It looks like the marble has been filled. Carrara should not need filling. Maybe it's another stone and not carrara. I've never seen carrara look like that. I wouldn't buy it!

My Carrera marble counter in my bathroom looks almost identical, except mine is a polished finish. It came with my vanity, made in China, all-in-one vanity including counter and sink. Natural stone can have marks like this, and Carrera can be finicky. It is up to you to decide if it bugs you or not.

This is a slab from a stone yard. It was polished and they honed it. It was installed at my home today. It was very expensive and it makes me want to cry. I brought it to the fabricators attention and I was told there’s nothing wrong with it. It’s natural stone. They said it’s because it’s honed and it’s not visible when polished. Is this true or do they just not want to replace it???

looks right to me. 16 year carpenter, currently working on a 20,000 sqft home.

I think it looks fine. If you put an "enhancer" product on it I'll bet the marks will go away. We used this "enhancer" on a dark emperador stacked stone and it looked...for lack of a better word...dry. We put 3 very simple coats on the wall and voila! Gorgeous...rich, deep color. Very rich looking. Now on a counter you may have to apply more often than a wall, but it's super easy to put on and dries super fast. Wouldn't be worth ripping out.

A honed piece of stone can look quite different from a polished piece of stone. Same when you do a leather finish. Can look like a completely different material. The fabricator is not wrong to say this is what it is. If you look closely at my picture, the marks in the stone are the same as yours, but because mine is a polished surface, they are less visible. It is a characteristic of the stone, and a honed surface hides no flaws. Honed finishes can be quite lovely, maybe post a pic of the overall space so we can see?

Excuse the lighting. They had to take the light rails down to install the backsplash. Also, there is padding on the cabinet corners to avoid damage. My only problem is with the island. The perimeter and backsplash are stunning. I was wondering if maybe when we put in lighting over the island if it will look better? From afar the kitchen is gorgeous. Up close the marks, which from what I see are only on the island, are making me CRAZY!!!

Incase I didn’t explain myself clearly before. It’s not the honed finish that’s bothering me. I love it. It’s the white marks. They read as damage to me. Am I being silly? My contractor (he did not install my countertops) says I should look at the kitchen as a whole and not focus on individual items. He said I’m fixating on the island because it was just installed and in a week the white marks will disappear to my eye. But, I’m not sure. I don’t feel this way about the perimeter and it was also just installed. Everyone on the job site thinks it’s beautiful. But, it’s not theirs, they didn’t pay for it, and they aren’t scrutinizing it. Ahhh!

I do hope the fabricator advised you to seal these countertops regularly? (at least once a year, if not more often) Sealing countertops is an easy enough process, and for my clients who have counters that require regular sealing, I tell them to choose a date, like their birthday or a wedding anniversary, and make it a ritual to do it EVERY year. With Carrera marble in particular, the stone is naturally porous, so is more vulnerable to staining, especially from acidic foods, (lemons), stains from red wine, even water marks. And a honed finish is more vulnerable. Use a cutting board, wipe up spills quickly, (marble is amazing for baking, rolling dough on marble is the BEST) Do not panic, many people have marble counters, but just take care of your investment. Of course, some people LOVE the way marble looks after it gets all etched and banged up, kind of like how stainless gets better with age!

I think the marks will not catch your eye once you live in this kitchen awhile. When things are freshly done, we can be uber-sensitized to the smallest of details, that over time, we simply stop noticing. Your kitchen is gorgeous. Marble is a natural stone, so yes, you can get variations like this, it is perfectly natural. Enjoy it, the variety is part of the beauty of the stone.

I think you explained yourself clearly, boogacakes. I have the impression that the commenters above are saying that the "white marks" are visible because of the honed finish - that the white marks aren't visible (or as visible) when the stone is polished, but are visible when the same stone is honed. They also seem to say that the white marks do not represent damage, but, rather, are natural to the stone, and the finish can either emphasize (for lack of a better word) those natural marks (honed) or deemphasize them (polished). That's my understanding. PS. Your kitchen is lovely!

Actually doesn’t look right to me either. Looks like a lot of fill. Don’t know if it is but it looks like it. Is it just in one area of the island? I looked at a lot of marble recently, and I do mean a lot, but that look was always explained to me as fill. But information can be confusing. Is there any left at fabricators to check if it also is marked the same?

It’s fine. The white on gray is normal for the slab you chose. Go drink wine. If it still bothers you, drink more.

I’m going to need a lot of wine:)

That’s funny

Just don't get any on the counter, especially the red variety :-).

100% natural.

Are these marks all over, or confined to an area? They look a lot like "stun" marks (marble will "bruise" from a blow), but there seem to be too many of them for that, especially if they are all over.

They are all over:(

So, I followed up with the fabricator and included pictures. This is what I was told: There is definitely debris in the crevices of the veining. They said it wasn’t present when they originally honed the marble, that the sealer acts sort of like a glue in the crevices and I shouldn’t worry they will take care of it! I will sigh some relief for now and update once addressed.