I like what you have above instead of travertine. I agree you will have subtle clashing. If the marble was calcutta, then it might work as calcutta has beige in it but that doesn't look like calcutta marble for the backsplash. I don't see the point of mixing stone types when you know the marbles will match.

I think right now you have too much marble looking tile. If what the KD found isn't quite right, maybe there's something else?

Just to add another thought, it seems your tile designer is designing your kitchen like it's a bathroom with marble everywhere.

If 24x12 large piece of marble look tile is the tile designer's choice for flooring I agree you have too much marble tile and you need something similar to what the kitchen designer picked for the floor. I would not do marble-look on both the counter and floor; that's too much of a good thing. There are many floor tile choices. You'll be able to find something similar to what the kitchen designer picked with less tan/gold. Agree we need to see a link to "federal".

Your KD is on a much better track than the tile guy. Too much attempting to matchy matchy. And that splash needs to be double checked for compatibility. It reads off next to the fake marble. Real and fake often clash rather than working together. Yu absolutely don't need fake marble for floors too. Pick ONE fake marble, and then don't combine it with real marble.

I saw a picture of a kitchen with a similar floor recently and HATED the look. Something about having that much movement down at foot level seemed like a huge visual distraction. Too much "star," not enough supporting cast.

So I agree that your kitchen designer is on the right track, even if he hasn't found exactly the right tile yet. Reiterate your concern, tell him you're not buying the "change the lighting" story (might be true, but if so you need to decide on the lighting you want beforehand so this isn't a risky proposition), and get him to find some other options.

I thought the white square under everything was the floor tile and the marble was the counter. If the floor, counter and backsplash are all marble, yes too much marble. I was assuming plain white was the intended floor tile. Usually floors look better plain I think

I love the idea of a solid grey floor.

I believe this is the floor tile.

However, if you're asking whether the floor is too tan to match your other choices, I can absolutely say it shouldn't match your other choices, and it is the wrong color. If you must go with stone on yet another surface in that space, it should be the color of the dark greys in your counter veining. You don't need your lighting to overcome the wrong tile, you just need the right tile.

Good luck. I hope it is beautiful for you.

I agree with Mayflowers and like the pic that eam44 posted as where you should be going with your floor tile.

Thank you all. Headed back to the KD's showroom today and look for some gray floor tiles. Also to try looking at some gray subway tile. Again I appreciate all your opinions. And federal stain is the middling of what you expect cherry cabs to look like, not red and not too brown.