We are using Taj Mahal quartzite for the periphery of kitchen countertop. It’s a large kitchen and will use two slabs for the periphery countertops and the back splash. Our Taj Mahal Is with greenish tint. I am asking for suggestion of another exotic quartzite or if not maybe granite for the central island that will be about 8 feet by 5.5 feet . Any suggestions?

Recently my Dad asked sibs and I to manage a whole house remodel of his vacation home. He chose Taj Mahal for the kitchen, and it is just so so beautiful. Congrats to you on such a wonderful choice. It's so creamy and lovely. We selected bright white cabinets, but they aren't "hospital" white. I would say they are bright, but soft. We only had 3 white choices in the cabinet line, so we picked the middle one. One white was too cool and "in your face" white, and one was kind of leaning yellowy, and seemed dingy. The middle one was the best choice for us; it was bright but soft. For backsplash, we didn't want to compete with the beauty of the Taj. We chose a soft off-white 3 x 6 crackle tile installed in a typical subway tile pattern. It's Crossville, Market Collection, Ashbury, "Fleece Crackle." That collection has lots of shapes and sizes, but we chose 3 x 6. The crackle finish brings a little bit of dimension, but it's not busy, so doesn't compete with the Taj. We chose a grout that matched the tile color as closely as possible. Here's a pic of my Dad's house: Good luck with your project. I just love love love Taj. I wish I have it in my home.

After many hours of reading posts on Houzz about EVERYTHING from appliances to paint, countertops, backsplash, sinks, faucets, pantry’s etc. I thought I’d thank the community here and share a pic of the final outcome of our remodel. The wall cabinets and trim are painted to match the cabinetry and trim in joining rooms but it’s basically SW Alabaster. The range hood is repurposed from an old antique carved mahogany fireplace mantle I found. I love my Taj Majal countertops and sealed them with “Granite Gold” sealer but now I’m considering having them professionally sealed as I was juicing carrots one day, spilled a little of the juice and although I wiped it up immediately I could see where some of it was absorbed into the stone. I tried to remove it with several different things to no avail. It’s not terrible but I know it’s there and I have yet to find anything to get it out. I’m now shopping window blinds and I’m sure with the help on Houzz I’ll find something appropriate. Anyway, hope the pic helps you or someone out there! Good luck!

We used BM White Dove In different sheens on the walls and woodwork to complement the polished TM Counters (but we have natural wood cabs). Our kitchen has north facing windows with lots of green trees. We compensated for the low light with 3000K (the warm-ish colored not the blue-ish colored) LED undercab and in cab lighting and sconces etc. The updated kitchen doesn’t seem dark or gray now which I was concerned about. I would definitely wait until you have the cabs installed, the counter in and some of the lighting wired in before choosing the backsplash. I was very surprised at how my original white tile choices didn’t do a thing for my counters and cabinets. good luck!