Really beautiful!

@Flo Mangan I guess things come around full circle. Two years ago I posted this when I was remodeling a kitchen in my Florida seasonal house. I wound up going with Cristallo there.

You gave me that great advice about the serial numbers.

Fast forward two years later and I’m remodeling the kitchen in my other home and today I chose the Taj Mahal! While I was taking pictures of the serial numbers and thought of your advice to get the serial numbers. :-)

Thanks again.

That is so great frosty! Wow! You will LOVE Taj Mahal! Is it “polished”? I like the polished the best. Love to see your final projects. Btw, when you take photos of the bar coded unique labels, the fabricator knows you are a “pro”! Lol

Haha...a pro. Well I was on the struggle bus selecting the counter for this kitchen. I went back and forth on a variety of materials including gorgeous porcelain (fabrication nightmare it seems). Saw some beautiful Taj quartzite polished slabs and committed. I'm going to do the counters, island and backsplash in it. Done. The slab has some beautiful light veins that will go very nicely with white perimeter cabinets. The island will have smokey cinder color cabinet for a little contrast. S/S appliances, sink, and pre-rinse faucet. We have hardwood floors (oak stained dark walnut/special walnut).

I've been searching for hours and hours for the cabinet hardware. The kitchen will be pretty quiet in color/tone. On one hand I feel like miminizing hardware with hidden/recessed pulls, ....and then....the opposite ....really tall pulls like gold or champagne to pull in some of that from the Taj. Then I saw come neat lucite/gold trimmed ones ....and I go back to square one.

I am eager for this remodel to be over. Removing a wall between the kitchen and TV room. Two smallish rooms.

Sounds beautiful!! I am intrigued by the lucite and gold for your kitchen. Could look awesome. Notice the quantities for the price.

I am intrigued by those, also!! I was thinking gold touches but what do you think of copper color? I am not wild about the patina but I love that color.

I don’t see copper with your other choices. You might add a copper bowl or other accessories but I would keep hardware blending more with cabinetry.

Pulls and pendant.....what do you think? The silver one was there when we bought this house. Looking at the gold-rimmed one? the pulls are stainless and gold.

@Flo Mangan

The Taj looks gorgeous! Love that hardware. Not crazy about paint color or the pendants. I am thinking about paint color. Bbl

Take a look at BM Pale Oak. I think it might work better with everything. But you know you must try samples in the light of the space. Try a sample from samplize.com especially with the Taj.

Houzz is going crazy. Couldn’t post with my comment!

@jillybean103, just be careful with that type of pull. It is very easy to catch a pocket seam or loose sleeve on those open ends and could be quite dangerous in a kitchen, if you happen to be carrying something hot when it happens.

Thank you, @chispa

I would find a different pull. The ones posted, with an extension past the post, get caught on everything. For a modern pull, there are tons of other options.

good feedback I had these in a bathroom and hated them for that reason (blow dryer cord etc) but never had the problem in the kitchen

I finished my remodel last year and went with TM for countertops and backsplash; white dove cabinets, trim and walls; dark floors (Brazilian cherry stained ebony); a walnut color on the island and gold/bronze hardware. The wonderful people here cautioned me about my pulls but I was already in love! I can honestly say after a year, not one pull has grabbed me! I am short so maybe I don't line up in the right place. lol

@MinnesotaMary, your new kitchen is lovely!

@MinnesotaMary thanks for posting; your choices are beautiful. Nice to see a similar version of what mine may look like with the Taj & whites. I have a bit of a dilemma because my kitchen isn’t big. The layout is similar to yours but the room where you took your picture is the family room for me.

We are removing a wall between the family room and kitchen to make the two smallish rooms into one bigger area. You don’t get a nice cross-view of the island where you see 2 pendants and because it’s smaller, I don’t want to stop the eye on them. I want the eye to continue to the back wall.

So, I am sure people here will hate this but I am not doing island pendants; just a pendant over the kitchen sink to bring a 2nd instance of the gold.

Agree about the pulls not being an issue in the kitchen for my height. And my husband is very tall and so no issue there either.

@Flo Mangan thank you as always for your keen eye. I am happier with this pendant choice than the original. This picture is with current choices and one of the slabs taken with hubby’s better camera. My paint is just going to match to the rest of the first floor so I don’t give myself a big paint project when this is complete. it’s really neutral in person.

Thanks @chispa this is so good to hear. I love pendants so much and the pictures always catch my eye, but I just don’t have the layout that features them optimally.

Minnesota Mary, I love your kitchen! When finished, my kitchen will be very similar to yours. I searched for months to find TM that I liked and will use it for countertops, backsplash and island. How were you able to get the White Dove cabinets - were they ordered or painted? We have Simply White walls and trim and would like the White Dove cabinets but haven’t decided whether to order them or have them built and then painted. The island will be Hale Navy, hardware is brass knobs and pulls, and haven’t decided on a color for our oak floors. I am excited to have the remodel completed!

