Shannon's Kitchen - The Marble Counters

This countertop was one of the first things Shannon picked. She knew that she didn't want anything dark and she really liked white. After looking at several different suppliers and many slabs, we found this gorgeous Calacutta Oro Marble.


This marble slab set the stage for the backsplash, the wall color, the floor color, and the cabinetry color. So you can imagine our dismay when we found out that our slabs had been released and sold to someone else! But thank goodness, the slabs had not been taken from the supply yard yet-- And after some intense negotiations, the slabs were rightfully returned to us, and here they are!

The lesson here is when you find a one-of-a-kind slab, either purchase the slabs or make a down payment. That sounds easy to do, but until you have the cabinetry in place, you don't know exactly how many slabs you will need. This is an expensive product and we were trying to make sure that we would only use two slabs. By making a change to the microwave area, we kept it to two slabs with only a 10" x 30" piece left over.


The part in front of the microwave does not extend under the microwave area, thus the savings. Next stop, backsplash.