I like the second one best. I recently had same granite installed and haven't done backsplash yet. It's really hardto match. Everything looks too busy with it. Good luck

i agree with lighting trends on the peach ,here are a couple of palettes to choose from note your lighting will accentuate the mood and can give the hue you want , but definitely go for a neutral , the colours are from sherwin williams, benjamin moore , behr , and kelly moore

Usually when you get side panels you automatically have space on the sides. If you have a full depth cabinet on the top, you automatically have space at the top and in most cases you will have leave at least 1 inch of extra room for the back of the refrigerator, so there is always air circulation since everything is enclosed. In the 70's they use to make a small recessed space behind like Fred said, today you don't have to do that, most Ref have flat backs, recessed wiring, not to mention the supply for ice-maker also comes in a flush mounting kits for the wall... so pretty much everything is recessed and only space you need is for air circulation and 1" is more then enough. In addition, if you make recessed area now and you push ref to far you will never get your doors open so doing all that is a waste of time, in addition most manufacturers starting to make 30" side panels.

We have done it a few times. The greatest breakage chance is around the electrical plug locations. Care needs to be taken that the voids are filled and that the metal is kept from making contact wit the glass. A little care here makes using the plugs safer and adds less stress on the glass. Not all paints are equal. Make sure you check the references of the installer. this look can go horribly wrong if a newbie is in charge of the painting.