Hi! I am re molding my kitchen and having a tough time deciding on counter tops. i am looking for assistance . Does anyone have pics of calacatta gold by silestone. the slab views i see look so different then the sample in the store. do you know if they really have orange/ brown veining?

I can’t speak to the MSI stone, but we have the calacatta gold and really like it. It is very white and the veining is more subtle than the other fake marble quartzes we saw. It was expensive, but since we used it for our backsplash and counter we decided to splurge.

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.

Well, I’m not forcing anyone to comment, so why do you feel obligated to comment on my post?? I noticed that you never answer the question people ask about but instead give your standard answer of telling people to go with natural stone instead of quartz and blah blah. There are many reasons why quartz is very popular in kitchens, even though it’s not perfect. You didn’t need to understand it… I’m just looking for feedback on whether one manufacturer’s stone is better than others, while still getting the look I want for my kitchen. And if you don’t like quartz then you don’t have to use it. Simple, right?! If people ask about quartz and you don’t like quartz, why don’t you just keep on scrolling instead of giving unsolicited advice about something totally different?!