Hi, There is a huge range of marble-like quartz surfaces currently available from various brands such as Silestone, Caesarstone, Dekton,Quartzforms, Technistone & Cimstone. A marble-like quartz can give you the desired look AND easy maintenance!

Roof light over Dining table - as you need good task lighting over your cabinets and worktops - which can be tricky to span over a roof light - people at table can look up to the starry sky or sit bathed in sunshine ! ( if it's a nice day !) and eat by candlelight !!!

the counter was nice and shiny but now it has become cloudy and doesnt look good at all. how can i fix this

Any pale colour will stain if you treat it badly so even quartz which is considered to be hardwearing will need care so you don’t leave anything on it that has a strong colour (such as red wine spills etc). Beware- the inexpensive quartz seems to be more plain while the more veined patterns can be three times the price. If you are comfortable with a higher price range you might consider porcelain style products like Dekton where marble like products are widely available.