Bring a sample home and see how it looks.

IMO first fix the lighting since yellow cast lighting skews any color matching you might want and you need to choose a slab of the plastic counter you want . IMO a nice real stone polished is a huge improvement over fake stone . I sure hope you kitchen is very contemporary since IMO that is the only time waterfall counters work and fake stone does not lend itself to matching veining on the drop edge of a waterfall which BTW is neccessary IMO So mkae sure all of that is considered too.

@Suki Mom well i did! But when she handed me the sample in the showroom i noticed how much lighter it looked than the actual slab.. so dont feel like i can really trust it lol

@Patricia Colwell Consulting i dont think my lighting needs fixing. i much prefer warm lighting over harsh flourescents. As to natural v fake stone- my post was regarding a quartz material so obviously that is what is in my budget so your comment is not helpful. The Calacutta Valentin and Prado both look very natural compared to other quartz materials and thats why im going in that direction. Lastly, concerning the waterfall, my home is eclectic and i have seen waterfalls done in many settings that are not extremely contemporary- maybe when they first came out but now they are being incorporated into all kinds of settings so im going to disagree there.

I am looking at Valentin too, in fact about to go to MSI. Does it read grey? I am thinking of pairing it with taupe/cappuccino/beige floor tiles and creamy ivory cabinets in a bathroom. If it at all comes off grey, I don't think I can do it. My 2 samples have brownish veining, but the slabs they showed me have dark grey veining. I'm not sure I feel comfortable confirming 3 of those slabs. The sales associate assures me they are all alike. I don't think so - brown veining vs grey is quite obvious. And does the background of the slabs read pale grey? Thanks for all who can help with this.