PIP - countertop and cabinet colors - backsplash?

[WOT?*]

I'm (seriously) considering the Buckingham quartz countertops for our kitchen reno. My second choice is the Windermere (on right):


And cabinets similar to this (Canyon Creek leaning toward Stratford or possibly Canterbury (these are similar to the cabinets we have already but DH is fairly traditional and bought the house because he likes the kitchen. We're sticking with traditional throughout the house.):


Before I picked out the quartz countertop, I was leaning toward doing a glass/stone mosaic strip backsplash along these lines (not necessarily these colors but similar):

I assume that would be too busy and I should stick with a subway tile? It would be three walls (54" to the left of the fridge and 27" to the right, 117" behind the stove and 132" behind the sink minus 35" window above the sink); That's how I'm leaning now, with using the mosaic around the fireplace in the family room and possibly an accent in the kitchen rather than "whole hog." The designer is bringing in samples of slightly textured and glass subway tiles. She's of the opinion that the mosaic backsplash along with all the motion going on in the countertop would be to much. I think I agree with her. But what about doing something like the mosaic around the fireplace and as backsplash/sidesplash/accents in the master bath and for the back/side splash in the hall bathroom? Our fireplace right now is a very boring beige porcelain; we're doing built-ins around it and I'd like the fireplace to have a bit of interest.

I tend to gravitate toward neutral colors but like motion and pattern with them.

The floor tile for the bathroom is similar to this but creamier rather than beige, in a 12x24, a bit closer to the one on the right. Some of the tiles she's thinking of for the kitchen backsplash would be along similar lines, and some would be glass:


Thoughts or suggestions?

[315bride]

I always love subway tiles and I don't think you can go wrong with them if you want a timeless look. Glass ones are a nice updated version but I'd see next to the counter samples what would look best.

I think that backsplash is similar to (or even the same materials as) the one we've initially picked. It looks a bit different in person. More subtle. I can see it as a fireplace surround in a modern home.

[SusanBAnthony]

I agree that it is too busy for the countertops. It is pretty though. I have seen lots of pictures of similar around fireplaces, but personally I don't like them- they just seem like they wouldn't age well. I like that style of tile more in kitchens or bathroom.