Since I can't make photos post here are links.

Gabana: https://ibb.co/pxZWNJH

Gray Canyon: https://ibb.co/0Xfk8X9

What other colors are in your kitchen? Cabinets? Walls? Flooring?

This is what we're modeling it after. Love the dark gray counters but since it's a small apartment and the kitchen is in the back corner, I worry that it would be too dark. Hence the Gabana option.

Love the fun inspiration kitchen, I’ve seen it around.

I haven’t heard of Gray Canyon, but fell in love with a slab of Gabana when we were looking. It didn’t really go with the look we were trying to achieve unfortunately. Can you take home samples of each to test for etching, staining, chipping, etc? I know some stone yards have precut pieces from certain lots of stone.

Are you going to commit to the black sink and appliances as in your inspiration kitchen? If so, the darker gray canyon quartzite would be the right choice, in my opinion.

Would love to get samples from the stone yards but they were all out unfortunately. Otherwise, I would definitely be dousing everything in lemon juice, ketchup, and glass scratches just to be safe!

Kitchen items that are set are - white sink, cabinet color (that same blush), black porcelain tile floor (a textured, matte tile), brass fixtures & hardware, stainless fridge, similar oven (an Ilve Majestic) in 'matte graphite' with brass trim. So mostly similar - darker floor though and no hardwood anywhere, really.

The less darker one is called sea Pearl in my area too. I hate that they change the names. I almost went with that one personally. But my kitchen was not that wide for it. It's a gorgeous piece.

You also have to factor in how much lighting that kitchen receives. That will affect how dark the dark slab appears.

I guess my question is why all the different finishes for appliances and sink , in samll space those are best done in one finish and especially with the counter it is already busy and IMO should be the star so all stainless for the rest will enhance the stone and I would do the Cabana . Make sur eyour lighting is LEDs in 40000K

I like to live dangerously, I guess? (i.e. I was really set on the oven and they didn’t have any panel-ready fridges that fit our small space). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thanks to everyone for the help/advice! Beth H. - Thank you so much for putting together that image. Super helpful!! I think it maybe helped tip me towards a final decision.

On that note - I believe we'll be going ahead with the Gabana Quartzite. Does anyone happen to have photos of it installed or have seen any anywhere? I'm having trouble finding any photographs of it!

prob because it's a diff name.

try looking under Cielo too (there is also a Cielo Blue)

Wow. Beth for the win. You are a true hero.

Anyone else with photos of Gabana or Cielo installed?

I prefer the Gabana. It has more interest and for a small kitchen, I think it would work better than the darker choice.

However, I am not sure it would be a good choice if your cabinets are going to be the same as the inspiration picture.

Trying to post some pictures I found of some more Gabana installed

Thanks, crystalpea! That first photo is super helpful!

Did you install the Gabanna Quartzite? I am considering it now for my kitchen. How is your quartzite holding up in the kitche?

How’s it work out? Can we see pictures?