Tile Above Stove

For a kitchen with dark wood cabinets, I have my heart set on some sort of small subway-like tile. Right now the celery greens and soft blues are at the top of my list. However, I have no idea what colors/tones the countertops should have.

For now, I found this idea for above the stove. Normally I really dislike fancy tile things above the stove. For some reason they either stand out as granny-like OR ugly. However, I LOVE this idea. Since I want small subway tiles for the whole backsplash, I'm not sure what to put in the center. That will take some monkeying around, I think!

It will be pretty easy to do a shallow built in niche like this and I'm really excited!