I have never seen quiet hickory cabinets, the flooring is already busy so my suggestion would be to go plain quartz in a color from the floor.

Ditto what Patricia said. Have you seen an entire kitchen with the hickory cabinets or just a sample? When I was choosing flooring I kept coming back again and again to the hickory because I loved the color of the samples. Then I’d see a pic of it in the room and it was sooooo busy. We ended up with white oak. I do hope you are sure of what you’re getting!

I absolutely vote for a simple stone.

ETA oops I thought you were replacing the cabinets. They’re not awfully busy in the pic...cant tell For sure

I think the slab will fight with the floor not the cabs.

I love Cambria Bradshaw, but not with your floor. Too busy. A lighter plainer quartz or granite would be better

I absolutely love that granite/quartz and I can see why you picked it but i just don't see any color tones in it that will complement the wood. I don't see the pattern as a problem but think there should be some tones in there to pick up the color of the cabinets. I personally love granite/quartz with movement, lines and swirls. Plain countertops or flat speckled patterns just make me sad. Literally.

I love that slab. I think it will make you want to paint your cabinets white once it's installed.

That flooring is gorgeous and the granite is gorgeous, but not together.

I concur with a very not so busy countertop.

If I'm not mistaken, the cabinets you see in the OPs pictures are the hickory cabinets. They are very subdued for hickory. I've never seen hickory that "quiet" but if you look closely, you can pick up some of hickory's characteristic grain patterns.

Anyway, as everyone else has said, between the floor and the cabinets, you need a quiet counter.

Too many patterns gets too busy fast :

I chose a light quartz. Up close it is busy, but it becomes more subtle as you step back - and I think my cabinets have more movement then yours:

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~110720042

This is my wood kitchens idea book - both newer and older, refreshed kitchens:

https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/75202366/list/wood-kitchens

I am unsure about the Glacial Ridge - really pretty. The fabricators should show you where they will cut and what the seam would look like. I think some can do it on the computer to show you how it would look. You might have to buy more to get a good match at the seam.

i googled Glacial Ridge and couldn't find anything. Is there another name? are those blues in there?

Glacial Ridge is a marble, not granite granite...

Beautiful slab of Glacial Ridge, see the reflection of the light... flawless quality. It will look great in the kitchen and will be the focal point! Super!

Jhmarie, what light quartz did you get? It is beautiful.

@Hazel - Thank you:)

My countertop is LG Viatera White Pearl. There are some close ups in my "my pics" idea book. It looks much busier close up but gets more muted as you back away. This is probably because the colors are mostly light - white, creams "gray" which is partly the reflection of the pearl part which remind me of polished quarts rocks. Unlike LG Aria and LG Everest, there are no darker black lines that stands out. It is generally "warm" though in some lighting it can look cool.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~120929245

https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~58831076

Jhmarie, thanks for the infornation.

Thank you for all the input! The cabinets are indeed hickory but we don’t have any knots or major color variations, just the noticeable grain that we both like. My eye naturally is drawn to busy granite or quartz patterns and super subtle patterns are kind of boring to me. I got some samples today of Vitera Quartet and Sol but they are way too white. Tomorrow I’ll be back at the Cambria guy. Any recommendations of warm gray or darker creams with some sparkle?

In the photos you posted, the color of the floor seems warm while the proposed countertop feels cool. If that's true, they would fight with each other until the death, lol.

When you're at Cambria take a look at Delagtie and Ironsbridge.

I do like that counter you found, and think it would be ok with the L (since there's no bend by the stove), but you would probably find it a lot in person. There are near-white quartzes that aren't boring in person -- take a look at Cambria Newport, which looks white from a distance, but has a lot of subtle marbling up close.

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Are you sure that's not a marble? It's very pretty, but I think you can do better.

Floating Cheerios?? That made me really laugh!

I really appreciate all the help and advice from everyone. I’m getting my head around a subtle pattern on my counters and really looking hard at solid surface instead of quartz. I really like a matte finish and the idea of sanding out scratches is appealing to my DIY nature. Plus my sister has Corian from 20 years ago that is still perfect looking and she had done nothing but wipe it with soapy water.

So good bye beautiful Glacial Ridge granite (or marble) until I can build a kitchen around your lovliness and make you the star.

The search continues...

If you like a matte finish and the ability to sand out deeper scratches have you considered soapstone?

Look at Sienna Bordeaux for natural stone. Or one of the Bordeauxs. There are a wide variety between wild to mild patterns. It all has a warm base that will work with your color choices instead of something cool that will fight them.

Hello mreenrn, we recommend taking a look at designs like Linwood, Fairbourne, or Highgate that offer warm tones with a simplified design when compared to Bradshaw. Hope this helps!