Don’t mix fake and real. Or busy with busy. Or different color families of white. You need some color, and to understand the power of pattern, scale, and color families. Because none of those things work very well together. You need a Kitchen Designer.

Is grey your favorite color?

I like the backsplash a lot. Choose what you really really love and want most then start from there. Many say do not mix quartz with real stone so which do you like better, the countertop or the backsplash?

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but is that the two different samples of quartz on top of the floor?

If so, I'd say the floor, white doors and either the quartz OR the backsplash can work together, but like Kristin said, I wouldn't use both the quartz and the marble backsplash. I don't think the backsplash goes super well with the floor, but if you like the look of it that's what matters the most!

Agree -- marble-look counter with, say, gray backsplash tile, or the marble backsplash with, say, solid gray quartz (or gray soapstone-looking with some white veins). People do sometimes combine the quartz and marble, but you need to be very sure everything is working, and smaller marble tiles seem to work better. Had to work find to find some examples.

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Cpartist - yellow is my favorite color.

Beck, yes, those are two different sample of different counters.

What I like most about the marble backsplash is all the colors it ties in...browns, creams, white, gray. It is so pretty. I like a quiet, light counter. Not married to the marble itself, more the color.

Thank you all for the info. To clarify, I see shaker white cabinets with white quartz (marble look, plain, etc) a lot. There is no super white quartz so if you‘re using white shaker with predominantly white quartz counters, there will be a mix of whites, right?

I also think as I look at it that the marble is too fancy for the casual vibe, but I’d like a backsplash that’s really great. The quartz patterns are pretty quiet.

ACM I appreciate the examples. Again, the marble seems to be the material that has the colors that tie it all together. I will keep looking for smaller pattern or different material.

Be sure you get all the info about the durability of the white marble...maybe avoid using it on work surfaces...nothing defies the purpose of using stone more than using stone that stains or requires so much maintenance that you’re a slave to it...this is why some of these other products have become popular...I also find the more color variations the better ...the more pure whites show every crumb and speck...if that is something that bothers you...

What about a backsplash like this sea glass? Colors look right and house is near the Gulf.

Yellow, you said?

I’m doing white shaker cabinets, a light counter and want a striking backsplash that brings in the home’s colors (which is why I loved the colors in the marble shown in the OP). I’m guessing the photo isn’t doing the samples any justice because the colors work great together.

I don’t understand GreenDesign’s post about scale and pattern as it applies to my post. It would be helpful instead of just saying there is a problem, to explain what the issue is.

As for the other posts, I appreciate not mixing marble looks. I really thought the super light brown sparce veining in the larger quartz sample was so neutral It didn’t look like it was trying to be marble, it looked like it was quite plain...just a slight variation from solid white.

If the backsplash white matches the cabinet white, go ahead and use it. Different whites clash. Too many patterns clash, too. How about a solid color quartz for the counters in a light gray that matches the gray in the backsplash?

i agree with other posters, do not mix real and fake.

it will be very hard to match your whites (cabs and counter), so i love felizlady's idea of a very light gray counter so no worries about whites clashing. if u can find a white quartz that matches your cabs, go for it.

i say keep looking for a WOW b/s, you really know what u want, you just have to find it. as far as the sea glass pic, i would not want to clean it, especially behind a cooktop.

look at Fireclay, Cle, Ann Sacks, Tile Bar for inspiration for B/S

You seem to want the backsplash to the the star of the show. Sounds good to me but the marble fights the countertop you chose. Stick with the white cabinets and countertop and keep searching backsplashes. I appreciate that the one you showed in your initial photo “pulls everything together”. It just isn’t the right one. Luckily, there are tons and tons of great looking products for the backsplash.
Pray Beth joins the discussion. She’s the Wizard at these very problems.

We just redid our backsplash white cabinets black counter top. I love the impact of a bold pattern and there are a lot out there right now to choose from.