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Marble Counters: What Everyone Needs to Know {Part 1}

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Julie

About a year ago, we began what would become a long process of renovating our kitchen.

The actual renovation from the first day of demolition to the day the kitchen became functional and put back together was about 6 weeks — a little longer than projected and definitely came with it’s share of stresses.

I’m not going to go through all of the details of the ups and downs of kitchen renovation in this post, but I do want to tell you the story of our marble counters in hopes that it will be helpful to those of you thinking about installing marble — or any natural stone counter top — in your home. (If you want to read my advice about how to survive a kitchen remodel go here.)

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Living With Marble – Part 2

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Julie

It’s been awhile since I said I would tell you more about my marble counter tops. There’s a story behind them and I promise I will tell it all but because I get so many questions about living with marble I felt the need to write today’s post.

In my first post about living with marble, I gave you my view point of what it’s like to have this natural stone in my kitchen. I also alluded to the fact that we had some problems with the fabrication and installation. To partially resolve the issue, the island was replaced with something different — honed Vermont Danby marble. It was installed just before Christmas.

I’m not going to get in to all the details about how and why the island was replaced (I’m saving that for a future post because all the issues have not been fully resolved yet). But I do want to share with you what I have learned about various types of marble and how they perform on a daily basis (since I now have experience with two types of marble).

I know not everyone wants marble in their kitchens, so this information doesn’t pertain to everyone but I hope you’ll bear with me on this because when I write my upcoming post (it might even take two to explain it all), I will have information to share that will be helpful when choosing any natural stone for your home.

But, today, I’m helping answer my most asked question: “What is it like living with marble and is it right for you?”