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Old 03-01-2018, 04:32 AM
 
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Just had the kitchen remodeled. Grey shaker style cabinets, with a Alaska white granite, its more of an off white/beige than it is pure white.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Interior design is not my Forte!
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Old 03-01-2018, 05:18 AM
 
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Here are a few suggestions but it depends on your design style and preference.

https://www.houzz.com/photo/89001945...-san-francisco
https://www.houzz.com/photo/98089386...itchen-chicago
https://www.houzz.com/photo/14929775...en-minneapolis
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Old 03-01-2018, 07:01 AM
 
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Some ideas from pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/grey-backsplash/

How about mosaic stainless steel mirror tiles? (look at the 1st row on the left - 7th image down)
Here's more:
https://www.edenmosaictile.com/ click on the tiles for more info and different angles

...or a backsplash similar to the counter.
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Old 03-01-2018, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Personally, I'd put anything that's solid/uniform so that it doesn't clash with the swirly granite. beautiful combo of cabinets and granite.
Can yo please share with me the paint color you used for the cabinets. i'm really trying to find a true gray and not a blue gray or green gray!
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Old 03-01-2018, 08:57 AM
 
Location: ☀️ SFL (hell for me-wife loves it)
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I would have matched the counter top, as bailey mentioned. Put a bullnose on the top, perfect. Personally, I would have had the entire wall done in stone, all the way up to cabinets. It's a kitchen, it's messy. Stone is easy to clean.
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Old 03-01-2018, 09:20 AM
 
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This is easy because there are not endless choices.

Resist the amateur idea to get creative and make a statement. The rule is to have only ONE patterned "statement" material and your granite is that statement.

Your back splash needs to match one of the colors in the granite. I'd look at subway tiles in the beige background color of the granite, and also look at pale gray tiles. I lean more towards beige tiles. Don't even do contrasting grout, because it will read as two competing patterns.

Bring home some samples.
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Old 03-01-2018, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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This is easy because there are not endless choices.

Resist the amateur idea to get creative and make a statement. The rule is to have only ONE patterned "statement" material and your granite is that statement.

Your back splash needs to match one of the colors in the granite. I'd look at subway tiles in the beige background color of the granite, and also look at pale gray tiles. I lean more towards beige tiles. Don't even do contrasting grout, because it will read as two competing patterns.

Bring home some samples.
Being creative doesn't make one an amateur. And honestly, we're probably ALL amateurs here anyway.
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Old 03-01-2018, 11:19 AM
 
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Being creative doesn't make one an amateur. And honestly, we're probably ALL amateurs here anyway.
You misunderstood.

I'm not against creativity. It's just that a lot of amateurs believe they are being "creative" when they are really just messing up a design by over-complicating it. Back splashes in particular are one of the most common areas where this happens. When you see a counter and back splash that compete instead of compliment, you know an amateur was there.

It wouldn't matter if it wasn't such an expensive mistake to fix.
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Old 03-01-2018, 02:24 PM
 
Location: Washington State. Not Seattle.
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You misunderstood.

I'm not against creativity. It's just that a lot of amateurs believe they are being "creative" when they are really just messing up a design by over-complicating it. Back splashes in particular are one of the most common areas where this happens. When you see a counter and back splash that compete instead of compliment, you know an amateur was there.

It wouldn't matter if it wasn't such an expensive mistake to fix.
Who decides if the design is "messed up"?

If the elements compete, but the owner likes it, does that mean it's "messed up"?

Unless this is for a model home or done by a professional designer (which the OP didn't indicate either), then I don't think anyone gets a school-letter-grade for their designs in their own home.
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Old 03-01-2018, 03:34 PM
 
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Just had the kitchen remodeled. Grey shaker style cabinets, with a Alaska white granite, its more of an off white/beige than it is pure white.

Any ideas would be appreciated. Interior design is not my Forte!
A solid slab of the same granite. It’s a cozy space. Keep the visual interest simple. Examples: https://www.msistone.com/blogs/post/...acksplash.aspx
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