We have Caesarstone in Misty Carrera on our island. It has a slight warm gray hue, which works well in our kitchen, and it's very durable against us and our kids.

Water marks don't need to be cleaned off (unless they are permanent). It just means your stone needs to be sealed. You can get a high grade sealer/ impregnator at Granquartz or Regent. Seal your marble twice a year and that problem should go away. Buy one of the half liters or 4 oz bottles (the former should last you two seals at least). This is a good quality for marble: https://www.granquartz.com/Pages/ItemProfile_Detail.aspx?ItemProfileId=1748&ItemClassNo=92 And this one is particularly good for sealing marble, especially in the kitchen: https://www.regentstoneproducts.com/item_detail2.aspx?ItemCode=ZETASEAL

So would something like this be ideal?

Hi, we have an unusual space where the bottom cupboards are actually head space for a stairway downstair. We are running the bench (700wide) over this along the wall (the glass door is being replace by wall) and looking at an on bench panty system. Has anyone used the Hettich Vertico mono system in a large 1200 wide 700m high (maximum extent) installation? We would have all the appliances behind it and potentially lit glass display shelving on the top 700 to the ceiling. I'm just curious as have only seen this in small appliance cupboard type installations to date. thanks