Living With Polished Marble Countertops

Was it the right decision.

Living with polished marble countertops. Start with a clean slate. Marble is beloved as a timeless and classic material adding a note of luxury to any room. Buff out etching with a. Remove stains with a commercial or homemade poultice left to sit overnight.

A polished finish is the shiny high gloss type of finish with the deepest color saturation commonly seen on marble and granite countertops. A good rule to follow is to go quarter by quarter or third by third when you decide to polish your marble countertops. When we remodeled our kitchen almost a year and a half ago i had plans to use a marble look quartz. One the one hand i just couldn t imagine anything else in the kitchen.

We are switching out the countertops in our kitchen because the house we bought has 2cm granite instead of 3cm. If your marble counters have. On the other hand we were nervous. Would they be a practical choice for a high traffic kitchen.

But here s a few things we d like to share when it comes to living with marble on our countertops in our kitchen. I cover marble and what it is in more depth via this post here. Living with marble countertops a cautionary tale by edie at life in grace erin shared this post a few weeks ago but i just had to share it too. But even on the remodelista and gardenista editorial teams we ve run into a few things we wish we had known before we shelled out for marble in our renovations.

When we renovated our kitchen a little over a year ago we chose to put in honed marble countertops. However as noted above marble or nearly any stone can have a number of different finish types. Because a polished shiny finish is so common many people believe that all marble is supposed to be polished or shiny. Many of you know that allen has a natural stone countertop business.

What about staining and etching. Other than routine cleaning and polishing it is wise to reseal your marble countertops every 3 6 months. It s less forgiving and can stain more easily but you also don t have to worry about etching from acids. Julie inadvertently discovered what happens when lemon juice meets newly installed marble countertops and michelle excitedly installed a.

Brush off crumb and dust particles spray with a mild cleanser and wipe. For those of you that might be new here and or may not be aware yet we just moved out of a home that we lived in for 4 years where every single. Honed marble is ground down and isn t polished so it has a matte texture that feels more organic explains sklar. It s also wise to do reseal your marble counters soon after you polish them.

The polished marble texture you normally think of with countertops isn t the only finish available. Read on to find out what i think about my marble countertops a. We ve all heard the warnings against marble countertops they are porous they stain they chip etc and i could go on but today i want to share with you my point of view on the pros and cons of marble countertops what i use to clean mine.