The countertop/backsplash in the master bath is made of Travertine. It is a slab, which is why it looks so thick. My contractor picked the one that matches my tiles. The bathroom is around 10 ft x 9 ft. The vanity is 2.5 ft x 7 ft long. The shower is 3 ft x 7 ft. The toilet area is 3 ft x 3 ft adjacent to the closet, and linen closet is 3 ft x 2.5 ft. The shower is in line with the vanity on the opposite side, and toilet is in line with the linen closet. The distance between shower and vanity is a little over 3 ft.So 10 ft long by 9 ft wide. Hope that helps! Yes, the long wall of the shower is on an inside wall. The entire master bathroom was moved to a different location, so we had to build walls to add pipes to accommodate a wall toilet. So we had enough space to build deep niches.

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While talking solid surface, don't forget Swanstone. We are likely getting their roll-in shower pan and walls. Some of their newest colors are not the speckled look, but more swirly. Don't know for sure about the curling iron for that, though. Couldn't you put a granite or other stone or porcelain or metal trivet down to set it on? I saw a kitchen reno on DIY network recently that used an epoxy resin laboratory benchtop material for the kitchen. I have that in my garage as my workshop countertops because I bought metal lab cabinets off Craigslist. This stuff is heat, acid, VOC and pretty much all-substance proof. It now comes in colors. If you want to see some of the original black stuff, go to the Smaller Homes forum here and search for Mama Goose's Kitchen. She has it next to the fridge, if I remember correctly. Hers is used, from a high school chem lab. You can refinish it if it becomes marred.

Our cabinets are a brand made in Quebec, Canada called Luxo Marbre. I did see lots of them on Amazon.com. The style we bought several years ago seems to be unavailable now. It had the shiny white finish (as a few of theirs do) and kind of curvy. Our vanity is 26 inches wide. \[Luxo Website\]([http://luxomarbre.com/en/product-category/vanities/](http://luxomarbre.com/en/product-category/vanities/)) We put in a 16 inch diameter round vessel sink that we set down a bit into the granite top. It is definitely not too small but the counter is not real roomy for a main everyday bathroom. Just as a powder room or guest bath works for us. We are currently using it as our only bathroom while our main bath is undergoing a complete to the studs gut and reno. It is fine but for the long term larger would be nicer. We felt by shopping around we really made good use of our space. The builders here doing our other bathroom are impressed with how we pulled it off. I will add, our style made it that a vessel sink suited best but an under mount oval would likely make the best use of a small vanity top.