I love Alpinus but your slab is busier than many that I have seen. Also, it's a very warm and creamy granite, and combining with gray might be tricky. Of course some grays are warm also, hard to know without seeing in their final location as a combo.

I think the Alpinus is really cool looking, but I'm not seeing it with gray cabinets. Maybe it looks good in person?

Alpinus is amazing but the other works better

Fantasy brown! But I am prejudiced lol. Gorgeous slab.

Fantasy Brown!

I had fantasy brown, pretty stone, but in my case, it chips fairly easily. I was told it was a granite by the fabricator and stone yard, but many other local shops have told me it is a dolomite...after the fact, of course. Perfectly fine for countertops, but they are softer and more like a marble than a granite. Although it’s gorgeous, I would do like the stone gurus on here preach-test, test, test. Don’t trust what you’re told, trust what you can prove through testing.

I would not put a wavy patterned backsplash with a wavy countertop.

I would vote for Brown Fantasy as long as you know it is a marble and not a granite

Neither. They’re everywhere and due to have the tip over into being considered Dated at any point. As will any trendy thing that is overused.

I would go with what you love. I like the top one better. But again, choose what you like.

FB the top option is much nicer with your other choices.

I am also in the FB camp. Have you considered any other stones?

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If you want to use the arabesque tile, don't get a counter with wave-like movement. With the FB, you would have had waves going horizontally on the counter and vertically on the wall. It's very common that people don't consider pattern when selecting a counter and backsplash. They only look at color.

I think the larger particles are going out of style. They were among the first designs offered in quartz, and that dates back to the early to mid 90s. I seldom see anyone show it as a candidate on the forum. Six years ago when I did my kitchen it was more common.

I'd stick with the small particle quartz in the white or the light gray. I like the warm tone of the light gray but it may not have the same undertone of the island, so you'll want to check that carefully. Same with the white colors and your white cabinets.

I don't like the large particle quartz counters either. Which is more important to you? The arabesque shape or the pretty natural counters? I have quartz counters in a marble look that I love and also have arabesque shaped tile in a real marble behind my stove. Small subway shape elsewhere. Old pic below. Sorry, can't find current pics.

if you are going to go quartz do it now before the price jumps 500%

Fantasy brown is nice and I was considering it. However, it is the most popular stone right now and your kitchen one day will look like everyone else's. I went with River Blue which has similar movement to fantasy brown but with more colors.

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