37+ Backsplash for Busy Granite
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White Subway Tile Backsplash for Busy White Granite Countertops and Black Kitchen Cabinets
Black shaker cabinets, white backsplash, and busy white granite countertops offer a transitional contrast. Thanks to the daylight illuminating the environment with the help of white colors, black cabinets are further highlighted. The wooden island and the waterfall help the busy white granite to create a natural and warm look together with the wooden floor.
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Dark Wood Kitchen Cabinets with Gray Ceramic Backsplash Tile
Although the patterns of the wooden cabinets add a bit of a rustic feel, the lighting also provides a warm and friendly look. You can feel the natural touch from the gray ceramic backsplash tiles, wooden cabinets, and floors, and finally busy beige granite countertops.
Backsplash for Busy Granite
When it comes to designing a kitchen, granite countertops are classic. Granite is available in different patterns, colors, textures, and shades that give a luxurious feel. Thanks to its natural flecks in colorful shades of reds, golds, creams, rusts, and silvers, granite countertops have characteristic appeals, and some of the types of granite, in which these flecks are more intense, provide a busy appearance. Because of this dominant look, choosing a backsplash for busy granite countertops might be tricky. In this article, you will find some design tips and tricks, and stylish and trendiest backsplash ideas that you can match with your granite slabs!
How do you compliment something so busy without overwhelming? If you are working with a busy granite, this question might be bothering you. When using intense patterns on your counter, like busy granite, it is harder to find a matching backsplash tile. Using a clean and simple backsplash is the safest way to create a stylish design with busy granite slabs. This way you can bring a fresh look and balance the busy appeal of these beautiful stones. Of course, you can also use more detailed backsplash tile, but this complex appearance might be overwhelming. So, there are different options. Keep reading to find some inspirational backsplash ideas for your busy granite countertops!
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White Subway Tile Backsplash For Busy Granite Countertop and Dark Blue Cabinets
Of course, white subway tiles have proven naturality in kitchen designs, and when this naturality is combined with busy granite countertops, a magnificent view emerges. The backsplash subway tiles that are chosen according to the busy granite pattern and color, create both a harmonious and dynamic look. Dark blue cabinets and copper surfaces combine to this harmony while displaying a contemporary look.
Traditional Mosaic Tiles
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Busy Granite Backsplash and Countertops with Dark Wood Kitchen Cabinets
The busy granite patterns chosen according to the dominant color in the kitchen cabinets create perfect harmony. The harmony of colors and patterns gains importance in this regard to obtain a complete look. The same can be said for this busy granite, which is chosen following the tones of brown. The atmosphere has warm vibes, and the busy granite backsplash and countertops give it a stylish and vibrant look.
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Light Wood Cabinets with Gray Granite Slabs
One of the best examples of modern and minimalist design style welcomes us. The fact that light wood shaker cabinets are handleless conveys simplicity to us very well. The warm and natural touch of wood, combined with the busy countertops and backsplash in gray shades, creates a very nice harmony. Concrete floors have a striking harmony with these gray busy granite countertops and backsplash. A simple, stylish, and modern kitchen with everything.
What kind of backsplash goes with busy granite?
Using simple and minimalistic looks for your backsplash will make the countertop is the centerpiece of your design. Whether it is a classic white subway tile backsplash or white marble backsplash, white is the fail-safe color option for this busy appeal. Also, you can complement the natural flecks and grains with matching colors. For example, if you have brown granite with gold and gray touches, you can use neutral-colored tiles to create a completed look. You can also give a visual interest to your backsplash with different tile layouts and shapes like herringbone, chevron, hexagon.
On the other hand, you can also use some patterned tiles but if it does not fit the look of the granite, it can break your whole design. That’s why going with a clean backsplash will be the best choice. The other option is using the same granite material for both counter and backsplash. This way you can create a continuous look and emphasize the impact of this beautiful stone.
