The Pros and Cons of Bathroom Vanity Options

The replacement of your bathroom vanity has become essential to your need for more visual pleasure as you occupy it (or them). Perhaps you are undertaking a renovation on your home and the bathroom is the current focus of these efforts. If you are painting the bathroom, certainly you will be going with a color opposite of what your current bathroom vanity matches, therefore you can’t leave that vanity untouched. So, if you find that you may just be in the market for new countertops on your bathroom vanity in the St Paul or greater Twin Cities' area, call on the experts at Minneapolis Granite.

Your choices in bathroom vanity types come from a couple of different options within natural stone. For the purposes of this publication, we will debate the pros and cons of granite and marble.

Granite

Most people prefer granite for their bathroom vanities. Granite is known for its durability, resistance to staining, even those occurring within the bathroom. With a broad swath of the color spectrum represented, granite may just be the ideal choice for matching a bathroom vanity with whatever color scheme you plan on implementing in your bathroom.

Pros:

-Endless options. Styles and colors that fit into any room and decorum.

-Scratch and heat resistant, subtle scrapes from the toe-nail clippers or a scolding from the curling iron will not damage the surface. A proper sealing will keep things looking great!

-Aversion to humidity means those steamy showers will not damage the countertop.

-Granite being granite, the second hardest stone on earth, it will last a lifetime, if not longer.

-Resale value is added to your home by going with granite for your bathroom vanities.

Cons:

-Granite is one of the most expensive countertop choices on the market.

-The potential for damage to occur if not handled properly, guarantees the absolute necessity for the installation of these slabs as bathroom vanities to be carried out by skilled technicians. No do-it-yourself here.

Marble

Elegant and classic, marble is no longer for just the elites. With time has come ease in production and therefore affordability. Marble being a hard, crystalline form of limestone, the streaks of color marble is known for make it a beautiful choice to go along with a room in the home whose main flows happen to involve water.

Pros:

-Long lasting, marble resists most chips or dents that bathroom tasks could throw at it.

-Options do exist with regard to general surface appearance. You can choose a shiny polish or a drier looking matte finish.

Cons:

-Marble is expensive, as is the implementation of any natural stone within your home as countertop.

-The porous nature of marble does make it the bathroom vanity countertop type that is a bit more susceptible to staining, scratching and etching from acidic substances. To prevent staining, semi-frequent sealing is a good idea with these.

Do you want some new bathroom vanity countertops in St Paul or the Twin Cities? Call Minneapolis Granite at 952-746-4690 or contact us and Request a Free Estimate.