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Honed vs polished Carrara

9 years ago
Selected my kitchen marble slabs yesterday fell in love with the honed instead of the polished. I know marble has drawback I can live with the care and know it will not look perfect. My hesitate is that I realized our master bath counter is polished Carrara and I love it to. I still have time to change, advice please
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    9 years ago

    A polished surface is a little more resistant to stains as the honed surface will hide scratches better. It's all personal preference.

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