Both marbles are beautiful.

IMO, the Calacatta on the backsplash is upstaging the Carrara counter. The Carrara is beautiful in its own right and I think I would just do a simpler backsplash,

Thanks freedomplace1 do you think over all it’ll be too busy? I absolutely am in love with that calacatta. The point was always to draw attention to the backsplash anyway.

Do you think it will be too busy?

Hi. It is too much and it does not match. Clearly looks different.

I would get a white tile that matches the marble.

What is the 4" backsplash that you are showing in the photo?

BIG FAT NO!!!! NEVER ! DO NOT DO THAT. Next question?

Answer to the non question. go back, select a quartz "marble" you like and can afford, and run the SAME material up the splash, or use a simple tile, plain, that complements the counter and cabinets.

Two "stars" in a kitchen never works. Two different stone never works whether real stone, or mimics of stone. Design is editing. Pick your "star" and know that is either counter tops OR the backsplash. Or they are same.........

Another vote for NO. Mixing two marbles that are almost-the-same-but-not-quite does not look good. The Carrara is beautiful and the worst thing you can do is use the Calacatta which upstages it. There are SO many interesting tiles to use instead. Try a glazed ceramic or terracotta, a Moroccan zelige, a glazed brick. Something white with texture to add interest.

Plaid pants with striped shirt ring a bell?

No, they do not work together.

Listen to all the no’s.

Nooooooo

Thank you all for your unanimous feedback. @CDR Design, LLC the 4” backsplash is the calacatta. I’ll have to find a really white tile I guess.

You already have a backsplash. No need to stack tile above it, just paint and call it done.

You have a Carrara countertop with a 4” Calacatta backsplash that was not milled down to tile thickness, and were planning to add a Calacatta tile backsplash above it? Tiling above a 4” backsplash that matches the countertop already looks odd, and this would look even worse. Remove the 4” Calacatta backsplash and tile the wall with something other than Calacatta marble, or replace the 4” Calacatta backsplash with a 4” Carrara backsplash from your slab and do not tile above it.

Please no, to a four inch splash, plus a backsplash of any material, One or the other,

A four inch splash needs only paint. The four inch splash would match the counter TOP.

Do not attempt both. You either do an entire backsplash to match your counter, ( RIGHT UP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE UPPER CABINETS ) in which case that will require a template.. Or: you select your favorite counter top, and let it star in your kitchen, and do a simple complementary tiled back splash..

This is not all that difficult. You can not take every single element in design, simply because you like that element on its OWN, throw it all together and expect a good look.

I am sure you like chocolate chips. I am certain you like a good tomato sauce. But you don't pair them, and dump atop angel hair pasta.

That's what you're attempting. Answer is NO.

Thank you all! there are two different sides of counter in the kitchen. One is the sink side which has the 4” calacatta & the other is the fridge and range side. on the sink side we are done not adding more tile beyond the 4” marble splash and I don’t hate how it looks on that side. Question was on the range side which still doesn’t have any splash. I think both those marbles are way too pretty and design wise maybe it makes sense to change one out. practically it probably makes sense to change out the splash. I agree editing is important in this instance only having A hard time because I absolutely love the calacatta. sigh!

I am sorry, but the 4" backsplash is dated and just not a good look, even if it did match. Then adding a different application on the other side is not going to look good either.

You're not listening or it appears you're not listening. One top selection. One "splash" selection. You need more protection on the ook side than the sink side, if only for grease! Pick a simple tile to go with the counter, ONE counter for the entire kitchen. One tile. And if you don't want tile on the sink side? Fine! But the "splash then matches the one TOP YOU SELECTED.. This is simple, yeilds a good result, and there's no need to complicate it.

A four inch splash is whar you find in a cheap build. Make certain that is ALLLLLL you want. You still can not have two different STONES: ) NO.

vidhi,

the backsplash is really stunning! i'm curious where you live? I see this kind of mismatching in a lot of kitchens in Korea but it does appear to be a big no-no in the US (maybe north america in general?)

Anyway, enjoy your new kitchen!

You didn’t ask but why the two distinct different styles of cabinets now going with the two different counter and backsplash? And, are those lights?

The two types of cabinets were to break up the room between the kitchen and the living room. Yes those are lights.

show us more pictures - really beautiful kitchen.

@ashley I live in the US, I've seen so many kitchens recently with two toned cabinets as well as a different counter and backsplash (mainly being tile) that I think its accepted in the US too. Overall design has rules but ultimately everything together needs to look good, what looks good is obviously subjective. sample of a two toned cabinets kitchen from the US, there are many examples of this on pinterest.

Here are some more pictures of the kitchen