That is Fantasy Brown, which is a marble quartzite conglomerate. Be sure to understand that it can behave like marble in some areas.

It’s also a very busy stone, which precludes using another busy look as the backsplash. I’d suggest using Daltile’s Rittenhouse Square in Architectural Gray, which is a warm greige and plays well with all of the color tones in FB.

The large counter isn’t what we are using (if that’s what you’re referring to). It’s the white slab that we are looking at.

This looks very similar to what we are doing. I like it. Only thing we're doing different is we're having granite countertops with a bit of movement pattern.

What color is your flooring? We're going to do lighter 12x24 tile. This one.

Daltile Chateau Creme

Adding another photo for clarity

You are on the right track!

There have been a few people here who installed very white counters and then struggled when their marble backsplashes had undertones that didn't work (yellowish or gray). It's tough to tell from the picture. If the undertones work, I think the combination looks really lovely.

For flooring we are installing an Italian porcelain wood like plank. It has a little gray hint to it. It’s hard to tell in the photo.

I like your choices!

I have read that sometimes the seams in very white quartz can be more noticeable than other colors, so if you need a seam, find out if it can be placed in the least conspicuous spot possible.

Good point! I didn’t think of the seams... I will definitely bring that up.

It all looks great.

I’m honestly not trying to base my choices on “fads”. I’ve always wanted a white kitchen. I’m trying to make decisions that I won’t regret 5-10 years from now. If that’s the safe route then so be it.

If you want a white kitchen, do it. Re-examine the wood island, and the form of the shaker door, and the quartz and marble. That is the current 2017 Kitchen Kit that will date more quickly than white cabinets.

Theye are plenty of other choices out there that are outside the Kit. Things that aren’t hugely popular now won’t be able to be carbon dated to 2017 so easily. What’s your favorite color? And why isn’t it making an appearance here?

Not saying that the above choices are exactly bad. Just that they are extremely common, and the default choice over something that might be better for you and your house.

This is amazing, don’t change a thing, maybe to get some color change the island color to dark blue

I was on the fence about the island cabinetry stain. I’m not set on that. The marble has to be my favorite choice so far. I thought maybe it would be a more classic choice that wouldn’t date. As simple as it may sound my favorite colors are black and white. I’ve actually chosen a black and white tile for the cabana bath that reflects that. It’s hard to make decisions hoping they won’t be outdated within a few years. Fact is eventually everything changes when it comes to home design. I just can’t afford the $20k every time something goes out of style.

Jackie - everything dates. These are big decisions and we all hope to make choices that won't completely "date" our kitchen or decor (the expensive stuff at least). A friend of mine built a house around 2006 and she picked dark cherry/reddish stained cabinets, absolute black granite and a tumbled travertine backsplash. While her kitchen says "mid 2000s", she still loves her choices and doesn't care that it's not "in" now. I had to redo my master bath due to water damage in 2006 and we picked slate looking floor tile, beige large format tile that looked like travertine for the shower, and tumbled 2x2 travertine looking tile for the tub surround. My husband still loves it.

Yes, your choices are safe, but that's OK. If your favorite colors are black and white anyway, it sounds like you're being true to yourself. If you're like me and your decor style changes with the wind, then you're better off keeping the big ticket items neutral and changing it up with towels and dishes and window treatments.

But I'm not a designer so take what I say with a grain of salt. :)

@chocolatebunny123 thanks for your comment. It puts all this decision making into perspective. I appreciate you sharing your story, it honestly solidified how I feel. I guess all these choices are just making my head spin!

Go with what you like, just think about things like patterns (wall and floor tiles) and colours (wall paint and cabinets) that will compete with your counter top. I have FB also (Dolomite, form of marble). Don't be afraid of a little colour to balance that white kitchen that you've always wanted. I just made some comments and posted photos on the very long but informative thread below. There are many photos for you to see what a Fantasy Brown / Terra Bianca kitchen looks like with others' choices. Mine are currently last at the bottom for July 27, 2018. The stone is still easily the star of our kitchen, and we incorporated colour as well. Good luck!

[https://www.houzz.com/discussions/calling-all-fantasy-brown-owners-dsvw-vd~2607689[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/calling-all-fantasy-brown-owners-dsvw-vd~2607689)

Jackie do what you like and is pleasing to your eye and your needs. Like others have said everything will date itself and designers will give it a catchy name to make it sound something more than what is is (Mid Century) <<<<< That is plain old style from the 50's and now about 70 years old and thanks to the Boomerang effect and HGTV it is now big again. So go ahead and as long as colors are neutral you will be fine changing things up when you are bored.

Think about it, in 30 years, our style today will be called Dicentury Mid- Modern Decor ja ja :-)...I say this with a French Accent. :-)