Perfect!

Beautiful. You will love petting it. And rolling pie dough on it.
And your eyes will caress it every time you walk by, even if your hands are full.
Wonderful when something comes together even better than we imagined it.

A quick story. I had a piece of 14" x 36" granite left from my island that I had planned to use for an outdoor shelf. I could not begin to budge it, much less carry it, but a young man who works for me picked it up, one hand at each narrow end to move it. As he walked away, it broke in two, narrowly--and frighteningly--missing his feet. We looked at each other in utter shock and terror. It really brought home to me that this stuff must be handled with great care.

I hope your back recovers soon. I would enjoy a good book and a constantly refreshed hot bath for an hour or so, even in this torrid weather.

Perfect! I wanted marble sooo badly, my eyes are so green! Fondle it for me plz!

Beautiful piece of marble. Enjoy!

Greenhaven, it's gorgeous! :) I can't wait to see the final product!

Bellsmom, see, that IS scary! Yikes! I have a quatrz sink cutout that i want to have fabricated into a table top (someday) and even that thing weighs so much. I can barely lift it.

I am running a bath even as I type, and threw in some epsom salts.

I did not think I was going to be able to afford marble, until then I had only gotten quotes for 3x the price I paid for that gorgeous thing. Too bad I have to put it on such an ugly cab, but someday I will find the right piece.

I, uh, kinda do fondle it about every time I walk by, he he. I should not love a "thing" so much but i truly do appreciate it's beauty.

Recover soon! The marble is beautiful, absolutely lovely.

Beautiful marble!
Hope you feel better soon.

I hope you're feeling better now. That stone is yummy! I still pet and fondle my Carrara 2.5 years later. It never gets old. Embrace that first etch. I think of it as a mark of good ownership.

Wow, that looks great! How did you find a remnant?

Thanks edb2n, I called or visited about a dozen fabricators, lol. I made spur of the moment decision to stop at that last place instead of the tile store. They are a fabricator and wholesaler but had a whole warehouse full of great remnants for the perusing.

So pretty, quite the find!

Hope your back is better. Morton's Epson Lotion also helps.

That is such a smart idea to use the sink cab!
It's awesome!
Can't wait to see it as a finished piece!

Teery, it is the only style they had on that length cabinet. I felt 48 in. was too squishy and 72 in. would have been way too big. Although. now I am sendiing Izzy fish back to my DIL so I do not really need all that length, now, ironically, lol.

The marble is beautiful. I'm already picturing a wonderful dessert table when entertaining. It will look perfect when you are finished.

Oh, dessert table! What a great idea! Which I guess does fit with the idea of a sideboard, lol! I was thinking today that if I end up with a KA mixer it would look so great there, even though I am not into keeping appliances out.

First, OMG. Perfect! :)
Second, get yourself some Arnica cream. Usually health food stores, but more recently in mainstream drug stores.
It is incredible in what it does for muscles. Sometimes swelling, too. It's an herb, so look for the highest concentration of arnica in the cream.

Interestingly enough, yoga teachers and (get this) pro football sports doctors have been using it for years.

So. More about the top. I cannot believe how lucky you were to find this perfect, beautiful piece. Right place, right time!
Enjoy and feel better.

Wow! Wonderful piece. I can't wait for your reveal. I've been following your posts and have really enjoyed your journey. I hope your back recovers soon. Long, long hot soaks in the tub with a nice glass of wine and a book is my prescription for you. I hope you feel better soon. Keep up the good work!

Thanks, CEF and carolssis! I am painting today and hoping to get to reveal very, very soon. I will not be technically done, but done-enough-for-reveal. So many have been so patient and helpful and I want to be able to show the completed project!

Absolutely beautiful!
Hope you feel better soon. One time I lifted an armoire all by myself and moved in down the hall...I am 115 pounds and pretty strong, but not really big enough to be doing that by myself (if only I wasn't so stubborn!). It ended up tipping on to me and cracking my rib. I had pain for three weeks. Last time I'll try something beyond my means.....