Anyone have any other pics? im thinking of going with alabaster on cabintes with et calacatta gold, but afraid the cabinets will look too yellow. everything else will be alabaster too

I am not familiar with either countertop, but my countertop on my wood cabinets is somewhat busy like the Pulsar, and it is not too busy. I did a very simple subway tile backsplash. Countertops with a large pattern can be hard to match the pattern at seams causing the seam to be more apparent - just something to keep in mind. Sometimes more of a slab needs to be purchased to make the large pattern match even a little. My seam on my slightly busy, but smaller pattern countertop barely shows. The only problem with my pattern is it hides crumbs and spills almost too well. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~58831076

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.

Julianne I’m not sure if you’ve picked something yet but I saw my slab of Carrara Lumos today which will be installed Friday. The fabricator showed me the template. It is indeed a very true bright white. Probably whiter than any other color I’ve seen - it’s indeed on the same plane as miraggio. I’m so stoked words cannot describe it! My kitchen has all shaker cabinets with hard square edges. I think the Carrara pattern will soften it a bit which is a good thing. Would love to hear where you are at with yours.