Investigating worktops for our new kitchen. Looking for a light grey colour to create an industrial luxe look. (Units are dark grey/white, floor oak, walls white.) Love all the pics of concrete but having read up on aging and maintenance, know that it's not the surface for us.

I've been researching caesarstone and silestone in the matt finishes ... concrete finish in caesarstone and in silestone either the suede or volcano. Like the texture and look, but seems like the maintenance to keep mark free (not staining but spills, fingermarks etc) is a known issue. Would be really interested in any recent experience with light grey/white in either of these.

I currently have black shiny granite worktop which shows every spill, glass/mug ring mark and then smears when wiped with a cloth. Can't decide if will be worse than that. (Posted on another topic too - posting on kitchens for traffic)