Living With Polished Marble Countertops

I m happy to say we eventually relaxed because we love our countertops and they re not high maintenance at all.

Living with polished marble countertops.

If your marble counters have. Many of you know that allen has a natural stone countertop business. Brush off crumb and dust particles spray with a mild cleanser and wipe. Start with a clean slate.

The polished marble texture you normally think of with countertops isn t the only finish available. 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. Read on to find out what i think about my marble countertops a. 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.

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. A good rule to follow is to go quarter by quarter or third by third when you decide to polish your marble countertops. Because a polished shiny finish is so common many people believe that all marble is supposed to be polished or shiny. Would they be a practical choice for a high traffic kitchen.

It s less forgiving and can stain more easily but you also don t have to worry about etching from acids. However as noted above marble or nearly any stone can have a number of different finish types. On the other hand we were nervous. But here s a few things we d like to share when it comes to living with marble on our countertops in our kitchen.

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. Other than routine cleaning and polishing it is wise to reseal your marble countertops every 3 6 months. Remove stains with a commercial or homemade poultice left to sit overnight.

Was it the right decision. It s also wise to do reseal your marble counters soon after you polish them. Read all about the pros and cons of marble countertops as well as what it is like living with honed marble countertops in a household with kids. A polished finish is the shiny high gloss type of finish with the deepest color saturation commonly seen on marble and granite countertops.

When we renovated our kitchen a little over a year ago we chose to put in honed marble countertops. Buff out etching with a. Polish marble step 1. What about staining and etching.

I cover marble and what it is in more depth via this post here. Honed marble is ground down and isn t polished so it has a matte texture that feels more organic explains sklar. When we remodeled our kitchen almost a year and a half ago i had plans to use a marble look quartz.