Experts advisesealinga marble countertop yearly to make it more resistant to stains and light scratches.

Check out these varying types, colors, and styles of marble kitchens for inspiration.

Slabs like these are ground to achieve a smooth, flat surface with a matte finish.

Minimal kitchen with white cabinets and marble countertops

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Under-cabinet lighting highlights the stone and creates a focal plan in the open-plan space.

The slab’s blue and gold veins are picked up in the stone backsplash and brasspendant lighting.

Mystery White Marble

When designing this lovelyShaker-style kitchen, Studio McGee went with a soft neutral palette.

Pietra Gray Honed Marble kitchen island

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Soft gray cabinetry and a white backsplash are combined with Mystery White marble countertops.

The chic yet homeycooking spacefeatures a blue marble countertop paired with a matching backsplash.

A mix of pale wood and royal blue cabinetry adds dimension.

black marble kitchen

Kara Mann

The dark countertop lining the wall issoapstone.

Swan Architecture created thiscooking spaceintending to marry retro Hollywood style with modern Hollywood glam.

Honey-toned wood flooring, open shelving, and a gallery wall of cutting boards add contrast and warmth.

blue and gold marble countertop

Enviable Design

Marble and Soapstone

These days kitchen designers like to mix and match countertop materials.

Crema Marfil Marble

Stone countertops come in a broad range of soothing natural hues.

Calacatta Gold Marble

This Calacatta goldmarble kitchen islandis a standout for its timeless style.

pale white marble countertops in simple kitchen

Studio McGee

Marble kitchen countertops will add timeless beauty to any style space.

The jury is out on this one.

They estimate that marble costs between $40 to $100 per sq.

Blue marble countertop matching backsplash

Ella Scott Design

ft., whereas granite costs between $40 to $60 per sq.

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Marble does scratch easily.

Sealing your marble countertop yearly will make it more resistant to light scratches (and stains).

white marble with black veining kitchen

Brophy Interiors

you could buff out light scratches on marble with a soft cloth.

black marble waterfall kitchen island

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byReid Rolls

striped marble countertop

Brooke Wagner Design

Glam black kitchen with black countertop

Swan Architecture

black marble kitchen backsplash

Kate Marker Interiors

black marble kitchen peninsula

Tyler Karu Design + Interiors

marble and soapstone countertops in a kitchen

Brooke Wagner Design

Crema Marfil Marble countertop in kitchen

Centsational Style

black marble kitchen

Jessica Nelson Design/Carina Skrobecki Photography

Marble recessed kitchen island

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black marble kitchen

Design byLeanne Ford Interiors/ Photo byErin Kelly