It can. Marble is porous and acids etch it. Sealing helps, a honed finish hides a lot, and most owners come to like the patina — but we will tell you straight if a marble kitchen is the wrong call for how you cook.

It can. Marble is porous and acids etch it. Sealing helps, a honed finish hides a lot, and most owners come to like the patina — but we will tell you straight if a marble kitchen is the wrong call for how you cook.

It can. Marble is porous and acids etch it. Sealing helps, a honed finish hides a lot, and most owners come to like the patina — but we will tell you straight if a marble kitchen is the wrong call for how you cook.

Honed is matte and far more forgiving of etching and fingerprints. Polished is brighter and shows the veining more. We keep both finishes in the showroom so you can compare them side by side.

Honed is matte and far more forgiving of etching and fingerprints. Polished is brighter and shows the veining more. We keep both finishes in the showroom so you can compare them side by side.

Honed is matte and far more forgiving of etching and fingerprints. Polished is brighter and shows the veining more. We keep both finishes in the showroom so you can compare them side by side.

Very. Bathrooms are gentler than kitchens, and marble is at its best there.

Very. Bathrooms are gentler than kitchens, and marble is at its best there.

Very. Bathrooms are gentler than kitchens, and marble is at its best there.

Yes — we scan the veining and lay out the cuts so the pattern mirrors across a seam or an island.

Yes — we scan the veining and lay out the cuts so the pattern mirrors across a seam or an island.

Yes — we scan the veining and lay out the cuts so the pattern mirrors across a seam or an island.