As I said, I may be wrong, but any fabricator worth their salt should be able to template and cut a table top to fit any shape, especially one that is a rectangle with notched corners. And something about that one just doesn't look right to me....maybe it's the flash creating an illusion by wiping out shadows, but the front corner doesn't seem to have the depth of the back corner. Almost looks like the marble sits even with or slightly short of the table instead of having the overhang on the edge in back. Hard to tell from just one photo.

Hmmmm ... neither my email nor the confirmation didn't say anything about time lag. At least I know there is one now and I will not try to re-post. One more question. Is there a way to switch a listing to another category without having to re-do the whole thing? I may need to post to "General", instead of "Household." I also may just post it on the furniture board. I've seen sheets, comforters, things to do with furniture, etc., over there. Oh yeah, is there any benefit to set up an account? I didn't.

WOW!! Thank you all so much! The renters or squatters I should say really did some insane stuff here are a couple examples....they actually removed my upper cabinets all together. They put them BACK UP in the master bedroom screwed them right into the brand new drywall with drywall screws...I am just glad they were evicted before any more "construction" took place. Also they had a ferret...Not sure if you have ever smelled a ferret but it is unpleasant to say the least. When we moved in I stripped and scraped the old windows for days and days repainted everything the trim was amazing...they screwed them all shut with drywall screws they loved drywall screws. So yes they screwed us financially and they also prevented our family from living together after a year long deployment to Afghanistan b/c the house was still under construction. So anyways I just cannot thank you all enough for your input and thoughtful answers I am a homebody and have three children under three years so my kitchen is where I live. I have been lurking around this site for months and months looking at posts about soapstone and white shaker cabinets. I never imagined such amazing responses! I have a lot to think about.... We are having our cabinets custom built by a local cabinet maker. I priced them at a local lumberyard Kraft maid and got a price of $5,500 Lowes was $7500 and the Cabinet maker was $10,000. When I told the cabinetmaker we couldn't afford it he threw in installation so we decided to go for it. We convinced ourselves that they would hold up better to the abuse. But really I think once my husband saw the cabinet makers shop he fell in love. The soapstone that I want is the dark type with no veining and will be pretty much out of my price range... I have seen a lot of laminate in basalt slate and soapstone looks. Some that I loved in pictures... but up close I really really hate the edges of laminate. I also don't like the edge of an overmount sink. And those new wedges they are doing is not something I like either. I left the store yesterday with Absolute black polished granite. I have been reading other posts and seem to think what I might want is Jet black Cambria antiqued finished. The absolute black seems to be a problem for people with fingerprints and every little smudge showing. HMMMMMMM........ This would be a lot easier if I was debating about what I wanted I know EXACTLY what I want but it seems like it is impractical for our lifestyle....I really really really LOVE soapstone every single thing about it... Why can't the local high school be ripping out their old science lab right now... that would be perfect. And then I think about the meth lab point and with our luck that just might be our next tenants profession. Seriously though thank you all so much. I will definately be posting pictures soon! But here is one of my temporary kitchen just for the fun of it :)

In 5-7 years, your "new" kitchen won't be new any more. Any trendy choices that you make now will look dated then. I don't consider soapstone trendy, but it is certainly for a niche customer who doesn't mind patina. Most customers don't want patina. They want shiny and new--always. I don't think that having soapstone counters will help you sell your home eventually, but I don't think that in a 7 year old kitchen that any individualized taste countertop would limit a home sale. A new owner might want an allowance to rip it out if they didn't like it, but it wouldn't stop the sale. Get what you like, and don't worry about 7 years in the future. However, if this will put you at the limit of your budget, DON'T do it. This isn't the time for blowing the budget on something that you want when something else that is 90% of what you want will be 50% less.