The 5 Best Kitchen Backsplash Colors of 2024

“When I design a kitchen, I like to coordinate the backsplash stone with the countertop — either keeping it the exact same or entirely different for contrast,” says Kristina Philips, founder of her namesake interior design firm in Ridgewood, New Jersey. In a recent kitchen she designed, she first chose a quartzite with plenty of movement for the island and a solid gray Pietra del Cardosa granite for the countertops, leading her to a calacatta marble subway tile in a herringbone pattern for the backsplash.” The result was balanced, encouraging the eye to dance around the space.

If you prefer a seamless, modern aesthetic, Philips recommends book-matching the edges — especially with a piece that has a lot of movement, to avoid it looking disjointed.