I'm surprised you haven't decided on the Taj Mahal yet - it looks so fabulous on my computer screen from the first picture you posted, it is the most stunning with both the white and walnut. As for the pendants, you could consider hanging balloons to see what you think about number and sizing. My island is 92 x 66, I have two. I sometimes wish I had spent the extra money for the next larger size, bigger styles are expensive.

I had Cambria Brittanicca installed in my remodeled kitchen in I believe it was late September. I ended up with white cabinets and island. I love the quartz I know I will never get tired of seeing it in my kitchen. Im still undecided about the backsplash. I have ordered sample after sample. Of all the photos of this quartz online that I have seen, the one backsplash that I keep going to are the photos of Cambria Brittanicca on both the countertop and for the backslash. This looks so fine! My husband would choke If I handed him that idea. I am back in my kitchen and thought maybe after the holidays I would choose the backsplash and the pendant lights for the island.

I love the slabs you are looking at. Beth is great at this and has very good taste and knows her color schemes! I too like the tempest with the stone and cabinet choice but it has what you like best. Just because we all think it looks great does not mean you love it. Maybe you do need to look at more. Look at all of Beth's beautiful pictures. You want to be sure and you should LOVE your choice. I just went through this myself and this house we are building will most likely be my last (scary thought) so I understand where you are coming from. Get the stone that you jump at immediately and love. Maybe Beth and AJCN can fly out and come with you :)

There are a lot of beautiful tile-look luxury vinyl flooring options on the market. That's what we would do so you don't have a stark contrast between your genuine hardwood floors and what you'd like to put in the kitchen. We often put real tile or luxury vinyl tile in kitchens for this exact reason and our customers end up being very pleased. Mixing and matching real wood and wood-look can be extremely tricky, especially when on the same level of a home. https://calvettabrothers.com/aduraflex-tile-tempo-steel-fxt277/ Something like this could be a great alternative.