Our whisper white 2 pack cabinetry does come across fairly creamy especially in daylight so if you want to tone it down a bit I would avoid the stone you said seem too creamy. We paired ours with a stone equivalent to 'alpine mist' but wanted a more classic look.

copper was my choice. 6months on and so glad i did ( even when so many people including my builder tried telling me it would look ugly). price wise it was cost effective so we had a range hood made too!

in my bathroom my bench top is Urban walls are Whisper White..white cabinets

How about Silestone Serena. It's new:)

Hi 1010daman, what did you end up with in the end? We are about to do a similar sounding kitchen and also have American oak floors. What protection did you put on your timber floor? Are you happy with it all?

I ended up choosing Dulux Natural White 2 pac satin finish for my cabinets, Caesarstone Fresh concrete for the island, Caesarstone Clamshell for the other benchtops. I went with a satin clear polyurethane for the oak floors. Yes, am happy with the colours overall.

It looks fantastic! Is that also the same oak on the bench top front face?

Thanks. No, it’s different. I used polytec ravine natural oak, which has a textured finish. It doesn’t really match my floors in colour or grain but trying to get the oak of the floor to go on to the island front would have been too difficult

I love an all white kitchen. Natural white seems to capture the right amount of pure white with a toned down look which is easier to live with. Would you consider a dekton benchtop in a 6mm finish (looks just like a sliver of benchtop) in a black. The one I would recommend is "Sirius" it's a matt finish and is a perfect match to a black sink. It's a wonderful product.

The marble look has been popular for a while now and I think we are moving onto other looks.

Yes Natural White or even Lexicon quarter seem to be the popular whites at the moment. I was thinking of a 12 or 20mm Dekton (price may dictate) to hopefully allow a 300mm on the return bench. Our cupboards will be the Natural White or Lexicon quarter I think. For the Dekton top we were thinking of Strato Tech, Sirocco Natural or Keon Tech.

Bluemeeru, yes sink is on left next to dishwasher, which is next to the fridge. I never wanted a sink on the island for the same reason. Water splashes and there will always be something drying on the island. I like the option of having a totally clear island if I need it. Yes, I was worried the sink was too far from the cooktop but it works well for me. I did consider putting a narrow sink near the cooktop just in case I needed water during cooking but left it out in the end. The distance from my sink to the edge of the island is 1.5m. Dishes get taken out of the dishwasher and are put away in the drawers in the island nearest to dishwasher side, as my island is 3m wide. From there it is easy to take them out over the island to the dining table or serve the kids who sit on the island for breakfast. It’s 3.8m from sink to centre of cooktop, which could be considered quite far. I suppose I have gotten used the distance.