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All-white kitchen remodel: Marble backsplash makes counters dingy!

jkpetre
4 years ago

We're at the very beginning of our remodel. We're refacing all our cabinets & having the boxes painted white w/ new shaker doors, doing quartz for the counter tops (have decided on Caesarstone Frosty Carrina) and want a marble backsplash that has more white tones than gray.


Dilemma: Counters look DINGY next to white cabinets & marble tiles. We're looking at Bianco Bello marble tiles for the backsplash. We really want a backsplash that looks more sophisticated than plain subway tiles - which is why we want marble (we know it etches, stains - we'll deal with that). We want something timeless, that's not trendy.


We're not 100% on the countertop yet and decided on Frosty Carrina because we want white, but not so stark that it's just a plain white slab. We like the subtle, less in your face veining of the FC, but the tone of the stone is more ivory than we'd hoped for.


Does anyone have experience with Frosty Carrina counters & a marble backsplash? (I've already read the discussions on this topic but want fresh eyes & opinions!) Is there a better option for the counters that would be more cohesive with an all-white (crisp) look?


I posted a few pictures to show the counter sample we have w/ the marble we're looking at:


This shows the flooring and the counter on top w/ marble below:


Here's an example on our existing cabinets in another room:


This is the room that is across from the kitchen to give you an idea of the feel of the space:


This is the existing kitchen. The bank of cabinets on the wall with the range hood will be gone & two picture windows will be added on either side of a new stainless range hood. The cabinets will be refaced w/ new, white shaker doors/drawers.


Thanks for all the input!!

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