Marble countertops make you look poor. Here’s what to choose instead.
 Marble countertops don’t make you look rich.
You may think Carrara marble countertops are timeless, luxurious, aspirational, but they’re actually just aspirational. Show me a gigantic open concept kitchen with seating all around a massive island with a waterfall marble counter, and I’ll show you someone who’s nouveau riche.
Historically, most kitchens didn’t have marble countertops, except for those used by pastry chefs.
Are you a pastry chef? No? Then stop.
If your house is modern farmhouse, mid century, industrial, a refined marble countertop is not appropriate. You can use soapstone, honed granite, butcher block, concrete, zinc.
Not all granite is hideous, by the way, these days.
You can also use all different shades of marble.
You can use terrazzo, tile.
You know what many elegant homes had in their kitchen as kitchen counters? Stainless steel. That’s right. Traditionally, kitchens weren’t for hanging out in. They were for the staff.
So you wouldn’t have marble where your guests couldn’t see it. It was about utilitarian, easy to clean. Admittedly, I am generalizing. Some old money people love to cook. Some may even entertain in the kitchen. But in many cases, if you go into that kitchen, you won’t see a marble countertop.
Anyway darling, I hope you don’t hate me and I hope this helped.