Sure was. I had Buttermilk, but there were white splotches all over it. It looked like the painters hadn't cleaned up after themselves. BlackChamois has Raven, a dark gray, and hers had white specks. Maybe there was just something wrong in the manufacture of Caesarstone for a short time last year. I would be sure you can check the slabs first, but Caesarstone doesn't consider them a defect. Once the fabricator signs off on them in the delivery truck, they own them, but it's hard to see defects on a dark, crowded truck. If it's just a few weird marks, you can template around them.

I would love to see them. I'm also happy to share them if there is someone else in the area interested. We are in Menlo Park. Did you end up picking one? I haven't started looking yet but was leaning towards a white/greyish granite or marble until reading about these colors on this site.

Another vote for quartzite here. Where we live, quartzite and marble are roughly the same price (marble being slightly more expensive). We lived with marble before and while I loved the look, I did not love the performance- the etching staining, chipping... we are very heavy cooks and entertain often and I couldn't stand the thought of chasing people around with coasters. We've been living with white macauba quartzite for 7 months now and I love it- it doesn't stain, etch, or chip and seems VERY hard and not at all prone to flaking. We actually have it as all of our bathroom counters as well (same slabs.) I also love that I can put a hot pan on it without worry- I beat the heck out of those counters and they look brand new. I know you said you're not interested due to "flaking" and cost, but I'd have a look if I were you!

Corian is still high on my list, I just need to see it in person. Both the Home Depots closest to me don't have a white countertop in their displays. I think I will have to call some showrooms and find one that has a white counter on display (Elk Grove Village, here I come). I didn't even want to think about quartz, but when we went to Ikea to look at cabinets, the Bjorket display just so happened to have a white Caesarstone counter, and it was just beautiful. I imagine I will like Corian too, I just have to lay my eyes on it. Joe: thank you for the specific color recommendations. Your assurance is one reason Corian is on my list. Is there really no difference across solid surface brands? Besides price? Ftr, I feel like I should send you a stress ball or toupee for the amount of times you have held my hand about this, while probably tearing out your hair. Mayflowers: I was in the Bed, Bath, and Beyond parking lot when I read your reply, oddly enough, so I added CeramaBryte to my list. Unfortunately, it did not take out the gray marks. I am concerned about that because one of my kids has some visual and motor problems and I could totally see him putting a plate on the counter on top of a spoon and then sliding it over or something. Certainly he will spill things, which doesn't seem to be a problem as per my test, but he will probably also rub metal on it accidentally. I am in the process of making my cooking tools/kitchen more accessible to him (adaptive measuring cups and the like), and we will need a more forgiving counter. Anglo: I asked her about price and she said quartz can be the same price as Corian. I was surprised and wonder if that's not true. Maybe a bottom of the barrel quartz? Do you suppose "Glazier White" is the same as "Glacier White?" It would be funny if they kept the color and just slightly changed the name. I am glad I don't have a job that requires me to come up with color names. I think at this point they are all taken. I am also curious about the integrated sink. Is yours rectangular or somewhat rounded? For some reason, I like the former but not the latter, but I imagine the neater the squares, the harder they would be to clean. I read a Corian hate thread recently where people complained about the sinks and about scratching, but maybe they didn't know that that can be fixed? I have slowed down a little with my kitchen planning as bathroom gutting/remodeling starts next week. Yayayayayay. As bad as my kitchen is (if you recall the pix), our second bathroom is way worse. It will still be tiny and simple, but it will be clean-looking and pretty cool.