Not a pro-I would prefer to see a lighter backsplash. I just generally prefer an interesting backsplash vs. more of the countertop.

Good luck and post pics when u r done!

its hard to tell from the photo's but this Taj Mahal has alot of taupe color with cream veining and some warm honey gold tones. I am only looking for a Counter/backsplash combination in natural stone. I really hate the groute lines in the backsplash.

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Before you buy any slabs, you should ask that they take them outside to see in natural light. There isn't much worse lighting, than that found in generic warehouse buildings!

I have never had a slab yard refuse to take a slab outside.

Agree about taking the slab outside. I like what you picked. I think it will be very pretty and work well. Make sure you have good lighting.

Gorgeous! I have a lighter version and I am so glad we used it! It’s almost bullet proof too! Zero Maintenence! We budgeted and used quartz in the bathrooms and I am NOT a fan as for comparison. Anything that drops on the quartz and you have to work to get the smudges off. Again, great choice!❤️

No….I think you need a Taj that has more brown and cream in it. That slab looks greyish and almost green. Keep looking as Taj varies from one slab run to another.

And yes to taking it outside!

Most people want a bright, airy kitchen. This will probably not give you that. Also, my thinking is a backsplash should provide a background for other elements in a kitchen and shouldn't attempt to be the star.

This is a personal choice….to each his/her own. We searched quite a bit to find light TM with less drama, but if this is your vibe (and you don’t mind a darker look, perhaps have lots of light in your kitchen), then go for it.

IMO bright airy kitchens come from good natural light when possible but that has to be agumented with really good lighting for the same overall feel as natural light. I use LED pot lights all 4000K bulbs and if you have pendants the same bulbs. Use pot lights, pendant lighting and under csbinet all one separate switches and I never use dimmers in a kitchen. Yes to taking the slabs outside and you want to have slabs that will work together for your layout. IMO the floor tile and the counter are alreay 2 busy things so I would do the backspash and counter the same. IMO yu can never have too much lighting in a kitchen so please address the lighting before purchase of the slabs.

I use LED pot lights all 4000K bulbs and if you have pendants the same bulbs.

You do not have to make sure your lighting is all 4000k. In reality, CRI is more important to get accurate color.

The general rule is: The higher the CRI, the better the color rendering capacity. CRI is independent of color temperature. These are two different things. For example, a 5000K (daylight color temperature) fluorescent light source could have a CRI of 75, but another 5000K fluorescent light source can have a CRI of 90.

The kitchen is going to feel dark with your cherry (?) cabinets and this stone. If you're really in love with this material and it's not too late to change your cabinet order, I'd go with painted cabs that match the taupe-y veining color.

If the cabinets can't be changed, I'd think about a lighter limestone for the counters, similar to this:

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Dark cabinets with Taj Mahal that also looks dark.

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What wood are the cabinets? Your tiny piece next to the slab is hard to read. You can absolutely use Taj for both but if you have a “leaning red” wood cabinet (such as cherry) it won’t work as well as other woods.

It will make the kitchen feel darker, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. See above photos from @chispa. Those kitchens are lovely. Is that the feel you’re going for?

Our wood is maple and will be similar to a provincial 211 color that minwax has. Note - similar as that is the stain color sample we have from cabinet maker but, as we know for a kitchen they must add more things to the mix for protection and wear.