Too much Taj in my opinion.

I love when the backslash and counter are the same ;^) as long as it's a light color. Honestly most don't do Taj in both because of the expense of it. Look in old posts and you'll see. It also saves trying to find a "match" :^)

But I'm partial!

Oooh… beautiful! Personally I don’t like matching backsplash with countertops, no matter what the material. I tend to think it may be a bit too much Taj, too, even though I love this stone. That said, I can’t offer advice on what to choose for backsplash. My “dream” home has Taj and some sort of neutral splash that doesn’t detract from the Taj beauty.

Your Taj is beautiful. But I wouldn't use it for a backsplash. Just my opinion but I think you need well defined movement (like you find in marble) to make that work.

I prefer a backsplash of the same material as the counters. My kitchen has a green granite with gray veining and black, white, tan and gray speckling for both counters and backsplash. The most beautiful part of the kitchen is the big slab of granite on the wall above/behind the two stainless steel ranges.

agree that it might be too much taj. we have taj in our kitchen and love it. used a simple bone white subway tile.

As counter and backsplash, very beautiful. Google white kitchen with Taj counters and backsplash, you’ll see.

Beautiful and looks similar to my kitchen. I did a bone colored polished subway tile that had some unevenness to it and used a chevron pattern. I get compliments all the time.

Here’s a pic..

Opps. Meant “vertical” plane. When Taj is on countertop, (laying horizontally) the light in the room hits it and does beautiful things for the stone.

Wow, your kitchen looks awesome! I think you can go either way. You don't seem to have so much backsplash that the Taj will overwhelm the space, but Flo has a good point about using it vertically. But you're already seeing it vertically and it doesn't look too brown or dark in the photo. I think using the same stone for countertop and backsplash is a beautiful and seamless look, but I also think you can do a simple tile in a complementary color and simple pattern. If budget is a concern, tile could be less expensive.

Hi lisalarsen22 - I love your kitchen choices! I’m thinking along those lines for my next home. Thanks for posting - that was an inspiration for me. Gorgeous!

Thank you! I really appreciate everyone! You guys have given us some great ideas to think over. We really like the Taj as back splash, but i think if we go with it, we would break it up and do a subway or different backsplash behind the oven... and Taj in the other areas. That may also eliminate an extra seam in the stone. Do you think that would help? We also like the subway tile look. What are we going to do? LOL It took us a really long time to find Taj Mahal that didn't lean green or pinkish, so we are pretty excited about this slab.

don't do a different splash behind oven. same splash throughout

Tracey - that’s a very beautiful slab. I know Taj varies a lot, so does that have a particular name or “type” associated with it? I’m referring to the lines, the “I don’t even know how to describe it chunkyness or texture”. (Ugh it’s too early and I haven’t had my coffee.). That one makes my heart sing. Your kitchen will be amazing!

We too had the same dilemma and honestly with the cost of building it was a $ decision but we ultimately found a tile we LOVED and were so happy with it.

I would be concerned with the difference in color between the horizontal and the vertical. The way the light hits a Taj Mahal countertop really makes it the star of the show. In this case, making it the backsplash might be too much of a good thing. I’d keep it as the countertop and get help here for a fabulous complimentary tile for the backsplash.

Thank you so much for the beautiful kitchen photos from everyone. They are gorgeous and are very helpful in this decision. Etta, we found the Taj slabs at Triton in Knoxville TN. We actually live in Kentucky, and made the drive on this search for the right stone. I believe the style # is 197909, this company is pretty large and they may be able to help you find something similar. We worked with Chelsea, she was a true professional. Hope this helps!

I love that look, and we're doing it in our remodel. To me, the Taj is not super high-contrast so I don't think it will look busy. I hadn't thought about how the light would hit it differently horizontally vs vertically though... That's a good point but I'm not sure that's a deal breaker. Here's a kitchen where they used it on both surfaces.

Something to consider is how will you handle your outlets on the backplash? I think in most kitchen with a solid backsplash, the outlets are on the underside of the upper cabinets or somewhere where they won't disrupt the stone. Our design/build firm is coming up with options for that problem for us.

Edited: now that I said that, I started noticing the outlets in all my Pins, and I don't think the white outlet cover is too distracting.

Thank you Tracey! Sadly I’m not near Tennessee but I appreciate the information. I will definitely only buy slabs once I see them. And I know I’m not a pro, but if you want an opinion on different splash over the stove - I personally don’t care for that. Ive always thought it looks too choppy. Your kitchen looks warm and inviting, yet sleek, and I think it would break it up too much. I can see how some here would still put the Taj on the splash. I think in your case it would work. But I never thought about how the light would reflect differently in the vertical. Thank you to all who pointed that out. Tracey - I can’t wait to see your kitchen all done!

I love a slab backsplash and that Taj would look gorgeous on both counter and backsplash.

Here are a few more photos....

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Taj Mahal Quartzite Kitchen w/ Full Height Backsplash · More Info

Thank you Boxerpal, those photos are beautiful!

So…was in a friends house yesterday and she had Taj on counter snd backsplash. Beautiful. Post a pic when you’re done!

I sure will. Thanks Lisa!

Studio Mcgee just did it in a kitchen and it looks

so good!

Lisa Larsen… what color are your white cabinets?

Hi Tracrey, do you have finished pictures of your kitchen? I'd love to see how the Taj looks.

lisalarsen22, your kitchen is beautiful!! I'm also curious what color are your cabinets? Also, do you have an island and what color is it? We are considering Taj Mahal countertops... so many decisions to make...

@Jazz Lover I like your backsplash tile with the Taj counters. Could you tell me the name of the tile? Thank you!

@Lori oh Lord it’s been so long I cannot remember! I wonder if it’s in some of my old posts from when we first built-so sorry! But I do love it. At first I was sad that I had not run the Taj Mahal all the way up the back, but budget constraints did not warrant that. But in the end, I was happy with how it all turned out.

@Jazz Lover thanks for responding! I'll keep looking.

So wish I could remember. They are the longer tile w a slight ripple pattern. Here’s a better image and the color is kind of an oyster color as well. Good luck!!

Lori, I found my old post and it did have a pic of the box of the tile. Cannot though remember where I got it. May have been Wayfair but again… can’t for the life of me remember! Ughh here’s the box w info. I was OVER the moon happy with it. You can see all the pics in my old tread from 2020 or 2021 tilted “not another backsplash question” Happy hunting!

@Jazz Lover Thank you so much for finding it! I'll take a look at your old post!

Lori I just saw some of your new kitchen pics and it’s looking amazing!! So happy for you. I love the building process and would do it every 5 years(if I didn’t have to move🤣) Good luck on all your finishes but from what I’ve seen you are definitely on the right track!