I was also looking for a counter in the same colors you mentioned. Most of the marbles had too much gray and were cold. I needed something warm and creamier. We chose honed Bianco Avion marble. I too was worried about maintenance but decided to go for it (I must be a glutton for punishment because I put it in the master bath and powder room as well). I looked at quartzite, but nothing really spoke to me. Was considering Taj Mahal, but didn’t really care for that. Quartz was out of the question for the reasons you mentioned. I looked at almost every kind of quartz they make....it just didn’t cut it. If you love Danby or a similar look, I don’t know that anything else will satisfy you.
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