A standard kitchen counter is 36 inches off the floor, but if you have someone tall in your family, 39 inches may be a more comfortable height. Here, a butcher block set lower than adjacent tops gives the person chopping more leverage.
Learn the lingo. "Japurana," a term that appears in many slab names, is Portugese for "movement" and signals a slab with a flowing pattern.
"Giallo," another term that appears in multiple slab names, is Portugese for "yellow" or "gold."
Re marble backsplash: check out super white granite as an alternative. It does not have the same veining as marble. Yet it has the same color scheme and also shows off the beauty of nature.