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  Granite counters are popular among homeowners for their beauty and durability. As a natural stone, each piece of granite is slightly different and unique. To best showcase your own granite counter, choose a backsplash that complements the granite to help integrate your counters with the rest of the room's design elements.
  
  

Granite

• Create a polished, seamless look by continuing your granite counter tops into the backsplash. Granite may cost you more than some other backsplash materials, but it will give you a finished, coordinated look.
  
  

Tile

• Tile is a category that encompasses many distinct looks, from classic ceramic tile, to more modern glass tile, to mosaic. There is an almost endless variety of tile patterns, colors, sizes and combinations thereof. Pull out a single color from your granite and choose a tile in that shade, create a colorful mosaic, or combine tiles of different colors and sizes to create a geometric pattern.
  
  

Tin

• Tin ceiling tile can serve double duty as a backsplash. Tin tiles often feature a decorative pattern, brighten the room with their reflective surface and complement stainless steel appliances. A variety of patterns and finishes are available, making it easy to match your particular granite counters.
  
  

Natural Stone

• Granite is a natural stone, so it complements other natural stone. Look for marble, limestone, tumbled stone or slate with a color and pattern that goes well with your granite. There is a huge variety among natural stone options; looking at a lot of samples and holding them up against your counters is the best way to find something that matches.
  
  

Mirror

• A mirror backsplash is a bit unconventional and unexpected. Mirror has the added bonus of opening up a room and making it seem more spacious. You also save yourself the trouble of having to match your backsplash to your counter tops.