I like the Designer white better - It's not as harsh and has some warmth to it to compliment your wood tones.

I like the designer white but honestly think either will work and much will depend upon your lighting. I posted pics of my kitchen/butlers pantry which has almost the same color combo for you to see. The difference is our floors are red oak and counters are a very pale grey quartz.

white quartz, white tile and white cabinets? that's a lot of white.

like this?

just pick a glossy white that works w/whatever countertop you choose.

you don't want a white that clashes w/the quartz, so pick whichever one works.

This white looks to be like the one on the right that you have in your pic. It's not quite as icy white as the cabinets in the other pictures I've posted.

like theses. these are bright bright whites

looks like you could do surgery in these kitchens

this one is pretty. glossy white uppers. but at least the stove backsplash and beams break up all the white

this one is pretty too.

I think doing a black quartz would look stunning w/the walnut and the oak.

just the countertop. not the black up the back. I'd pick a tile.

Silestone Eternal Charcoal in a matte finish would be my vote.

Thank you all, and your kitchen looks amazing mle0782! Inspirational for sure.

When I saw "white" for the counter and backsplash I don't necessarily mean pure white. The counter will most likely be an off white or veined white quartz or quartzite. And for upper cabinets I really only have two, 30 inches wide each, plus the refrigerator panels. The rest of the kitchen is base cabinets only, approximately 24 linear feet, which will be natural walnut.

Based on the responses so far I feel pretty good about the designer white on the right, which was also my first instinct.

Thank you all again!

Here is another picture of sort of what I am going for. Somewhat natural looking walnut, oak floors, and white upper cabinets. They also added the blue here but I am interested in going three tone.

Dave, that's beautiful. I actually like that bit of navy. (or even black) Sounds like it's going to be a beautiful kitchen. post a pic when it's done.

Just browsed some slabs today and did see one that was sort of charcoal with veining I really liked that I am wondering would look good in my kitchen. They called it quartzite but I have my doubts. It was labelled Belvedere in a leathered finish.

I don't see a dark countertop working as well as white with your other wood finishes. It's also very different to work on a dark surface as opposed to a light one. It also limits you more for wall color or furnishings nearby. Stick to your inspiration photo.

It's labeled as a Quartzite. Leathering really takes out the coloring. I think I like the polished or even the honed better.

I think it's beautiful. although I'd try and find one w/a bit more color to it

I think it's a nice choice

(and so is this chevron wood ceiling! just noticed that. are you doing it w/yours??)

here's a polished piece on a walnut island

I see it labeled as quartzite and as granite. another name is Portoro. And I've also see Titanium granite as a similar look.

leathered titanium. 3 cm.

if you want to test something to see if it's marble or quartzite, bring a glass tile w/you

see if there is a sharp edge on the slab you're testing (or if they can chip you off a little piece) and try and scratch the glass w/a sharp part of the stone.

Glass is harder than marble. if there is a powder residue across the glass tile, it's marble. if it actually scratches the glass full through, it's granite or quartzite

lemon juice is the other test

Blue Roma or Roma Blue would also be very nice

Thank you again, the pictures really help. They didn't have that particular stone available in polished finish but I will look at some more places locally.

I also love that ceiling, but unfortunately its not in the cards right now. My ceiling is only 8 feet while the inspiration photo appears to have 8 foot soffits with the chevron ceiling being 9 feet. But its nice to look at!

gorgeous combo.

I'd pick your counter before finalizing the cabinet paint, if there's no rush. if not, then take your cabinet sample with you to visit any slabs!

Yes good point, I am waiting for the samples to come in so I have something I can carry around with me on my own. Currently the only cabinet samples available have to stay with the cabinet shop.

In my layout I will have a decent sized peninsula (40x78 inches) which could be an elaborate stone material like those shown, but if I do that I would probably to something more toned down for the perimeters, either a solid color quartz or corian.

That blue roma is amazing, I will have to try to see some of that in person!

The blue roma is stunning. I saw another poster on here who was doing it w/natural white oak (or maybe walnut) cabinets. The coloring varies greatly, but it's a stunning stone.

this overall kitchen is rather ugly, but if you just look at the island, it's nice. (maybe they hadn't gotten around to doing the rest of the kitchen yet!)

And, I just found out they have a whiter version. Called Roma Imperiale. more golden, warmer tones than the blue/gray of the other one.