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Contemporary Kitchen with Busy Granite Backsplash and Countertops
Adding a stylish look to this contemporary style kitchen with its flowing patterns, the countertops and backsplash draw all the attention. Handleless flat panel cabinets create a beautiful harmony in brown and gray shades, while also creating a soft contrast. We can capture a natural and warm welcome from dark wood cabinets. This busy granite backsplash and countertops provide the transition between the contrast of gray and brown.
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White Kitchen Cabinets with Busy Granite and White Subway Tile Backsplash
Of course, nothing could go into an all-white kitchen other than busy granite countertops to match it. The warmth and naturalness of light wooden floors complement each other with these busy granite countertops. White ceramic tiles and shaker cabinets create a harmonious movement. The blending of white and light gray tones brings a modern and bright atmosphere. Stainless steel appliances and chrome hardware balance the modern look well.
Glass Mosaic Tiles
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Eclectic Kitchen Design with Green Cabinets and Black Accents
This kitchen design, which is contemporary for some and multi-colored for others, shows us the perfect harmony of black busy granite countertops and black backsplash tiles. Pistachio green flat cabinets and black and white floor tiles create a different harmony and add movement to the environment. An unusual and challenging kitchen design welcomes us with the touch of natural materials such as busy granite.
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Black Mosaic Tile Backsplash for Gray Busy Granite Countertops in Transitional Kitchen
The movement and minimalistic look created by the mosaic tiles create a modern atmosphere and make you feel at home. Its harmony with gray busy granite countertops is eye-catching. In this kitchen design, busy granite countertops provide a more modern look, while mosaic backsplash tiles add a more traditional feel. The contrast between these design style times, combined with the brown color of the maple cabinets, helps to create a warm view.
Backsplash for Top Busy Granite Colors
If you want to use a busy granite counter for your kitchen design, choose the granite slab first. This way, you can eliminate many backsplash choices and ease the process for you. And to find the right busy granite, you need to consider different colors. From sophisticated blacks to bright whites, busy granite countertops come in a wide range of color options.
Backsplash for Busy White Granite
White is the most common color for all kitchen features. Because granite is an igneous rock, there is no pure white granite in nature. A white granite counter comes with mostly gray and black flecks and can brighten up your kitchen with its fresh appeal. It can work with any other color. You can complete this bright look with a light-colored backsplash, complement the flecks and grains with black or gray tiles, or can even add a splash of color like blue or green. Here are the top white busy granite colors:
Arctic White Granite
Alaska White
Kashmir White
Delicatus White
Ice White
Alps White
Oyster White
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Dark Brown Kitchen Cabinets with Busy Granite Countertops and Beige Glass Backsplash Tiles
The beach-style kitchen looks simple and stylish. In this kitchen design adorned with beautiful details, dark brown flat panel cabinets are accompanied by light busy granite countertops. The soft contrast of white and dark colors gives movement to the environment and this movement is complemented by the warmth of brown shades. Beige glass subway backsplash tiles bring a nice harmony to the dark brown cabinets. The modern look, completed with chrome handles, has captured a simple movement.
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White Shaker Cabinets with Brass Hardware and Picket Tile Backsplash
The color of the picket backsplash tiles and the busy white granite countertops are in perfect harmony with the color shades. In this traditional kitchen design, the elegance added by white shaker cabinets and brass hardware offers a stylish look. The use of light-colored countertops provides a simple and clean appearance to the environment with the naturalness of the natural stone material.
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Black and White Kitchen Cabinets with Dark Green Island
What a bright, vibrant kitchen! Of course, this brightness is provided by white busy granite countertops and white kitchen cabinets. We get vibrant from the shaker cabinet design and those gorgeous dark green ceramic backsplash tiles. The dark-colored shaker cabinets of the island and the white busy granite countertops are blended with the naturalness of the wooden floor. Also, dark green ceramic backsplash tiles and dark green shaker cabinets are a great match. This transitional kitchen example gives a cheerful, natural, and lively air.
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White Kitchen Design with Blue Glass Backsplash and Stainless Steel Appliances
When white shaker cabinets are combined with chrome hardware, they gain a modern and simple elegance. While the peninsula surrounding the kitchen provides maximum use of space, the blue glass backsplash gives this space usage a spacious look. While the dark brown wooden floor adds a warm touch to the bright kitchen, this brightness gives the busy white granite a distinct beauty with its naturalness. White busy granite countertops with the blue glass backsplash, have a completely harmonious and spacious appearance.
