Definitely the white countertops, so pretty. I'd add a dark wood trim piece to your hood to tie in the island color.

Beautiful kitchen! I agree with the comment above.
Can I ask what size your kitchen is? I’m trying to get an understanding about your same layout in a smallish kitchen.

Kitchen is 15.6 by 23.6

White perimeter and backsplash. Island great slab of Taj Majal. I have it on my island and love it. But you must see slabs as they are coming in with more brown veining. Mine is predominantly white/cream. If you can’t get one light enough, go with quartz with touches of light veining. Then black or dark gray perimeter with a pretty Carerra backsplash. The plainer the peripherals the more fun you can have with your backsplash if you want that look. So several options.

Agree with @Debbi Washburn. Love the contrast of the black counters.

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These two photos are an inspiration for a few of my options

Taj mahal inspiration

Love the Taj Mahal!

These are some of the slabs that I liked

We love Taj Mahal too. Don't have quotes yet so may be out of our budget. our quotes so far are for engineered quartz (81 sf). We saw slabs called Brazillian Shell we actually loved more but haven't heard that color before. It looked similar to taj but slightly different tone.

That black one is beautiful. You could do that on the perimeter, and a white quartz, or a marble like this one (Bianco Avion) on the island. (it's not as bad as carrara, care-wise)

another option, look at Calacatta Porcelain slabs for both. It looks just like real marble. The golden tones in it would look great w/your island.

or maybe Shadow Storm?

However, Taj is beautiful. I'd use it for bot island and perimeter. then you could choose a really nice backsplash tile.

We looked at the prospects last night and laid out fabric in the color options to help us visualize the space. The Taj Mahal just doesn't seem to work as it is the exact same color as the floor which makes the kitchen almost perfectly half beige and half white with gold toned knobs and pulls. In other words the look seems out of proportion and dull. The black soapstone seems to give a grounding /focal point to the very pale remaining areas.

I love my soapstone. I think it's would beautiful in your kitchen.

Glad to hear you love the soapstone It seems so beautiful. Do you have any issues with your soapstone . Do you have it on all your counters and what backsplash did you use. Would love to see photos of your space.

I decided on soapstone before we built. I was planning to redo the kitchen when a house fire meant a total rebuild. I liked it being a real stone. It is chemically inert and is not effected by heat so I can spill bleach on it, (I have) and but a pot on it straight from the oven, (the reason lab benches are made from it) It darkens with age, but you can oil it to make it a beautiful charcoal color. Some people consider this maintenence, I do it sometimes but how often is up to you. It is a softer stone, (some varieties are harder) so use a cutting board. I also like that it's not trendy. I really like the fact that it's not in every model home. I do not have a backsplash yet but I have a plan on a green subway., I like Encore but the price was 100 a square foot. I am going with a more craftsman vibe with cherry cabs.