The quartz looks beautiful there!

I would love to have no grout behind my range! Prop a cutting board or pretty tray behind the range and call it done :) It is on trend to have the counter top used as backsplash these days and it functions better too.

Leave it alone--it's beautiful as is, don't try to embellish it and ruin it.

However, be careful as quartz can be damaged by the heat of a stove. If it does happen to become damaged, then you'll be forced to remove it. Then replace it with tile or natural stone.

Keep as is - very classy currently

no on the mosaic. Yes on the metal art IF you feel like you need something there.

What you have is very nice and stylish. I would not add anything at all.

I haven't seen Quartz in that pattern. Are you sure it isn't Quartzite?

One is manmade with resin, one is quarried from the earth and is a premium product.

It’s the man made one

You don’t tile on top of quartz. You just wait untill you scorch it cooking and then remove it.

Honestly, your best bet would be to install a thin stainless steel backplate part way up so you don't scorch your quartz from the heat the stove will put out.

I think that what you have currently looks beautiful. I wouldn't add a tile accent above the range - that feature had it's day and looks dated. If you really like that look, it would have been fine to do BEFORE the quartz slab was run up the wall for a backsplash.

I would add a shelf if you think it looks too plain (I think it doesn't need one - but could still look nice with one). If the quartz needs to be protected (people have different opinions/experiences re: whether the quartz will be damaged), I would have a piece of stainless steel that could be placed back there when needed - but I wouldn't want it to be permanently behind the range.

You clearly have nice looking quartz slabs - @Jeffrey R. Grenz, General Contractor thought that you had quartzite!

Would you mnd telling us the name of your quartz?

It’s called “Taj” gold

So, @Christine R, what is your goal?

What??? All I will say is please.................BIG fat no to that: ) No.

You can not mortar tile to a quartz surface. Second, what you have looks lovely.

Is that shot actually yours? Or the AI version of your reality? Post the rest of the kitchen so we can see why you even have this idea : )

Ok thank you for advice. I do like very embellished but understand opinion that it looks good as is. Ordered a large gold teapot for the stove to break up instead.

A teapot is a nice idea. I like your kitchen. It's different. For continuity, I would add draw pulls to the sink drawer front even if it doesn't open.

I am in agreement with other posters about NOT adding mosaic tile over your quartz. If you really want something there will suggest as others have a decorative metal plaque instead.

If you want to elevate your kitchen, address the elephant of the floor tile.

Love the elephant of the floor tile.

Your floor looks rustic and it is prominent. I would add some neutral/rustic decor like pottery that compliments your floor rather than adding gold.

Nice kitchen! I'd just add a longer runner.

The quartz is already lovely. No need to create anything else. As others have noted, you can hang something there instead if you prefer to.

agree w/jan. just leave it alone.

add some wood cutting boards behind there for decor.

Clarify your look, perhaps?

You’ve got the rustic floor, the glam of the pendants…and Id want the ”box” over the Island gone:)

It looks like someone "updated" a custom built florescent light box that was over the island. The cover piece + fluorescent tube lights were simply removed which left one electrical box that was changed to two boxes in order to install the two pendants. The wood surround was left on the ceiling (which was probably oak and then simply painted to match the wall cabinets).

I don't know why people do that when they have a drop down fluorescent light box (vs. one that was built into the ceiling) because it is easy to remove it entirely.

Your light box probably looked similar to the one below before it was painted:

A fluorescent box (like the one in the above photo) is EASY to remove + the ceiling can be fixed easily. There typically is one electrical box where the two fluorescent tubes were hard wired (sometimes the electrical box is centered within the fluorescent fixture - but many times it will be off center and need to be moved even if only one light fixture is being added in its place).

Below is a photo of one that was painted like yours:

The cover has already been removed + the homeowners are starting to disassemble the wood box surround:

When the box was removed (it's made out oak wood planks/trim/crown) + the two fluorescent light fixtures removed - all that was left is shown in the photo below:

Here is another example of the ceiling after a homeowner decided to remove the painted oak fluorescent light box. The photo is before the last side piece was removed from the ceiling:

Your ceilings have already had the popcorn texture removed = it will be even easier to fix the ceiling.

It will make a huge difference in how your kitchen looks if you remove the rest of the old fluorescent light box.

Love the light box, just had it deliberately build not a Reno. May paint metallic gold inside. Here is a before photo of kitchen we have had past 8 years.

Love the light box, I just had it deliberately built not a Reno nor is it an old ugly light box I have to “fix”. May even paint metallic gold inside much I’m sure to most of your dislike. Here is a before photo of kitchen ceiling no box. IMO tremendous upgrade.

Christine - I didn't mean to offend you - many (most?) kitchens that have these boxes on their ceilings came from old fluorescent light boxes.

All that matters is that you love the added ceiling feature. I was just letting you know that it could be easily removed if you didn't like it.

It's hard to be a maximalist in a minimalist world, Christine! In my own home I lean decidedly toward "less is more," but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate what you've done in your "the more, the merrier" approach.

Like others on this thread, I wouldn't have put mosaic on top of your gorgeous quartz, but I'd sure love to see the gold teapot. A little glitz and glamour can be a real mood-lifter!.

I am a big believer in making your home reflect your personality and not just getting another white kitchen. I love your kitchen!

I can picture myself sitting at your kitchen counter and being relaxed and enjoying great conversation.

I would not add anything to the quartz behind the stove, but I would protect the backsplash, especially if you use the self clean option on the oven.

My backsplash is actually from 1970 and is made from Formica. It is fine, but when I changed from the older electric stove that had the controls on the back to a gas stove with controls on the front I did notice that it got pretty hot and got a film on it behind the stove when I cleaned the oven. I just got out two of my insulated cookie sheets and set them between the vents and the backsplash and it solved the problem. The backsplash has been fine. Quartz does sometimes scorch behind stoves but I really think it is more from the self clean oven than the operation of the stove.

If you notice on the pics it is not over the burners on the stove, but the stains and scorching are over the oven vents.

I can bake at 350 all day long without any issues and can broil for 20 minutes without issues, but the self clean is running very hot for quite a while.