Mine is still in process (being tiled as we speak) but the sink has a faucet with a spray head on it which I thought might be handy for clean up. It's undermounted into a granite countertop. His granite: Shower/Tub in progress: He'll have a Jacuzzi 20" deep tub/shower (spoiled thing) and all the fixtures are either brushed nickle (towel bars etc) and stainless (faucets/sprayers, etc).

I'm not quite at that point, but I decided to go with wood panels around the tub. I think it looks more formal which is the look I'm after for the MB. For the deck, I'd love to have granite but there's alot of waste involved that I just don't want to pay for. So that will either be tile or I can have the fabricator make granite tiles for me to match the counters.

Motherof3 I am a mother of 3 too and have also used variations of that for user names, etc.! So we think alike, especially considering that you like the natural stone! There is no question that marble is higher maintenance than ceramic or other materials. I have been living with the new bathrooms for six months and this is what I can tell you. First, we are most definitely not people who are going to squeegee the shower every time we use it. But since I want the shower to remain nice, this is what I do. First, the bar soap is outlawed because you can't use cleaners that will remove the soap scum and in my view, the specially formulated cleaners (like 409 for stone) are pretty useless. Second, we put in a handshower and we do spray down the shower with it after each use. That is easy because we continue to run the rainhead and the body sprays while we run the handshower so we don't stand in there naked and freezing which would discourage compliance! The handshower is key!! Third, we have no door, so that reduces mildew issues. We do use a mild bleach solution every week, which takes care of mildew and cleans the grout. Where a bit of soapy film (DH cheats a bit on the soap rule I think) builds up around the bottom course of tile, I use a tiny bit of soft scrub very sparingly in place of the useless stone cleaners. Finally, during the past week, I have noticed a bit of rust around the drain, where the water sits a bit before the shower dries out. I used a bit of BKF on it and now, after I shower, I dry off the floor around the drain by just throwing the bath mat into the shower and leaving it there until the next shower. I am willing to do that much. With those caveats, I have to say that I am loving the bathrooms. There is nothing quite like marble. It is so soothingly spa-like. I smile every time I go in there! Hope this helps.

Am almost too embarrassed to post this pic of our old kitchen table, but it proves a point. I bought it at an estate sale for $50, and refinished it myself. It was covered with so many years of gunk that I didn't even know there was carving on the legs till I stripped it! When I took the original brass casters off, they were dated 1876- neat eh? It can be lengthened to a honking 12 feet long- and we used a 'temporary' plywood stained leaf for the whole 20 years it was in daily use by the family. But, I ran a family daycare, and many many projects were done on this table. As you can see I have it covered with my seed collecting paraphanalia! My point is, for your young family, I would definitely recommend looking on craigslist/auctions/estate sales to find something well made and sturdy than can take a family's wear and tear. My old oak table is in my craft room now, but I expect one of the kids will use it when they finally have a permanent place to live.