Carrara wins out
I am planning on doing all my counter tops – bathrooms and kitchen with Carrara and there is an awful lot of noise out there that would dissuade the use of this stone. Too pourous, not stain resistant. But I love the look and feel and it fits the period of the LaLa house more than any other material except cypress. Then I came across this when I was looking for tips on how to clean and whether to use it in your house:
My Cuban mom’s original home as a child in Havana, (before Castro took it) had white marble floors. They loved to lie on the cool stone after school. If it’s good enough for Cuban floors, it’s good enough for the kitchen counter.
You can do it!!!! GO MARBLE!