There are several tops that work well with that design style and they come in different price ranges. You could do butcher block, it's pretty, durable and probably the most affordable, for black counters there's honed (or shiney) absolute or cambria granite or soap stone. Then there's carrera marble, sort of fussy but beautiful with it's white and silver/gray coloring.

Lukkiirish-thanks for your post. I have soapstone in my kitchen and because of it's softness, I don't think I'd want it in a bathroom, particularly a teenagers. I prefer lighter toned countertops in the bathroom I think. The vanity is a honey spice maple and the floors a creamy white 12x12 matte tile. If I change out my countertop tile, definitely want a neutral something. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I would probably go with a solid surface quartz which has a lot of color options to choose from or you could look for a nice granite remnant. Both would hold up well to teenagers!

Paperstone was my choice for the kids bathroom. It's not shiny, durable, and environmentally friendly.

Thank you for suggestions. I have heard of paperstone but am not very familiar with it. Will need to look into this.

Hummmm good question. We have 3 bathrooms. One has a pedestal sink, one has a euro sink (sort of like a pedestal sink bowl but with a cabinet underneath) and one bathroom (master) is original to the house and I hate it. Next on the to do list. I'll probably do a large pedestal sink when I do redo that bath.

In your situation, light tile floors, honey maple cabinet . . . because I don't care for man made materials I would probably go with a hard soapstone like what I have in my kitchen, Julia. Or if I didn't do soapstone, I'd do a nice quiet granite that is honed or brushed and not shiny.

Good luck! and sorry for the late reply.

We purchased the larger (I think it is 44 inch) Porcher console sink for our master bath. We're still in the process of building so the sink is still in the box. We will center it on one wall and flank it with either a couple of antique storage chests or have something custom made. This will give us the evolved comfortable look we want as well as providing more than enough storage for bathroom items.

My husband and I never felt a need to have two sinks so we are having just the one. However, it would also look nice to have two of these with a nice country storage chest between them. They also make a smaller 36 inch console sink which we are putting in the powder room.

The Porcher sinks are a bit pricey, so if something like that is not in your budget, I have seen some fairly large, (and very pretty) pedestal sinks that would work as well. What I like about the console sinks are the large deck on them which provides ample room for soap and our electric toothbrush. The toothbrushes can also go on or in the storage chest if desired.

I will never go back to the standard vanities.