Backsplash for Busy Black Granite
When the sophisticated appeal of the black meets with the beauty of the granite, the result is undeniably perfect! You can create an accent wall with a black backsplash or create a contrasting look with light-colored tiles and black busy granite! Here are our most popular granite countertops in black:
Black Galaxy
Cosmic Black
Ubatuba Granite
Orion Granite
Silver Pearl
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Transitional Kitchen with Natural Wood Cabinets and Black Hardware
The simple and bright kitchen welcomes us with a warm naturalness. The warm and natural atmosphere in this kitchen comes from the use of wooden materials. The beige limestone backsplash is added to this sweet harmony of white and wood color. Natural material is used abundantly in this kitchen design and busy black granite is one of them. These busy black granite countertops and black handles form a beautiful harmony, adding to the warm atmosphere of the space.
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White Glass Tiles with Raised Panel Cabinets and Gold Details
Busy black granite countertops and the continuation of these counters on the peninsula give the feeling of surrounding the kitchen with a line. The stylish and bright kitchen impresses with its elegant cabinet designs. The white glass tile backsplash goes very well with the elegance of white kitchen cabinets. We see the strong contrast of black and white here both on the countertops and between the cabinets and the backsplash. This strong contrast also adds personality to the interior.
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Transitional Kitchen with Patterned Cement Wall Tiles and Wood Flooring
The simple and stylish lighting above the window and the minimalistic black handles move in perfect harmony. Of course, this black harmony continues with busy black granite countertops. Gray cement backsplash tiles and their transition between white walls and busy black granite countertops offer both movement and a different visual to the environment.
Is busy granite outdated?
Granite is a trendy material for kitchen countertops for a long time. In recent years, quartz and marble countertops have disrupted granite’s popularity. However, none of them can beat the durability of granite. That is why granite is still maintaining its place in the trend lists and that’s not ending anytime soon!
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Dark Wood Kitchen Island with Black Countertop and Counter Chairs
When we say contemporary design, we should think of the benevolence of today’s technology on materials. Because, thanks to this, we can create different works by blending various materials as in this contemporary kitchen design, the harmony of the multicolored travertine backsplash tiles with busy black granite draws attention. It creates a lively and dynamic environment. A bright and airy kitchen combined with dark colors welcomes us with a warm look.
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Dark Brown Island and Black Granite With Metalic Backsplash
A dark brown wooden island and busy black countertops surrounded by white kitchen cabinets form the center point. It’s like it is telling us that this is a meeting place and that we will have a good time with our family and friends. The white kitchen and this island positioned on a black background create a wonderful contrast and harmony. Metallic backsplash and stainless steel appliances both give a modern feel and add movement.
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Contemporary Kitchen with Matte Black Cabinets and Brick Look Backsplash
Clean, sleek, and elegant! The black-dominated color scheme offers a sophisticated contemporary kitchen design! The black brick backsplash brings a nice texture between the modern black kitchen cabinets. The black busy granite countertop complements this textural look!
Backsplash for Busy Brown Granite
You might think that brown granites are outdated. In general, you may be right but with the right approach, a busy brown granite will be the star of your kitchen! You can pair the warm look of brown granites with a beige backsplash and natural wood kitchen cabinets. Also, you can complement the gold flecks of brown granite with some brass accents! Here are the popular busy brown granite colors;
Namibian Gold Granite
Desert Brown
Almond Gold Granite
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White Ceramic Backsplash for Busy Granite Countertops and Wood Range Hood
White and wood shades provide a soft and natural look. The white shaker cabinets and the wooden island we see in this transitional kitchen move in harmony. While the wooden island and wooden hood form a complete set, wooden floors also join this set. Busy brown countertops and white ceramic backsplash tiles also provide a soft harmony, bringing both a warm and natural touch to the environment.
