I have tumbled travertine (basically a form of marble) in the master bedroom and a marble mosaic in the master bath. It is higher maintenance. It stains and it wears differently in different areas. I am not doing natural stone in my new home. There are some fantastic tiles now that mimic all the stones, and a good quality porcelain tile will be very durable. Some ceramic wall tiles are "weaker" but I have had excellent luck with porcelain tile. Granite floors. Sure. But as people have said they also require maintenance like periodic sealing etc. In a house that size you don't want a different kind of floor in every room. I would stick to one or perhaps two types of floor tile in the main rooms. You can get away with additional types on walls in the bathrooms but I would keep the floors consistent. As far as cost goes, there is a very broad range of tiles and stones. In my shopping I have found some very good high quality floor tiles for reasonable prices. Stone has priced out higher...at least the ones I have looked at. Good luck!

Two completely different materials. Decide what your priorities are and then decide if the stone will satisfy your needs.

It depends on the overall theme of your house and if there are any special requirements for either marble or wood. Wood is softer to tread on than Marble and Marble is easier to clean.

Hi Saranyam, You can use tiles/granite for kitchen and bathroom, while for the living room and other rooms you can select marble flooring. Marble is more durable than tiles as they long for some 25 years while tiles stay for 10-15 years. Also, Marble is stronger than tiles. But for areas such as kitchen and bathroom tiles are used because in case of stains the floor can be easily cleaned whereas marble absorbs the stains which becomes difficult to clean afterwards. Regards Team Offroad