We use caesarstone a lot. I think something with a more muted texture will go well with the blueish tile, like Dreamy Marfil 5220. It has a natural feel, warm tone, muted texture. I think a busier, louder texture will drown out the subtleties of the tile you have. Excited to see the project come together, please share photos when its done!

Black countertop.

Unfortunately the counters should be one of the first things picked so that other things can be matched up to them. Go to a stone shop with your cabinets and that's the only way to pick a countertop.

D3, I really like that ceasarstone, not something I would have thought of, thanks!
I will definitely post pics when we are done...this has been 3 years in the planning :)

Cpartist, that’s the plan, just looking for suggestions. I just love this tile. We had a grey crackle subway tile in our previous kitchen, but I want a little more personality this time. I know that I will be doing something in the blue/blue green family for the backsplash and I know we are doing simply white for the cabinets, so I figured, why not try to pick the counters based on that since we know those two things won’t change :)

I think a honed black counter or soapstone would be amazing with your choices. That tile is gorgeous. Black would be a great way of highlighting both the white cabinets and the beautiful tile. Not what you asked for though.

Thanks Rita, I have thought about black and there are some beautiful options, but I just think it would bother me in the long term. I had something more like this in mind...and I can’t really wrap my head around anything else.

How about real Carrara marble? It's one of the cheapest stones and the colors will look great with your tile. Marble gets sealed, so staining is not an issue. You just have to accept some etching.

PS I promise to end my advertisement for stone countertops now ;-)

zodiac london fog is a nice light quartz

I wouldn't do marble to high maintenance for a kitchen

The app cut off my message...these are the three options we are considering:

No to the busy granite.

Marble gets sealed, so staining is not an issue. You just have to accept some etching.

PS I promise to end my advertisement for stone countertops now ;-)

This. Over and over again. Patinad marble outclasses fake quartz any day. In my lousy opinion :)

let me buy your 15 year old a beer. In 6 years. (S)He knows h(is)er stuff.

I think the top granite looks best.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/waterfront-estate-traditional-kitchen-vancouver-phvw-vp~2030506

I love the look of this granite...it’s like a piece of art.

That tile is looking gray in pics (on my monitor); if you were wanting green I’m not sure if this is the best choice. Don’t love any of those busy counters, but of the three I like the middle best...

Bri, thanks. We were super disappointed in the choices. We saw about 100 slabs and the quartz all looked almost the same, white with grey veining and the granite was either 90’s busy or really grey/dark brown. We like large swirling patterns in counters, so anything that that noticeably repeats bugs me. The only things we really liked were one quartzite and a couple of marbles, but I am a neat freak who lives with three messy teens/tweens, so they just don’t work for our lifestyle. I didn’t think this would be so hard!

This is the slab of choice number 2.

This is the quartzite we like, but I don’t think I can handle the etching :(

This is a natural stone, and every stone is different, so I say this in general- quartzites aren’t usually prone to etching like marbles are.

There are many beautiful marble-like quartz options that look like a natural stone but give you less worry about maintenance and care. They are not unique though. If you're still into quartz but would prefer natural look (but not too busy) consider Calacatta Nuvo, Statuario Maximus, and Organic White. All are from Caesarstone.

Home Art, thanks! I saw those first two in person last night and they look manufactured to me...I like that third one...I will try to look for a slab locally, I think it’s hard to tell from the small swatch. The one we are leaning toward right is the Viatera Aura.

That's great! It's always best to pick a slab (not from a sample) and also make sure to check for seams -- you want the veining to be consistent. It's also best to source a slab locally. The price should be better and you will probably get free installation. Good luck!

You shouldn’t have to worry about etching if you get a slab of true quartzite. It’s harder than granite.

Quartzite does not etch. Test a piece of the slab with some lemon juice- if it etches, it is not quartzite. Also us a piece of glass to see if the rock gets scratched- quartzite should not get scratched. Quartzite costs more than marble. Some people through ignorance of fraud mislabel marble or dolomite as quartzite. Be careful.

Interesting, ok. Price wise it is definitely quartzite :). Something called Everest? I will double check, maybe it was because she wanted to leather it?
This is where I am leaning now...picked our door today, so this is the door, the Julep Tile in sky blue crackle and the viatera aura.

I like the Aura. I love your tile. They will work well together.

I think the palette you have chosen feels welcoming. It has subtle warmth and texture, not too busy, but enough going on to feel alive. Well done.

Thanks Rita and D3! Warm white kitchen is exactly what we want...I am getting excited over here :)

I really appreciate all of the input everyone!!

The aura works well with your tile, but it is much too cool for your cabinet. Take both the door and the tile to a bunch of stone stops to find something that works with both.

The aura actually has some warmer tones in the whole slab. Just the piece we have is a little grey. My husband hates anything with gold tones...so this has been quite the process, lol