IMO wait until the counter is installed to choose backsplash since all your items in the space will have an effect on your choice .Make sure all the lighting is LED 4000K too before choosing even wall color. IMO backsplash needs to have some connection to the counter top so is there green in the counter ?

Beautiful! You are doing the right thing by looking at all the samples together, hopefully in the space where they will be installed. Your gorgeous countertop is definitely the star, and the simple glass tile will allow it to shine. Since every monitor shows color differently, it can be difficult to see if the tile is picking up some nuance in the quartzite, but on my computer it looks great and I love it with the navy island. Good luck with your project!

Agree with the above….since your island is blue then bring the blue to the backsplash.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting thanks! great advice. There is green in the countertops, super faint, but its there :)

Love your cabinet colors. The samples looks like they are well built. Which cabinet company (name) did you choose?

@T Jarmuth Thanks! We went with Merillat cabinets (turns out they have the same parent company as Kraftmaid). We had Merillat cabinets in our previous house and loved them! Colors are Moonshine and Harbor :)

Wow your counters are gorgeous! They will definitely be the star, so something simple for the backsplash is in order. I like the green and I like the idea of blue. Once your counters are in place, you can post some new pics with a few tile samples propped against the wall. It's going to be so pretty!

I'd wait to be sure but based on what you show, the green glass would be my choice. :)

It’s obviously a matter of preference, but the quartzite should be the star of your kitchen….I think green tile (since you already have a blue island) is going to be too much “fun”…..unless you just like lots of color and don’t mind a lot of different colors and materials. (I wouldn’t go that route, but that’s where preference comes in.)

You'll have to be careful in what you select and I agree that you should wait until the counters are installed.

You can do something 'fun' but it's likely not going to be a color,.......a texture instead.

@BeverlyFLADeziner oh, i like the idea of a texture vs. a color! thank you.

I have a tumbled glass tile in about that color in a bathroom and it reads rather mild. This is almost Not A Color. It's subtle.

On the other hand, the patterns and textures are bold elements. And they might look great! But they are more likely to fight the countertop for dominance than a peaceful monochromatic tile would.

You definitely have lots of options!

(I'd definitely avoid mixing stones in most cases. That usually ends badly.)

Your stone is the star. You already have blue and gray. I agree you should wait till everything is installed, especially your lighting, before you pull the trigger on any backsplash tiles. I think something really plain is going to be the best idea so it doesn’t compete with that glorious countertop.

I would wait until all installed and pick backsplash last. Have to remember it will look different installed because your stone will be horizontal and the backsplash is vertical so the light will reflect in different ways

I am invisioning the kitchen with that color palette. The moonshine perimeter cabinets, that gorgeous quartzite countertop laying horizontal, next to the soft pale green glass backsplash. Then the deep blue island with more of that quartzite. Maybe some beautiful wood tones mixed in.

I think it would be absolutely stunning! The color palette envokes in me the feeling of laying on a secluded beach. It feels calm, serene, peaceful, soothing, etc… Not busy at all imho.

Ok, I just realized why I am loving your color scheme. Check out the fabric that I have on my throw pillows for my sage green sofa! 😉

And then here is the wall color and front door color in my tiny cottage.

Ok I will quit now. 😆

@rebunky Thank you! And you’ve read my mind! ha, i should have mentioned that we’ll have light/natural wood tones as well, in the form of open shelving and legs for the island.

Love your fabric and front door area!