The teal paint color is for an accent wall in the dining room

Well nothing tops real stone, if that is what you want! There are many very affordable marbles out there and they are great for people who do not mind the "patina". I have bargain-basement Carrara on my island and it is terrific, just touching it makes me happy :)

If I am reading your floor plan correctly (1 square is 6 inches?), your aisles seem super-tight. Only 30 inches between island and wall things. That is far less than what the pros recommend (42 inches). If it's a storage issue, perhaps increase your wall cabinets to full depth (or even 30 inches, that's luxurious!) so you don't have to shoehorn that island in there?

Thank you. Yes, the aisles are narrower than recommended, 38” on the stove side and 33” on the other side (which will be more of an aisle than a work space). The house is a 1970’s split level and expanding the kitchen wasn’t possible. I tested out a peninsula layout but it created a pinch point at the stove (which stayed in the same location due to hood venting).

We have been living with a mock up of this layout using work tables (which create even narrower aisles), for almost a year, and have been comfortable with it.

As an acacia floor is already very strongly patterned and a bit eye-popping, it may be better to stay away from countertop material that is also prominently veined and patterned, especially if a "waterfall", which will be directly adjacent to the floor, is contemplated. E.g., maybe "Absolute Black" granite or a plainer white marble rather than the more stripy materials mentioned.

You can make the dark work if you crank up the lighting / lumens. DOn't know what options you have for that or if you are adding lighting, etc.

BUT......

Marble has been around for thousands of years. it will wear. it will etch. It may even stain and then the stains will fade. Nothing is perfect. Wipe up after spills. Don't leave tomato sauce sitting around, or wine, or.... and go for it if you love it - but embrace the wear as part of the patina of your life. (if you CAN...)

Years ago when we did our first kitchen renovation, we were told the narrowest kitchen they would consider an island for is 14’. It looks like you have 11’! Way too narrow . Your selections are lovely, but too many patterns together. Patterned floors and cabinets would cause me to pick a stone with basically no movement.

That dark grey stone feels very cold/dark, added to by the black faucet etc. I would want a warmer lighter surface to go better with the warm colors in the floor. Plus if the acacia is pretty busy, a calmer stone would look better. There are lighter granites that are still less expensive than the basic quartz, consider looking at those too.

Thanks, we have been to several stone suppliers and this was one of the few granites I liked. My partner loved granites with bold patterns and colors that I thought would be too much, so Silver Grey was a compromise. Any recommendations for light/white granite that doesn’t have red speckles? Maybe Super White marble? We liked Brown and Blue Fantasy marble but I thought those would be busier than the options above. I also read that Blue Fantasy is more prone to staining.

For lighting, the kitchen will have the flush mount in the picture, centered on the doorway (existing junction box where a recessed light won’t fit), and recessed LED lights. The adjacent dining room has the chandelier in the picture.

May I suggest using a smaller sink base? 20" between sink and range is not much, and you need all the storage space you can get. A 30" sink gains you a lot of valuable drawer and counter space.

If you eliminate the island, you can have full depth - or perhaps even deeper, depending on your cabinet maker - cabinets on the buffet side, to gain back some storage and lessen the distance from one side to the other.

I just measured my oven door. When it's open, it comes out 25". In your plan, that leaves less than a foot for you to stand in front of the oven and take something out. I could take out a cake from the side, but not a 20 pound turkey!

I have this double oven stove, so the doors take up less aisle space.

yes, continuing to address the issue that is not your question.... :) Even with the two oven range (I have the same style in a small kitchen and bake/roast a ton) you still would benefit from more space than you've got. i think it would be tight even if cooking as a one person operation. have you explored a peninsula layout?

I do like the stone though. do you have a polished sample, not honed?