If the island is already a contrasting material to the rest of the cabinets, I would do all of the counters in one color. It's a small kitchen and you already have a lot going on. What will you use to replace the mural?

We are chiseling it out and filling it in with a very small patterned travertine

Yes of course you can keep the old.

If budget is an issue, I have heard people painting their tile. Maybe this is an option for you to cover the mural.

I like the counter option next to the island surface. If you can't afford to do all the same counters, I think it would look really pretty. And in my book you can never have too much pale creaminess.

Budget really isn’t the problem. I really like the backsplash texture and color. I am hesitant about too much cream ( walls are alabaster), I think I need a little pizzazz as a focal point.

I must have misunderstood, if budget isn't an issue, than I agree with @biondanonima (Zone 7a Hudson Valley) to have the same counter surface throughout your kitchen. Especially if you have a small kitchen. Chiseling out the old tile is going to be a challenge. Maybe your tiler has some tricks but I imagine it will be tough. What will you put in it's place?

So nobody likes my Silestone as a keeper? My backsplash too?

Can you get the tops out without damaging the backsplash? Most of the time you cannot.

I don't care for the Silestone myself, but if you like it there is nothing wrong with keeping it. I wouldn't say that it adds any sort of pizzazz, though - it's a rather "dated" (for lack of a better word) pattern and your new quartz is going to read much more modern. If this were my kitchen, I would do all of the counters in the new material and add some more interesting hardware for pizzazz.

A new backsplash would be another option for adding pizzazz if you wanted, but your current backsplash is perfectly fine if you like it. I think other posters were just concerned about removing that mural, as chiseling it out is not going to be an easy task.

I know it won’t be easy removing the granite without damaging the backsplash. So I will be prepared to select a new backsplash if that happens. I do see all your points of loosing the Silestone and having everything match. Thanks for all your input,it was what I needed to hear.