestone Charcoal Soapstone (Quartz) on the perimeter counters (which will be by the tile) and Caesarstone Statuario Nuvo on the island. I found the Riad Snow Whilte to have too much of a "cool" gray tone to it. Alternatively, I find the Cle Weathered White to have too much of a pink/warm gray undertone. I really liked Cle Sea Salt and Zia Pure White but after I read some bummer reviews on here about Cle, I decidd to go with Zia Pure White. It seems to look the least gray to me and if it does have gray undertones they seem warm ish (warmer than Riad) and subtle. It tough though, I relate, been obsessing. I ordered samples of them all and put them next to each other with the counter color which really helped. I also ordered multiple samples of each.

"Zellige should not use a grout joint (should be butt jointed). Wedge spacers can be used to allow for variation in the butted tiles. Minimal maintenance is required on Zellige tiles. Mild soaps or neutral cleaners should be sufficient for most cleaning." Gotta be honest. No it doesn't look great. HOWEVER. You are not running a sauna. It's too much darn tile for ANY kitchen , it's overkill in any tile. It was beyond ambitious in this tile. Re do the back splash, perhaps with a different installer, and btw.......we know not how plumb your walls. The window wall? Drywall. Or bottom of cabinet height at most. Sorry.......but the entire concept of tile, protective and decorative - has gone beyond the pale. Yes, I well realize not what you asked : )

If you can visit the Fireclay store, it's worth it. It's a fairly refined tile compared to the rustic stuff you started with and kind of a different feel. But playing on the table making your own tile blend can be fun. (And they will make just about any trim piece you wish!) And if there is a good Pratt & Larson display somewhere, take a look. They have an even bigger selection of amazing glazes (and also do trim pieces). (I like trim pieces. Can you tell? You don't want Schluter edging your tile in your awesome kitchen do ya? No way....)