Paul D'Amico - Period Design I looked at Ann Sacks website and I really like the Beau Monde range. The one shown here (1st Photo) is exquisite. There is a chrysanthemum in marcasite, pearl and blue spine that conquered me as well. Thank you Stephanie for showing me.

Charmean Neithart Interiors, LLC. The Beau Monde is beautiful. A little goes a long way. Here it is installed in a master bath.

mafaulkner I would never want textured tile--like the sentousai or the stream border tile--in my kitchen. I can't imagine how hard it would be to clean the inevitable grease and dust of those surfaces!

ptmatthews I have the black and white basketweave as my backsplash in my kitchen, with white cabinets and black granite countertops. It's bold, but looks great.

tamieb I used a Sonoma decorative tile for my entire backsplash and love it. the picture is pre grout, but they say if it looks good before grout it will be fantastic after.

corinhadesign Thank you Stephanie for this wonderful post. I tend to stay with designs that have been a success but you have inspired me.

custom-tiles.com mafaulkner - I would agree, generally, but there are tumbled marble tiles with a very slight texture and worn edges for giving an antique aesthetic, but are easy to clean. Another way to achieve depth or texture is to use printed tile which has a protective glaze for cleanser resistance. You can see how smooth ceramic tile looks so interesting when art is custom printed on the tile. Repeating patterns can also be printed in nearly limitless colors.

Casart Coverings Thank you Stephanie, this is a great visual pattern reference. I've always like the Ann Sacks tile you show in the first picture and the Sadiola Gold Fleck Glass Mosaic Tile reminded me our our Faux Glass Mosaic Tile. It also comes on a clear repositionable backing to allow the base paint color to show through as the grout color.

Juniper River Home Design At Juniper River Home Design (www.juniperriver.com) we have another twist to the backsplash tile. Take that commercial tile, in this case stainless steel subway, and we sell fused glass art tiles. In this case we simple pop out some of the tiles from the mosaic and pop back in the custom glass tiles. Choose any colors that work. Hey, while you are at is you can have knobs or pulls to match!

hly2002 Would love to see how the Ann sacks Polly, absolute white and pearl tile is used ...

jsmbythebay Beautiful tile. However, in my experience, nothing by Ann Sacks falls into the realm of affordable, I am consistently dissapointed after pricing her (excellent) work and having to pass due to budget....

Kitchen Liberty Tile design is 1 of my joys. It's an opportunity to express style, mood, color & texture. I can often improve the feeling of constriction in a bathroom or smallish kitchen with the right tile. Ann Sacks Peridot is stunning. These details in small square footages can be incorporated into a project for a stunning result on a budget: back of the shampoo niche, kitchen oils niche, inside a glass front cabinet, accent stripes in the shower, accent blocks in a shower etc. Anybody can have gorgeous when the money is free-flowing, but great designers can find a way to bring beauty into mid-range remodels with CREATIViTY!

hly2002 Points well taken about cost and cleaning - am thinking I will have a few rows of fairly plain, solid colored tile in same size and have only 1 row topping it with this tile (not going all the way up - will have gold colored walls)...

logicbutton Oh great, now I'm never going to be satisfied with anything in my kitchen that isn't Ann Sacks Escargogo.

Seriously, look at this. http://www.annsacks.com/common/images/jpg128/BeauMondeGlass_Mosaic_Escargogo_Multi.jpg

jukesgrrl I am updating a house on a budget with resale in mind. I chose taupe-colored glass rectangles that I stacked, rather than placing them in a subway pattern. I mail-ordered them from http://www.susanjablon.com/ and I was very pleased with the product, price, and service. The new backsplash provides a bit of shine to the maple cabinets; adds a clean, contemporary look, and was easy for me to install, following Ms. Jablon's directions.

maddecorator That Beau Monde Glass Blossom is the most beautiful tile I've ever seen. Glad I'm not the only one who can't stand subway tile.

