You are just replacing the doors, not the cabinet boxes, correct? If you decide to replace the cabinets -or- you can move your cabinets around, I strongly recommend moving the DW & Sink to the left and putting the drawer stack b/w the sink and corner - that would give you a really nice stretch of counter for your Prep Zone! Right now, you have very little workspace where it's needed the most - b/w your water source (the sink) and the range. You have an island? I don't see it in the pictures. And, you want to add a peninsula? You do not appear to have room for an island in your Kitchen, especially if you add a peninsula. What will the purpose of the peninsula be? Just to add seating? Unless you're moving other items, it won't add anything for the primary work zones (Prep, Cooking, Cleanup) b/c they will all be in one small corner - the corner b/w the sink and range. Regarding colors... How "white" are your cabinets? Pure white? Off white? Other? (It's hard to tell on a computer monitor as computer monitors usually do not show true colors.) I would be careful that you don't get a counter or backsplash that makes the cabinets look "dirty" or brings out undertones of yellow or blue - unless that's what you're going for. There's a thread right now from someone who thinks her cabinets look yellow b/c of her backsplash and counter. Can you hold off selecting a counter for now? If so, then I suggest you wait until you have your new doors in and you've re-painted your boxes (assuming you're keep them). I would also paint the walls and refinish the floors. Once you've done all that, I would then bring home some large samples of both your backsplash and counter choices to compare - materials can look different depending on several things such as the angle (horizontal for counter, vertical for backsplash), wall color, cabinet color, flooring, and even lighting - both daylight and artificial light. (If you're keeping your cabinet boxes, you may have to paint them to match the doors - I doubt you'll get a perfect match to your current boxes.) Personally, I've always liked darker counters with white cabinets, but that's my preference, not yours. BTW...your link did not work, here's a link for the Winstead door that I hope works: http://www.aristokraft.com/products/winstead?prod={B24B42C8-3349-440B-9685-F0190C182820}

I have no idea what that color is that you are talking about, but when I was counter shopping, there were a couple of quartz that caught my eye. These are from MSI and are the Q quartz. Cashmere Carrara Calacatta Vicenza Both have just a touch of grey veining. There are lots of photos on Houzz depicting both. Another was Fairy something..

Hi everyone so it’s been a year now. After searching and searching, we ended up tearing all the tops out and doing MT Blanc quartzite everywhere. There are beautiful! However I’m still looking for a good dealer (the one i used doesn’t block oil very well).

I'm so sorry I didn't see these comments earlier! I will try to take a pic tomorrow, the kitchen is a mess right now lol but LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT. DEFINITELY get the Cashmere Cararra!!!! It is amazing!!! I was worried the veining amount might be too much or too dark, NOPE it is PERFECT!!! Looks so natural!! We got carrara vincenza in the master bathroom which I ALMOST did for the kitchen, SO GLAD I DID NOT do it for the kitchen!!! it looks very fake and pixelated and bluish tint to the grey veining, it's nice don't get me wrong, but it's perfect for bathroom, not the kitchen... I would have been devastated if I had cashmere carrare in the bathroom and vincenza in the kitchen instead... It looks that awful compared to the other. But if you only saw Vincenza you might think it's nice, and it is, but when compared to Cashmere Carrara there's no comparison. It is most definitely worth the extra $$ to get Cashmere Carrara if you can... It is also shinier more smooth surface, the Vincenza just seems slightly more matte-ey, it's weird. It's a slight difference but I do notice it. I will try to take pics tomorrow and post. But if you can go cashmere carrara, definitely do :) I would buy this one again and again and again!