I was the one who started the Fieldstone thread, unfortunately, I have not heard from anyone who has used it. I really wanted to see photos. Finally, I am going to see a slab of it next week at the yard, I can post some if you want! I think we might end up with Steel Gray Granite, but boy oh boy, I do also love that Raven. Those were the three contenders. We are doing Caesarstone's Concrete in the powder room; but don't have photos of that either. The key with greys, it seems, is weather you want 'solid gray' or 'movement' in your gray! Good Luck...POST PHOTOS IF YOU FIND THEM OF FIELDSTONE!

After 10 years of dark granite that was a major chore to keep looking clean (we cook a lot), I definitely went LIGHT/WHITE this go around! I went with Silestone Lagoon and absolutely love it. It's so easy to clean and does a great job resembling real marble tops. Since I did my kitchen 18 months ago, Viatera has come out with some really nice options for this...called the Musica series. Be sure to check them out to. Roccoco and Minuet are the two that are most white/grey. http://www.lgviaterausa.com/productOverviews/31/83/by-product-line?coll=31 For more views of this kitchen, click on the link below Here's a picture of my kitchen tops. Keep in mind that these white marble tops are hard to photograph well. Here is a link that might be useful: Silestone Lagoon in White Kitchen

Search for “Viscon White” or “Silver White”. It can be a busier granite with lots of swirls and movement, but I’ve also seen a lot of slabs that are far less busy and might fit your bill. So don’t toss it out the window if you see it at first and think “too busy”. Not all slabs are like that :)

The OP mentions that she is looking for a muted grey counter with little variation/pattern and not very glossy. And what does she get? With the exception of rinq and cawwaps, people are posting that they prefer natural stone and dislike "fake" quartz as it those opinions were facts. Yet, clearly, quartz is the countertop material that the OP is looking for, as a calm grey, quiet with little to no movement is what quartz does best, better than any natural stone, as karin_mt makes clear with her post on limestone. Add to rinq's list the Diresco brand quartz from Belgium. Look at their wide offerings of solid greys, from light to dark, and warm to cool. Not sure it's available everywhere though, we bought ours in the Chicago area and love it, as we too looked for a calm, quiet, pattern-free countertop, in light to medium grey in a honed finish. Ours is "Medium Beach" in velvet (their honed finish). When we purchased It, about 1 1/2 years ago, it was very reasonably priced. My honed quartz takes just a little bit more effort to keep pristine than polished quartz would. But it's by no means difficult, or much extra work. First, no sealing or waxing is required, ever. For quick clean-ups, I use a wet rag with some dish-soap. If the area around the cooktop or sink is especially greasy, I use a bit of a degreaser such as Crud Cutter or some such, on the rag and wipe the surface down. Rinse with clean rag. Done. The only thing that leaves stains on our counters are blueberries. Not to worry though, the stains come off with a little bit of Scrubbing Bubbles All Surface bleach-free bathroom cleaner with lactic acid, spray some on the stain, let it sit for 10 to 20 seconds and wipe off. Repeat once if needed. That's it. By the way, I think it's best not to use scrubbies with abrasive cleaners on quartz, they tend to dull the surface. Check out Diresco's product line, you'll see they carry plenty of calm greys, from light to dark and from warm to cool. https://www.direscousa.com/product https://www.houzz.com/pro/diresco/diresco