I like the top slab the best and cabinet color on the island. Nice choices.

I agree with beanie. No bad choices here!

Can you paint some sheets of poster board your paint color and bring them to the slabs? White often has an undertone (green, yellow, pink) and it isn't possible to tell from pictures which one has the best undertone to match. It would be even better if you could do it in place in the light of your kitchen - if they gave you big samples of the stone.

That was my experience at least - things seemed to go until I got bigger samples together and in the light of the final location.

Especially with "white" tiles against "white" stone. Each could make the other look dirty or pink or green etc.

Remember sea pearl had a green undertone. Check that against wall paint. I can't tell from looking on phone.

Rodeo has a green/blue undertone so it should go well together

I much prefer the top slab.

Prefer the movement in the top slab but they're both beautiful!

Beautiful choices. I somewhat prefer the top option. What is your floor?

They are both nice but I vote for the top slab. It seems to go better colour wise with the cabinets and floor. Assuming the computer screen and the photo is somewhat accurate!

Ditto what Rita said

Top slab by a mile.

Oops, odd woman out.

I much prefer the second slab, the non linear, slightly zig zag lines. From the picture, it seems to me that it has more depth, too.

Are there any turns in the counters, or is it all one straight perimeter? In other words, does the templating make a difference? In terms of performance (staining, etching), is there a difference?

Having just learned on another thread that horizontal lines in a slab cannot be mitered into elegant turns- so you get short vertical striations in some runs and long horizontal ones in others (see the thread on how to run wavy fantasy brown quartzite), I would choose the second slab. Plus I think nosoccermom is right when she says the second slab has more depth. The first one is more dramatic and the second one more lustrous perhaps.

I agree, second slab hands down just for the pattern alone. I wouldn't like having stripes on my counter but having said that they are both beautiful.

Top slab has more pizzaz, but either would look great.

You can find Calacatta with the slab cut to give you a pattern like the second slab. It depends on the angle.

When I compared Calacatta vs Sea Pearl a few years ago, most SPs did appear green; the Calacatta's gray seemed a more pure gray. If you like the linear quality of SP and like the C's gray (this might be what dan1888 is referring to), find samples of Macaubus White, which is the crosscut version of Calacatta.

ETA: If possible, take samples home and view with/under YOUR lighting. From my experience, warehouse lighting was much different from my actual kitchen lighting.

Top slab

Going through a similar selection process only I have white (very white) cabinets. Which did you choose and are you happy?

which did you choose--i am looking for a pic of sea pearl installed