Does anyone have any updates about the honed quartz? I was looking at calcatta vicenza in matte ( honed) because when i went to MSI in Norwood, MA, I found that the matte wasn't as busy of a pattern and it was a lighter, more soothing design. After reading these reviews i'm nervous about the honed but I do like it better than polished, and I find that polished is more of an ivory and the matte is more of a white. Please help! I'm meeting tonight with the contractor.

I finally chose my countertop slabs last week, and they are Taj Mahal, but it’s not like most of the TM I’ve seen. It has veins of white quartz and lots of criss-crossing lines. It was so stunning in person that I was able to easily let go of my Cristallo Quartzite on hold at another slab yard. I’ve carefully read through all of the threads concerning what backsplash to use with TM, and today I found this tile measuring 3” x 12” by DalTile, at Home Depot. It’s so inexpensive, and it matches my SW Alabaster paint perfectly! I was leaning toward a more hand-made look for my tile, but this will be the one if I don’t find something better, and I’ll install it in a herringbone pattern. The TM sample doesn’t look much like my slabs, but it did match the grayish tones in them. I’m thankful for all of the input, because I probably would have chosen something with more of a pattern, and the TM needs to be the star!

We were considering this for my Dad’s kitchen but he changed his mind to tile. I really wanted him to do the Taj for the backsplash! While deciding I met with the fabricator to discuss the plan and we worked carefully to avoid any Sean’s in the backsplash. A seam will be more visible and obvious when its vertical. Since you say it’s a small area, hopefully it’ll be easy to accomplish. Just something to keep in mind as you move forward.

That slab is gorgeous! Your choices looks beautiful! I like that the stone has some very light turquoise swirls to bring in the colors of the glass tiles. Maybe even if it is a marble, it won’t be so bad in a bathroom? Shoots I thought I had a better photo of the bathroom to show you. I did glass tile for the waterfall and then the backs of the two niches. My thought for the shower floor was to look kind of like lava rock. This is our little hawaii cottage. Yes the window is spun upside down. 😆 Vanity and sparkle white quartz is the same as kitchen. And also I have admired your kitchen for a while! I love the fantasy brown and backsplash! Thanks for let us hi jack! Please keep us updated on what you decide!