Our cabinets that were just put in last week are Midcontinent. I have touched them, opened/closed all the drawers and doors but that's it. And they seem fine but we are still in the middle of the build so haven't actually used them. We went with them because we were able to get full overlay with full extend drawers and soft close at a really good price. The style is Newport which is a fairly new style for them. It's almost a shaker style, pretty simple. It was also on sale since it was a new style. We went with maple painted with Flint for the kitchen perimeter cabinets and in the master bath. The laundry room, guest bathrooms and wet bar are all oak stained in expresso. Our kitchen island is an expresso stained walnut in a completely different line of cabinets. Slightly different door style but they blend well together. They look great, the quality is good and all but one cabinet came in undamaged. The linen cabinet for one of the guest bathrooms has to be reordered. Looks like it was damaged in transit. Everything else was delivered in good condition though. I haven't seen Schrock so cannot compare for you.

I've seen enough photos on here of kitchens with white cabinets, black countertops, and similar wall color to know that the black granite will look good. Just not sure it would give the look I'm going for....It's not a beach house, but I have been using beach inspired colors. Would the black still work? Or is going to come off as a farmhouse kitchen? While I know the lighter granite is light and airy, I just haven't been able to find a "white" enough granite that I love. I would like a mostly white piece with some brown and black speckling, I don't want a lot of movement. I thought the colonial white would work, even though it's not as white as I wanted, because it pulled the sand color into the kitchen.

Have you seen a full wall done with those tiles? It will be dark and busy and the main/first thing people will notice in the kitchen. It is also a design that became popular about 10+ years ago and has mostly run its course. Are you open to other suggestions? It will look like this, but darker with your wood cabinets.

Really would appreciate any help picking cabinet hardware.