Marble shower...am I crazy?
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Am I crazy to have my marble in my kitchen..by my cooktop?
Comments (25)Had gorgeous Carrara marble in our last house for several years with our two year old, lived normally with them and didn’t baby them, and they still looked dreamy and gorgeous when we sold the house. Everyone loved the counters. So did I. You’ll even run your hand down them and they feel velvety soft, cool, expensive even though they’re not, and just downright perfect....See MoreIs it crazy to love/prefer etched marble?
Comments (9)IÂm wondering if the Meg Ryan Technique is the way to go as well. IÂve never seen a marble counter top in person  so I have no idea what the etching really looks like. However, everyone talks about the charm of a well used marble counter so IÂm wondering if the "in-between" phase is the hardest  from perfect to well used  when all the etching flows together rather than standing out like a sore thumb. So, perhaps quickly bringing it to "well used" might be a good way to go? Then, it could be resealed against stains  or not if bleach works so well to remove stains. I have zero experience here, just trying to brainstorm this....See MoreHelp! Slab Marble Island top - am I crazy??
Comments (22)I'm sort of a lurker here - we're working on the new kitchen plans right now, so I'm just reading about your kitchens. I did a kitchen 5+ years ago with the help of this forum. So here's my two cents on marble countertops. I have always wanted a period kitchen with marble counters.I was talked out of it last time for re-sale issues. This time I'm going for it. I don't like shiny, so I will probably start with it honed. At the beginning of April, we went to Venice and Milan for a week. That trip sealed my marble decision. All you have to do is walk through the churches, up and down the stairs, the sidewalks,touch the railings, the counters in the cafes- all marble, and all white marble. The stuff is, frankly, bulletproof. And more beautiful with all the age and "love" on it than anything I've ever seen. More than 500 years can't be all wrong!...See MoreGranite/Marble Combo - Too Crazy?!
Comments (9)I did a search on green and orange kitchens. I know you are not going with Green and ORange but to get a feel for the contrast and how it works for some. Thinking about it the Costa Esmeralda and the Rojo Acalinte...Creamy soft with a hint of tawny orange would look beautiful with the creamy soft hint of green in the CE. You asked about RA??? I do not know RA specifically. Kevin would be the best person to ask about this rock. I do know that it comes from Spain. It is a medium hard stone. It has veins that sometimes are filled at the factory to give the stone a flat smooth surface. It definitely needs sealing but probably no more than most granites or marbles. In fact it is harder than most white marbles. Here are some kitchens with CE granite on the perimeter. Look at the ideas they have and in each case I think the RA would look even better. I think you may be on to something fun and beautiful. ~boxer Avram Rusu Modern Kitchen orange colors A Garden webber's clipped picture from 2007 This shows how contrast, mixing colors can be done to look truly amazing. Jessica Claires Blog Imagine your granite choices here. It would rock this kitchen!!!!!!!!! Color these counters in the color you want is this is getting close to some granite ideas for your space. Costa Esmeralda on the perimeter Angus McRitchie CE granite Fox Kitchens CE granite Here is a link that might be useful: Granite Gurus is a nice place to search about stones...See Morejmcgowan
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