@Jeanne Bane, thank you. Our cabinets were built and painted by a local cabinet shop. They are custom and I was very hands-on in the design phase. We are thrilled with the results. We thought about navy for our island but since I wanted white cabinetry and my husband wanted wood (we had a cherry kitchen for 23 years and oak for 7 years before that) so I compromised with a wood island!

MinessotaMary, Thanks for the information. I like the drawers and crown molding - am planning those, also. I am considering a smaller upper cabinet, 12" over a 24" cabinet and will probably have them custom built. That way I could get the White Dove. paint job.

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Hi!! lovely to see all these choices and the wonderful progress you are making! I have had the best experience with this manufacturer… have purchased from them for years… theres everything to suit any budget…

https://www.coolknobsandpulls.com

For me personally, I love polished chrome hardware with ss and chrome fixtures

We used these pulls in satin brass. They do have other finishes. They look really great and you don't have to worry about anything catching on them.

https://www.myknobs.com/emt86475.html?finish=Satin+Brass&centersInches=4

I’m with you on the “no pendants” decision. When we extended our countertop into the great room, everyone assumed I would put pendants there, but I wanted the line of sight clear. I used recessed lights that match the rest of the kitchen prep area. Still like it this way after 4 years.

@RedRyder Looks great, Red. Very clean line.

@MinnesotaMary your kitchen is gorgeous. We just looked at Taj Mahal this week and have a similar color scheme except we are doing dark green for the island. Where are your cabinet pulls from? I really like them.

@amy1199, thank you! The cabinet pull info is as follows:

Emtek Freestone in satin brass; 6-inch centers on uppers and 8- inch centers on lowers; appliance pulls for SZ are 18 inch centers (20 in actual length)

Good luck with your project!

RedRyder, is there a walnut stained wood beam above the cabinets?
I’m considering this as I have a walnut island. All the perimeter cabinets are Omega Maple, Magnolia painted cabinets. It’s kind of a warm grey beige white and Taj Mahal quartzite counters.
Also wondering what type of backsplash would work. ???

We did leathered Taj with white perimeter cabinets (simply white?), walnut island and walnut trim on hood vent. We used a white subway tile for backsplash that had a handmade look. We wanted the Taj to be the star!

@scottandtami There isn’t a wood beam in my kitchen. There’s nothing over the cabinets. The walls are painted a soft grayish green to complement the granite.

My house has wood framing around all the doors so I didn’t add any wood anywhere else.

It's beautiful!

Beautiful!

@shermybeagle do you know the brand/color of the tile you used?

Hi Heather, it was Elon tile hampton white:

https://elontile.com/products/hampton-white-3-x-6-glossy

@shermybeagle thank you so much!! I also have simply white cabinets, dark stained island, and taj mahal. I am certain I want a bright white subway tile that is very close to my cabinets, but was having a hard time visualizing what it would look like. This is so helpful!!

We went with Taj Mahal leathered and chose a glossy warm white tile for the backsplash. You need to be very careful that your white tile doesn't clash with the white cabinets. This tile is a creamy white that picks up the cream in the Taj Mahal. The brand is Emser and it's Raku White Gloss 3 x 12 tile.

@amy1199 that is so beautiful!! I'm going to have to check out that tile. I considered doing a beige/cream tile, but haven't found one that works with my taj. My taj is very similar in color to yours and the Emser blends beautifully!!

@amy1199, your kitchen looks gorgeous! Do you have any other pictures to share? What color green did you end up with on the island? It's beautiful!

@MinnesotaMary--thank you! We love it! Here are a few more pics. We used SW Jasper Green on the island. It's a fad and I hope I don't get sick of it too soon, but it is beautiful and fun!

@amy1199, it turned out great! Congratulations! I think green is timeless and that shade is beautiful. Well done.

Wow. Looks gorgeous!

I just love the whites with touches of woods and your flooring. Beautiful blend of cool and warm. Of course, you know I love love the countertops!! Spectacular!!

@amy1199 I love your kitchen. I cant find any info on your white cabinets, can you tell me the color you used?

Hi Wendy, they David Bradley brand and the color is Linen. We love our kitchen too, thank you!!

amy1199 I love your kitchen. The backsplash is Emser Raku 3x12 white glossy, correct? But it’s actually more of an off-white cream color?

Hi Ken, thank you so much, I still love my kitchen too! Yes, it is definitely a creamy white. We definitely needed to stay away from white white to contrast with the cabinets.

amy1199 do you recall what grout you used with the Raku?