Marble Countertops in Kitchen

Is Venetino Marble better or worse than Carrara Marble for kitchen countertops? Is honed better for maintenance? Sealed? Would buying your literature for selecting granite be helpful?

 

Dear Maria:

 

“ Is Venatino Marble better or worse than Carrara Marble for kitchen countertops? ”

 

They are the same thing. Venatino is just a variation of the Carrara family.

 

“ Is honed better for maintenance? ”

 

You do not want it polished!

 

“ Would buying your literature for selecting granite be helpful? ”

 

Only to a certain extent, but not as important.

 

Okay, let me explain you something:

 

About marble in a kitchen the stone itself has nothing to do with it. It's rather a collective culture issue.

All throughout the Mediterranean basin marble is a very popular stone as a kitchen countertop and everybody enjoys it. (Limestone is not so popular, but certain types of limestone could be acceptable in relation of what follows.) In Northern Europe and all throughout North America , many like the way it looks, but nobody enjoys it!

How's that?

For the simple reason that In Southern Europe they never install a polished marble countertop (or a polished marble floor, for that matter). They start from a hone-finished surface and then they start using and abusing it and only care for it with a good-quality stone cleaner (like MB-5). The “worse” it gets, the better they like it! It's considered “aging.” It's like a pair of old blue jeans, if you know what I mean: a highly sought “lived-in” look.

While the looks of an old pair of jeans is very much appreciated in Northern Europe or in North America , too, the same principle does not seem to apply to stone. Most people over here expect their stone to look like brand-new all the time, and any “change” is not considered “aging”, but a damage that needs to be rectified.

Hence the problem.

The question now is: regardless of your geographical location, which one of the two groups do you belong to? J

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Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli

 

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