Grace Reed Logic, you're absolutely right. It's to die for!

gt4569a I don't understand how anyone could stand having subway tile in their home. Unless they've never been in a subway...?

waterbabies Ann Sacks = drool!!

vvnk I drooled over Ann Sacks tiles too... until I priced them out. Then I thought my hearing was off. $265/sqft? For glass? It's art, but.............................................................how is that even in the realm of reasonable?!

charzen We used a piece of copper sheet from ColorCopper and it works beautifully behind our range cooker. They come in a variety of designs and two thicknesses and it was very easy to work with.

Karen Sironi Love the Ann Sacks, however not many have it in their budget. So maybe splurge on the focal point then surround with unique subway tiles

A. Peltier Interiors I jut love that you can buy tile on Overstock.com!!

Tile-Stones If you're looking for quality , inexpensive tile, check out Tile-Stones.com! We guarantee the lowest prices and ship nation wide :)

Brenda I just love the green from Ann Sacks. A little steep for me $75 a sq. ft. I couldn't ever afford that

Barbara Stock A designer tip: use small amounts of the pricey tile as a backsplash over a range or niche in a shower, surrounded by more budget friendly tiles.

Stephanie Duerden Love all the selections! Tile fanatic here! Here are a few more awesome options. Oceanside Glasstile and Mandala Tile.

Paul D'Amico - Period Design That is the right idea Barbara. In the photo The Heimixen Art Nouveau tiles from 1910 at £12/tile or $19 have been laid with white metro tiles in sale at only £16/m2 or $2.50 /1 sq ft

Allison For another alternative to Ann Sacks' Beau Monde: Blossom pattern, check out Artistic Tile's Jazz Glass: Estrella or Foliage. It's all beautiful stuff!

marlena1948 Vacation rental. Accent tile Overstock. Except for plumbing fixtures, the rest is from Lowes.

srgerova What is with all the tiles? Doesn't anyone besides me hate to clean grout? I have wipe off tin sheets from Lowes that are super easy to install, and wipe clean with a damp cloth. They look like hammered copper so they are also gorgeous.

nancysto are these the ones that are like $20.00 ea and they are like 18x18 size? i think they would be too expensive

srgerova We did our entire kitchen backsplash for about $200 and 2 hours. I didn't think it was so bad and it certainly was less expensive than some of these tiles they show. I love the look and I love being able to clean it with a swipe of a damp paper towel.

mafaulkner I definitely don't want to be cleaning grout in my kitchen; I'm planning a kitchen remodel and want everything to be as low-maintenance as possible. I've seen those sheets at Lowe's and think they're beautiful.

custom-tiles.com I would agree that stained grout is a chore to clean, so I am in the 'ounce of prevention' camp. Always seal a new installation - especially in the kitchen and bath where moisture, food stains, etc. would be a concern. And then, especially in the bath/shower area, keep any potential mold or mildew easy to clean up by resealing the grout in six months. Some installers recommend resealing every six months to a year for long term easy-cleanability and stain resistance. We recommend a couple of particular sealers here, http://custom-tiles.com/tile-installation (see note for tumbled marble), but there are several good ones on the market. Good looking tile has a high perceived value and a little extra care is worth it.

Ureno Interiors I could look at Ann sacks tiles all day(all tile really).

gofish22 The backsplash tile I am about to rip out is a glossy white-on-white embossed pattern (with white tile countertops and badly painted white cabinets. Yuck). But I can say that in over ten years of use the cleaning required has been minimal, I get very little 'grease build-up.' Mostly cake batter splatters and things like that. The backsplash tile and grout still looks like new, while the countertop grout looks terrible. In my new kitchen, the backsplash is the only place there will be grout. The small amount of cleaning will be worth it, and I will try to choose a grout that disappears in the pattern. Right now I am loving Artistic Tile's Jazz Linear series.. I also love split-face travertine mosaics, and would not hesitate to put them on my backsplash. Sealed, of course. I especially like the ones that are close-packed and need no grout.

jacksonbeth Tile is an amazing product which we have been using when building new homes for the past 15 years. One of the newest things is what Web Don just released to the market called Kitchen Pallet. This is a remarkable product that allows you to change the look of your tile backsplash per season, year or event -- anything. The design possibilities are endless. Installation is a snap - and only takes a few minutes with standard hand tools. Perfect for use in new construction and in existing homes. As a builder, I highly recommend Web Don's new product lines!!