[Finisterre]

My wife and I have found a great sale on marble tile and thought we might like to use it in the kitchen. We brought a box of tiles home to put on the counter to get an idea of how the finished product would look. Cooking oil from a pan got onto one of the tiles and stained it instantly. Is marble just a bad choice for kitchens, or are there sealants that are effective enough to protect the surface from normal spills and wet stuff?

[ballengerb1]

Marble is pretty but granite is much, much less porous. You can seal marble but you'll need to retouch every year. I would not use it for a kitchen counter top, go with Corian or granite.