There are so many different beautiful types of finished marble. The process of obtaining marble is complicated and interesting. Marble is actually a type of rock made from limestone, and when the limestone is under a great amount of pressure for hundreds of years, it turns into what we call marble. I love how polished and beautiful the finished product is. Just to give you an idea, here is an image of a marble quarry in Italy.There are several places that are well known for their marble, including Carrara in Tuscany, Italy. Here is carrara marble as a backsplash in a kitchen and a bathroom.A beautiful marble bathtub.Below is an all marble kitchen featured in Luxe Magazine.I think bathrooms are a good place to use marble on the countertops.This marble island blends so well into an all white kitchen. I hear mixed reviews from people having marble in their kitchen as their countertops.Some say they love it and some say never again because it is a sensitive surface.What’s your opinion?Images: Design Squared (1), Ugur Marble (2) Maria Killam (3), Phoebe Howard (4), Emily Gilbert Photography (5), Luxe Daily (6), Rue Magazine (7), Heidi Smith for House and Home (8), and Steven Gambrel for Elle Decor (9).
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I love it! Have used it in people’s kitchens and they love it. Always honed and sealed for the kitchen. Polished for the bath. Great post!
I now have marble in my master bath and love it and would consider it for the kitchen, too.
Ah, magnificent marble! I do love it and I also think if you are going to have it, you have to accept how it gracefully ages.
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Love love beautiful white marble. Just finished a beautifull kitchen installation with a zinc hood to boot. Will be sharing soon. Have a great weekend. Mona
I don’t know much about marble but I’ve got granite throughout my house, and I have mixed feelings about it. I love how it looks, love it’s durability- I can put hot pots or pans right on it. But we’ve got hard water, and hard water stains around all our faucets. I can’t use CLR or Limeaway on it beacause these products dissolve minerals, and my Granite countertop is a mineral. I’m sure I’d have the same problem with marble. If anyone out there has hard water, (and hates softened water like my husband) take this into consideration.
When we remodeled our kitchen, I tormented myself do I or don’t I use marble. I loved the look, but knew I had to be practical with 2 young teenaged sons and a husband. Ultimately, I think we got the best of both worlds. I had beautiful honed and sealed calcutta marble placed on the built in counter tops and backsplaces, including a full sheet on the wall behind my range. For the 12 foot island, we used a honed black based granite that has a little movement in it, resembling more of a marble than a granite, but without competing with the gorgeous marble. I made the island long enough so that ALL kitchen activity is performed on the island.
People may say how impractical it is to not use the built in counter tops as work surfaces, but with a long island, who needs more? With parties, people congregate around the island anyway.
If you are able to accept the “aging” of marble with daily use, I would say to go for it. Marble has been used in European kitchens for years. My ultimate advice is to choose what you can live with without regrets. I walk into my kitchen each and every morning and it makes me smile!