Personally if I had the access to the marble I would take it! Traditional concerns regarding bleach spill etc are not that relevant these day s. If you keep these items like laundry powders and cleaning chemicals off the bench and in the cupboard they shouldn't cause you much trouble. I keep all mine in a caddy that keeps them off surfaces and easy to move around the house and store in the cupboard. How many of us hand colour or hand bleach anything anymore. Most laundry troughs these days are too small to make these jobs even possible. Or if you are a craft lover do these things in the outdoors or garage. Hand washing is usually with very gentle detergents on smaller items and usually done with care. If the laundry is a chore make your work area a pleasure to be in!

I bought similar for the new bathroom, not marble but look fantastic with light grey grout - this photo is not grouted yet but you get the idea. I looked at marble subway tiles for the walls but cost was prohibitive. Go for it if you love them (just noticed the date, you've probably decided by now ;)

100sq.m of anything is a whole lot! Whether it be crazy paving, tiles or marble. Make sure that whatever you are laying it on is stable and secure before laying, and allow for expansion joints. The best looking crazy paving is that laid by professional stonemasons, especially if you can source large slabs of stone. The larger the stone the better it looks in a large area as there is less grouting between pavers. If you can't afford a stonemason for 100sq.m of crazy paving then the next best option is the Decor Stone crazy pave which can be laid by a tiler. https://www.decorstone.com.au/products/crazy-paving/ Best of luck, Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls

Hi Rae, Carrara Marble has a different veining pattern to the Lucent Quartz Artic white that you asked about in an earlier post. In addition to the suggestions made by Dreamer here and by myself earlier with these man made Quartz I.E. Reconstituted Stone versions, there is also a Natural Stone alternative that you may like to consider; this being Quartzite (not to be confused with man made Quartz tops) which in addition to being Natural Stone and having the appearance of Marble, Quartzite is as hard as Granite, is non porous, and is scratch and acid proof; making Quartzite a perfect alternative to Marble for kitchen benchtops. Colours that you may like to check out may include Opus White Quartzite (top image below) or White Princess Quartzite (bottom image below). Hope this information helps, Malcolm.