I am doing soapstone in my kitchen. I do truly love it. I'll consider that in the bathroom. I was also thinking of a honed carrara marble top. Kind of a chic top w/shabby bottom. Not good w/the rustic hickory? I thought it would be a nice way to tie in the white of the tub and subway tiles in shower w/the gray floor. My kitchen designer seemed to think lighter rather than dark was the way to go w/the vanity top b/c of the darker floors. But I can be convinced otherwise. Thanks for the input! What finish would you suggest for fixtures?

We are in the process of doing white vanity with carrera tops and originally ordered marble floor tile. I loved the marble but when they called to say it had been discont'd, I was actually relieved because I had read so much about how difficult it was to maintain. Not sure why the architect thinks marble will be easier than ceramic. Use a grey grout and you don't have to worry about it discolouring - and it will also look great with the carrera. Just make sure you get glazed tile (matte or glossy) because someone here got the unglazed and said it is a bear to get teh dirt off). We decided to go with the hex with grey grout - at $3.25 per sqft, I've felt a bit less guilty about making other splurges (the marble we were looking at was $24/sqft). Hope this helps.

Yes, I checked into remnants with no luck...it is a 73" top, so I guess that probably limits the remnants a little. That too, we keep calling and checking on, but finally made the decision to try to stick to the cheapest thing and get what we really want at a later date...which would include a real marble top with undermount bowls and tile up the wall behind the mirrors in lieu of a backsplash. We are building a new home so unfortunately some things just have to end at the end of the budget and we can only dream of doing them later :). The cultured marble comes out to $40/sf but that includes the sinks so really without (2) sinks at probably $60/each it comes out to be about $34 each and there still, without a charge for a sink cut out which is pretty standard... The whole cultured marble top is around $450 so it is really affordable. I am just debating if I should play it safe and go with a plain white for a simple sharp contrast to the espresso vanity or if I should try playing with the matte finish on the grey swirl to add some pattern. I love the look of the real marble and yet don't want to take the look of the whole bath down with the top. I would still be doing a solid white bowl (2 tone molded cultured marble top) for that price, so it might look a little richer having the bowl be solid and just the top part with the pattern. Do you think I should try it or play it safe? I will take a pic of the sample tonight and try to post to see if you have any input for me. Thanks so much!

you need a right offset. you like this one? comes w/everything (except faucet I think_. Overstock https://willowbathandvanity.com/product/36-x-22-willow-collections-aberdeen-right-sink-bathroom-vanity-in-hale-navy-bluey-with-2-in-calacatta-quartz/ this place also has it for less money^ white too I'd find a vintage wood chest and modify it to accept the plumbing. find a mcm wood chest, or dresser, (you could paint it if you want, any color) or leave it as wood. or, just get a right off-set sink (meaning sink on the right side) . I did one here w/this bathroom. the vanity is 36" with a quartz countertop. Do a wall mount faucet for more counter space and easier clean up. there are a ton of 36" right offset vanities out there. A lot of them come w/countertop and sink. you can do wood, or any color Gray? they have plenty of others here https://www.build.com/product/summary/1446977