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Wooden Kitchen Cabinets with Beige Hexagon Tile Backsplash
The richness of wood creates a completely stylish and warm appearance in this kitchen. We see shades of brown used on a variety of materials, like wooden kitchen cabinets, elongated hexagonal backsplash tiles, and busy brown countertops. Glass pendant lighting products provide complete elegance and movement. A bright and warm kitchen design is provided with complete use of brown.
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Rustic Kitchen Cabinets with Brown Granite Backsplash and Countertops
When natural materials are used together, a friendly and warm atmosphere is provided to the environment, just like in this rustic kitchen design. With the busy brown granite backsplash, the countertops move in full harmony with the wooden cabinets. The stone wall detail on the island adds a more natural atmosphere to this harmony.
Backsplash for Busy Beige Granite
Just like the brown ones, beige granites also provide a warm appeal for kitchens. To complete this warmness, you can use a neutral color scheme for your kitchen. A white or beige backsplash will be a failsafe option for these stones. Also, white cabinets provide a perfect base for busy beige granites. Here are the best beige granite color options;
Delicatus Cream
Giallo Vicenza
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White Ceramic Backsplash for Busy Beige Granite Countertops
Busy beige granite countertops look like the sweet color created when you add milk to your coffee. While the white kitchen cabinets and the wooden cabinets of the island follow a warm harmony, the gold hardware also joins this harmony. A stylish and naive kitchen design meets the integrity of white ceramic backsplash tiles with granite countertops.
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Transitional Kitchen with Beige Cabinets and White Island
A simple and calm kitchen design welcomes us with a magnificent color transition from beige to white. White kitchen cabinets and beige kitchen cabinets both compliment each other and achieve a very sweet harmony. Of course, the color of the hexagonal floor tiles also joins this harmony. Busy beige backsplash and countertops are included in the environment like a monument of elegance.
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White Kitchen Cabinets with White Tile Backsplash and Brass Hardware
The color tone of the gold hardware harmonizes with the wood floor colors and an exquisite harmony emerges. The wonderful set of white kitchen cabinets with white ceramic backsplash tiles is completed with busy beige granite countertops. A bright and spacious traditional kitchen design gets a modern look with stainless steel appliances.
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Gray Mirror Backsplash with Black Kitchen Cabinets and Beige Granite Countertops
You can contrast dark kitchen cabinets with light colors to reveal them. Then you can use materials with mirror-like finishes for some depth and a great vibe, just like in this kitchen. The mirrored backsplash and busy beige granite countertops create a wonderful and distinctive look. The gold used in black kitchen cabinets adds to this stylish and lively look, creating a vibrant and stylish view.
Backsplash for Busy Gray Granite
Gray is a sleek and elegant color and gray granite can deliver a dedicated sheen to kitchens. Thanks to its versatility, a buy granite countertops can easily work with different color schemes. But if you want to create a timeless appeal, pairing a white backsplash will be the best choice! Here are the top busy gray granite colors;
Azul Celeste
Azurite Granite
Rocky Mountain
Silver Cloud
White Storm
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Busy Gray Granite for Both Backsplash And Countertops
The more simple and harmonious the colors, surfaces, and patterns are, the interior design shows itself loudly. We see the same effect in this kitchen. White flat panel kitchen cabinets are in perfect harmony with busy gray granite backsplash and counters. A natural and simple look is obtained. The under-mount sink helps maintain integrity without interrupting the image on the counter.
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Wooden Kitchen Cabinets with Black Hardware and Wooden Ceiling
A contemporary kitchen design is provided with flat-panel wooden cabinets, while black hardware creates a nice contrast. In addition, the harmony of black hardware with dark grey granite countertops with gray mosaic backsplash is eye-catching. In this kitchen, where black, gray, and brown shades dance, a warm look is complemented by the wooden material on the ceilings.
Slate Mosaic Tiles
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White and Gray Kitchen Cabinets with Stainless Steel Appliances
The transitional kitchen, of course, takes its spacious and bright appearance from the use of light colors. Daylight spreads softly into the interior thanks to the use of white color. While chrome hardware harmonizes on gray cabinets, busy gray granite backsplash and countertops complete this harmony. The use of the white wall and busy granite skirting board as backsplash creates a distinctive effect and team.
