It might be too much. It might be slippery!

It might be wonderful. I can't answer. But for sure wood ought to last longer than that!

The dog could probably do with a professional nail trimming more often, too. :)

I think I would LOVE it.
I love white marble....

But.... I wonder if this would end up looking more like
the bathroom styles of pristine white. I will need to
think on it before I really commit to the marble floor
and marble counter.

Let me ponder and get back. Meanwhile I am going to search
to see what I find for pics. You may be on to an entirely
new way with floors and counters. A creative idea. I like
marble and I think this might be interesting.

~boxerpups

Is there such a thing as too much marble?

You could do more carrara marble on the floor. Or, have you looked at other natural stone options? I love arctic gray limestone and I think it could easily work with white/gray marble countertops.

Marble floors are classic. We have an ultra white, blemish free sivec white floor in a bathroom.
You could do a warmer color on the floor - crema marfil or something similar. Use large tile - 24x24. natural stone looks best when the grain and patterns are continuous.

In many other parts of the world, floors are done with large slabs of stone that are bookmatched. Just gorgeous. No grout lines. tight as can be. I wish that skill existed in the US for the residential market. :(

I personally think that one of the things that makes a kitchen sing is the juxtaposition of materials, such as wood and marble. If your Mom already has wood floors, why not get them refinished and just use the marble for the counters?

You can address the slippery issue by using a smaller size (like 4" or 6"). I used 4" honed in my shower. Staining is also an issue. But to me the biggest issue is how cold it is. I have it in my master bath and it is so cold it makes your feet hurt. Make sure you get it heated if you get it.

I agree with Sue36. The marble floor will be cold. And it will be hard. When you have to stand on it for a while doing dishes at the sink, or chopping veggies, or whatever, you or your Mom's feet and/or your back may ache.

I also agree that a juxtaposition of materials would be better for floor and counter. I do think marble counters and floors will be "too much" as your subject title says.

BTW, my current home had oak floors that were in such bad condition when I moved in, I was sure they'd have to be ripped up. But my wood floor guy said he could re-finish them, and he did, and they look great! I would try to have your Mom's floors refinished. The wood floor will be easier on her back, warmer, you'll save money by not having to replace the entire floor, and the wood floor will be a lovely look with marble counters.

Good practical comments posted. My story: I had my wood floors refinished (and stained darker) as a part of my kitchen remodel. I have carrera and love the combination of materials - both look great. That being said, I have become a marble junkie and can't wait to do my bathroom in marble, top to bottom. Good luck

Don't get me wrong, we love wood floors. But 10 years later they look bad...very BAD. I mean it's embarrassing to have people over it's so bad. It just seems a shame to put something in that 10 years later will require my parents to move all the furniture out of their house again so that the floors can be refinished!

We definitely like the marble floors with minimal veining - it's way too much for us to have all those gray carrara stripes going in all directions. She actually was thinking we'd have to get the heated flooring. I guess we just need to look for a warmer grayish floor that won't clash with the carrara counters. We also thought of marble floors in the kitchen and wood everywhere else? It's a total open floor plan, though, so we would need nice transitions. Anyone ever used these metal edges you see in the tile stores (link posted below)? I just held the marble tile up to the store display...you have to imagine a matching wood floor on the other side.

PS - How do I paste in an actual photo? The instructions/help indicate there is supposed to be a "browse" button on the "preview" step of posting my message. Am I blind? I don't see anything indicating posting a photo when I preview...

Here is a link that might be useful: metal edging