Finally after having cabinets in since January...we have a backsplash...well..it's almost complete....It is Walker Zanger's stacked slate...

We anguished over this as it is so different than any other product...it is very uneven and it is not grouted (although we may grout some areas that have distinct gaps, but the product overall is not made with the intent to grout..I know Bill V...you don't agree)

It took forever for us to be sure that we wanted this product, then we ordered it and got it in and many of the 4 inch by 16 inch mesh sheets of it were broke..but we managed to work with it. Also the pieces looked very dull in our garage so we felt for sure we would enhance it, but now that it's up, it looks great and we're seriously debating sealing it, but leaving it to it's natural look vs. enhancing it.

We also debated how to "end" the tile because it is so uneven (surface) and because our top cabinet ended 2.5 inches short of the bottom edge of the countertop (this is the photo we posted). So, we decided to leave the slate the way it came which is leaving the ends of the pieces stagged and worked our way up the wall, moving in slightly with each piece. We now have a stemware rack hanging below the end cabinet (rack was made by a friend and was stained to match cabinets). Our granite is uba tuba, but you can't see it in photo.

Thanks to all who said "go for it!"

We are thrilled with the results and will post finished photos when we post our 100% done kitchen posting, which should be very soon!