Simple Backsplash for Busy Granite
As we mentioned before, finding the right backsplash for busy granites might not be easy. But to avoid an overwhelming appearance, using a simple backsplash might be the best choice. A white subway tile backsplash is the most classic option for all kitchen types which attracts with its effortless beauty. So, it might be a good choice to create a timeless look without overwhelming.
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Minimalistic White Backsplash with Dark Green Kitchen Cabinets
This transitional kitchen, which has a striking appearance, surrounds the kitchen with its U-shaped design. The white solid tile backsplash used together with the dark green kitchen cabinets adds a minimalistic look. These simply designed backsplash tiles are striking in harmony with busy granite countertops. The natural touch created by wood and green colors completes the stylish look in the kitchen.
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Transitional Kitchen with White Ceramic Tiles and Dark Wood Shaker Cabinets
Dark wooden cabinets used in a bright interior leave a soft and simple effect on the environment. Thanks to the correct use of light, dark cabinets move in harmony with simple ceramic backsplash tiles without overwhelming the view. Busy granite countertops and these simple backsplash tiles support the stylish look of kitchen cabinets.
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White Shaker Cabinet with Black Handles and Subway Wall Tiles
The pale blue color on the walls, the wooden floating shelves, and the wooden floor together create a harmonious trio, giving the atmosphere warm vibes. White kitchen cabinets and white backsplash tiles complement each other with their simple looks. This finished simple look is accompanied by busy granite countertops and complements the dark island.
Modern Backsplash for Busy Granite
Clean and straight lines are the main aspects of the modern style. So, using a modern backsplash is a great way to balance the powerful look of a busy granite. Also, some of the busy granites might look outdated. Pairing them with modern lines is perfect to catch the trends!
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Gray Kitchen Cabinets with Multicolored Glass Backsplash Tiles
The modern kitchen design takes the lively look from shaker cabinets, matchstick backsplash tiles, and elegant handles. This kitchen, which has a simple and elegant atmosphere, gains a warm appearance with wooden touches. With Busy granite countertops, a natural environment is complemented by wooden materials. A modern design approach is completed with most classic elements.
Best Seller Mosaic Tiles
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Modern Kitchen Design with White and Wood Cabinets
A simple and modern beauty welcomes us with its warm air. The harmony of wood and white colors with darker colors creates an incredible effect in kitchens. Wooden kitchen cabinets, white kitchen cabinets, and white hood move in perfect harmony. The modern effect captured with the stone slab backsplash is complemented by busy granite countertops.
How do I choose a backsplash for busy granite?
When choosing a backsplash for busy granite, first you need to define the granite that you want to use. Otherwise, it might be harder to find a busy granite that fits your backsplash. After determining the granite, you need to consider the different materials and colors of the backsplash tiles. You can complement your granite slabs by using same-colored tiles or create a contrasting look with contrasting colors. On the other hand, you can also use the same material on your backsplash and countertops.
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Metallic Backsplash In Modern Kitchen with White Shaker Cabinets
We can say that this bright kitchen is the embodiment of nobility and elegance. It has a stylish look as well as a modern line. The busy granite countertops combined with the metallic backsplash catch the eye with a modern feel. With the coffered ceiling, a lively effect is achieved and the airy and bright interior is supported.
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Modern Backsplash for Busy Granite Countertops and Black Hardware
When we add minimalist lines in modern designs, we get even closer to a simple look. The black handles and gray mosaic backsplash used with these white shaker cabinets exemplify this minimalist line. Busy granite backsplash highlights simplicity.
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Contemporary Kitchen with Glass Fronted Cabinets and White Shaker Cabinets
Of course, there would be the use of white color in such a large transitional kitchen! What a wonderful and stylish sight we are looking at! Illuminated glass fronted kitchen cabinets and white shaker cabinets create perfect harmony. The wooden-looking tiles on the floor and the wooden island embrace a warm and friendly image. This contemporary kitchen design completes its chic look with a matchstick tile backsplash and busy granite countertops.
