Hi HU, That is a GORGEOUS piece of countertop! Surely it will be the centerpiece of your kitchen! YOU will be looking at your kitchen every day, it should be just like YOU want it, or what makes YOU happy. If you ask for advice on the internet, you're going to get everyone ELSE'S opinion on how they would want it.

Contrary to a previous OPINION having floor and countertop "match" is not impossible. First, you don't need it to match exactly---just be the same color or the same style. You have done BOTH!. It is a natural stone product, so you really want to see the pattern and the movement in the countertop, and as long as the floor--the OTHER flat surface--is complementary, it will look great and it won't be jarring on the eyes. You have the color correct, if the flooring has less movement than the countertop, that's fine, in fact it's the right way to go.

As long as the flooring is honed (not glazed) OR it has a bit of texture that your feet can "grip" if the floor is wet, you won't have a problem. Also, don't worry about dirt and spills. Your floor choice is not bright white glazed tile, it's not going to show every water spot, crumb, spill, dirt or sand. Cleaning it will be a breeze, just make sure your grout has stain protection, and have them use a very narrow grout line--have the tiles butted up against each other. They look like 2'x4' or 24"x48" (yes?) so that large format will give fewer grout lines anyway...have them match the grout to the dominant color of the tile...having grout lines the same color as the tile will make it less noticeable.

As for the backsplash...this is where you can do some bling if you like. Keep it in the same color family as the countertop--complementary--but a "Taj Mahal" styled shape, or an elongated hexagon set vertically. The elongated hex tiles I'm thinking of are about 1" wide x 3" high, and they come in the standard 12" x 12" sheets. Glazed is the right tile here, and definitely put the stain resist in the grout. You picked the best flooring, you'll pick the best backsplash, I'm sure!

Good luck and make sure you come back and post your "AFTER" photos! :-)

I agree with Indigo Rose that the serene mood set by the DR photo would be a great thing to keep in mind for both rooms. I love the quiet luxury of DIS's board - it's gorgeous!

Please post a floor plan with measurements including door openings, windows, fireplace, etc. Also provide the sectional measurements.

The room has nice features. New appropriate size sofas or chairs will help turn this into a more usable room for family and entertaining. .

Here's my suggestion for the room:

a professional painter can easily do the painting. A friend just had her kitchen cabinets, etc. repainted, it took 2 days. in Denver. once they removed the cabinet doors and hung the plastic

around the room.

I would paint in a heart beat, especially since you already have some painted already.

But, not stark white, a soft creamy white like BM White Dove. I'd paint the walls, ceiling and built ins and trims, crowns, etc. the same color different sheens. Ceiling flat, walls egg shell and the trims Satin. Leaving the features like you show in your AI image. Leave the brick surround natural too. The floor will look beautiful with the contrast.

Painting the crown will brighten up the space and make the room feel larger.

Lovely space, we all need a refresh in our lives.

Not related to tile, but . . . This is a great opportunity to install aging-in-place features. Such as grab bars in the shower and next to toilet. Your future self, son, and DIL will thank you. 😊

Shoot why are we even commenting on something that was posted in Oct 2023? Houzz shouldn’t send these old posts!