Taj Mahal Quartize or tile on backsplash?

last month

Here is the color of my kitchen cabinets. I am doing Taj Mahal quartize select for my countertops (photo of slab attached) I have two options:

Taj Mahal quartize for backsplash also, BUT I would have to have two seems on both sides of the hood, a seam by the sink, and a seem straight down the middle of the opposite wall. Will this bother me? (I’m not sure if the patterns will match since we are piecing together the remaining stone left from the countertops to make the backsplash work).
Go with a white variations tile like: Ivy Hill Tile
Kingston White 3 in. x 8 in. Glazed Ceramic Wall Tile

Because I have warm brown cabinets will Taj for backsplash and countertops date the kitchen?
Since I have a white farmhouse sink and my range has a white door would the tile tie in better with my appliences?

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millworkman
last month
I would use tile were it me. As to what type I would wait until the cabinets, tops and flooring are all installed and then chosse based on your home, other finishes (all together), natural lighting, etc., etc..
Clyde Kalvin
last month
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If you are piecing together the stone from leftovers then I would go with tile. If you want a slab backsplash of Taj then do it properly by obtaining enough slabs.
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la_la Girl
last month
Since you’re electrical is already placed on the BS i’d do tile - we did a slab BS and placed the outlets under the upper cabs except 2 where we placed horizontally down low as that is where the coffee pot and toaster sit (that way you avoid hanging cords)
chicagoans
last month
Another vote for tile. I love the look of slab backsplashes, but much of the finished look depends on the layout of your kitchen. For example, will the backsplash need to turn a corner, and if so can the fabricator line up veining at the corner with the perpendicular wall as well as the counter? You already have some seams on the counter, so getting a backsplash to line up could be a challenge. And la-la mentioned the electrical being in place, which is a good point.

There are beautiful tiles that would look great with your counter and cabinets. As millworkman said, wait until the counters are in before bringing home tile samples to view in your space.
porkchop_z5b_MI
last month
Tile.
AnnKH
last month
Can you give us more photos? I'm trying to understand what we're seeing - it looks like the upper cabinet is in front of the range hood, and that doesn't seem right.

I absolutely LOVE our Taj Mahal counters and full height splash, but it did take 3 slabs for our medium-sized kitchen. Because of our layout, the only seam (counter or backsplash) is on the back, next to the range. I don't even notice it. I spent an hour with the stone fabricator's layout expert, figuring out exactly which piece came from which part of which slab. The way the splash matched the counter was important to me, though once we started using the kitchen, that doesn't stand out as much as I thought it would.