Cecil, I must agree, there are some super nice people on the fig boards. I've gotten a few surprises myself and I am figging happy. I had something similar happen to me with Roundup. A little over spray hit a muscadine vine I had in a pot. It lost all of its leaves and I thought it was dead. Low and behold it came back with some great big healthy leaves. I guess if we're not to old, we learn from our mistakes, but I'm wondering if I'm getting to the point that my head is so full of knowledge that there might not be much room left. "gene"

Have a look at this thread. They used Cloe Tile with Silestone Eternal Calacatta Gold. It really looks gorgeous and I've bookmarked it myself for a future project. I agree that mixing the real marble with the Silestone may not work well. But I think you can put some sample boards together for your favourite choices and lean them up against the wall to help you visualize. You can also try different grout colours on your sample boards. The Cloe tile has significant variation and I think that is a plus. The problem of matching the white of your cabinets with the white in the Silestone and another white in your backsplash can be really tough. They are never all going to be the same and if you miss on one of the choices, then something is going to look dingy. But I think the colour variation in the Cloe tile will help with that, pull all the whites and some of the colour from the Silestone together. I'm sure it will be lovely. Please be sure to come back and post photos when you're done as well as work in progress photos.

Hi! Being totally honest, I don’t love them together. The mix of warm and cool doesn’t quite jive. The patterns on all of the different stones compete and would be too busy for my taste. Are you planning to remove the 4” granite backsplash? If so, you may need to replace the tile backsplash anyways. If you are set on the calacatta gold, I’d pair with a simpler backsplash. If you are keeping the current backsplash, I would do a solid colour countertop. Let us know what you decide!

We actually went to the Cosentino showroom and looked at Calcatta Gold and the Ethereal Glow. We chose the Calcatta Gold because it wasn't as white and it went so much better with our white cabinets and black island. They actually had a black island with the Calcatta Gold in the showroom and we loved it. I also am doing the Emser Passion for the backsplash and it's not a stark white so it matches the Calcatta Gold better. Our new build won't be ready until the Spring and I can't wait to see it all done.