Honestly, it all depends on your budget and how you want to maintain those counters. I'd go visit a stone yard and get an education on the different types of counters offered: granite, quartz, quartzite, Corian, etc. Lots of options and color choices, but budget and maintenance are what should be your driving factors.

Thank you! That is good advise. I like low maintenance but it will come down to the color as so as not to clash with the floors.

What is the style of the home? With travertine floors, you might be better off with light stained cabinets and a warm white quartz top. You could possibly use white cabinets with a taupe/tan quartz top or simple granite, but the white cabinets need to be a warm white to look right with travertine. Make sure you've researched travertine - the upkeep and maintenance- before you finalize that decision. They are a very hard surface for standing and walking on, and they will develop pits over time that are very hard to repair well.

Are the floors down already? Are you sold on the travertine? In my area, travertine floors are no longer in style. They are very porous and absorb dirt and liquids readily making clean up difficult. They can be sealed to reduce this but sealing needs to be done frequently. Since you mentioned you like low maintenance, this doesn't seem like the best choice.

Thanks everyone. The house is just being built so I can still change anything. I like the picture with the Taj Mahal quartzite.

Taj can vary quite a bit. It's known to also lean on the gray side, so be sure to take whatever floor tile you use, to the slab yard with you to compare colors

this TajMajal was at my stone yard and really has a lot of gray to it. (would look great w/the Silver Travertine instead of the taupe colored travertine. Also, make sure the one you pick doesn't have the pink-taupe color to it. )

Quartz would be nice w/the other travertine

Daria has the same creamy beige tones

I am doing something similar, at least color wise, and the 2 contenders in my book are the Taj Mahal and a black granite (tho I am not certain if it will be a plain black granite. there are some with some splashes of beiges and white). The images above kind of confirm that for me.

The lighter countertops, though beautiful just don't speak to me.

Those visuals are so helpful.

I found this project and it’s the look I want. You all have been so helpful!

Meant to add that my cabinets will be a soft white although I might explore this option.

Just be aware that the last image you shared, has a dark floor. I find when I am looking that often they show the lighter cabinets with the dark floor.

Yes thank you. Knowing travertine has warm tones and variance I think it will work .

When you say 'dark island' what did you have in mind?

And what type of travertine. The traditional cut often looks swirly and is considered soft and full of pits (of course a higher level product won't be so bad), whereas a grain cut travertine (my favourite!) is a stunning linear look that can be a bit 'harder' (without so much pitting).

The travertine might be the star. The cabinets might be the star. The ISLAND in a different colour is going to STAND OUT which means it will probably be the star...or the counter tops could be the star.

All of this means you could have too many Divas in the same room.

Can you share your pics for your flooring and your cabinets (colour and style for both cabs and island).

Not to be rude but the question begs to be asked: Where is your Designer in all of this?

This is the type of travertine floor and pattern we're looking at as well as the white cabinets. The island will be a bit lighter in color than the one in the photo and thanks to the help of this discussion, I'm looking at the lighter taj mahal quartzite counters rather than black. My kitchen design is larger than this as well so I don't feel anything will be competing. I don't see anything competing in the image below. I haven't hired a designer yet, but looking to do so and wanted to have ideas moving forward.

Also, sorry for the screen shot images. I'm not sure how to upload photos other than saving and inserting.

Looks beautiful! Thank you!