I found a kitchen with Super White quartzite counters and a non-white subway backsplash at houzz.com [traditional kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by grand rapids architect Visbeen Associates, Inc. Same kitchen, farther away, [traditional kitchen design[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by grand rapids architect Visbeen Associates, Inc. chococake (love your screen name), the tile likely is a glazed ceramic but you could do a glass tile in a similar color. Or are you not wanting to do subways? So far, this is the only kitchen I've found at houzz.com that shows SWQ with something other than white or marble subway tiles. I can't believe those are the only choices.

Hi Lisa, The seams were a challenge. We had a seam disaster in fact. I let my DH (who isn't TKO) view the slabs and okay where the seams would go. When I got home after the install I could have wept. Actually, I think I did. The problem wasn't so much the linear nature of the stone, but the transition in colour/tone from the top to the bottom of the slabs. They placed a seam in the mid-point of the counter, a foot or so to the right of the cooktop. Talk about a terrible location for a seam. The colours were way off, it looked awful. The other seam was in a good location, right where the peninsula meets the main run. The colour and movement were matched quite well. They had extra stone and they replaced the whole counter run from the hob to the end of the run. They placed the seam where I directed, just to the right of the hob. The movement isn't a perfect match, but it isn't really apparent because of the cooktop. Also, as you can see from the picture below, there are interruptions in the linear movement in the counters. It looks like a seam, but that is a sold piece. These random "interruption" if you will allows you to take some liberties with slightly misaligned seams. My advice : be with your fabricator when they choose where the seams will go, choose which bits of the slab you want where, and then watch them like a hawk! Your white pearl will be gorgeous, can't wait to see it!

Pugrolls - I don't have that much to share because we have only been using it for a month. I figured I would write to bump up your question. I think I am boring myself with talk about my quartzite - called super white by the distributor and supreme white by the fab shop. It seems very durable. I have had no staining or etching. I babied it for a few weeks, and still am careful (try to wipe up) with red wine, berries & tomatoes, but we (my hubby and two kids under 8) do not keep the most pristine kitchen. It has been our main table since we moved in, as well as used for cooking prep (our dining room table seems to be the staging area for junk we unpack and can't figure out what to do with :) Honed is a great look, though I loved it polished as well at the fabricator. I find with the honed I cannot tell when it is dirty. I have to run my hands along to feel the mess :) For me that is one of the best recommendations... I hope someone with more experience can share more.

Yea, I think I'm going to have to wait till I actually get the Travertine in to see what it looks like, they didn't have a sample of it at the design center. I'm leaning towards a Perla Light Quartzite, hoping that there will be more grey/silver (and some beige) in the backsplash. I'll find out in a few weeks probably.