I agree with the gardenweb kitchen forums. Super helpful for kitchen design over there!
I'd probably do white shaker or slab (depending on your house/decor style) cabinets and a matte black counter- soapstone or honed granite. The tile will be the star and rightly so.

That's beautiful, OP!
Post on Houzz.com for advice as well.

It can look stunning if done right. I like this site for ideas

http://www.cementtileshop.com/blog/

I think it would work but make sure your counters are as white as possible without a lot of movement/pattern

That is bold but can also be breathtaking. Make sure your accent pieces/decor complement the tile with touches of yellow

What are you doing for hardware? Are you using black?

I am having trouble designing the rest of my kitchen around the backsplash tile I have finally found. DH and I were dead-set on finding Moroccan-inspired backsplash, and we finally did. The tile has arrived. It's beautiful but very, very statement-y, and I think the rest of the kitchen needs to be designed very carefully to highlight but not compete with it. Those of you with a great eye for design, can you help me? If not, what sort of expert help might I need?

What I sort of envisage: white shaker cabinets, light gray walls, quartz countertops in white/gray. Will that work?

Here is the tile. The overall backsplash square footage is 7.5 x 6 = 45 sq ft. It will be installed above the range and two cabinets flanking it all the way to the ceiling. There are no upper cabinets. Thanks for any great ideas.