Engineered marble is made from recycled natural stone which was crushed then mixed with resin, then heated and pressed. Natural marble is porous and requires sealing and maintenance especially if used on the floor and engineered marble is less previous to moisture and is stain and scratch resistant and it can be used on the floor. I have used it in the past for a counter in a restaurant, one job we used it on the wall in a high traffic area as wainscoting,etc I hope it helps Good luck

Hi, I have a montez leather sofa http://kasala.com/products/montez-leather-sofa It is the charcoal color - but sort of looks like a really rich dark grayish brown. And I have a matson coffee table found here: http://www.plummers.com/living/accenttables/matson-i-coffee-table/3626 These two look really nice on carpet floors, which is when I had purchased these. Now, I have a new place, and planning to put hardwood floors, and really confused about what would look good even with an area rug added. The coffee table has really rich wood like grains, and I'm not able to wrap my head around what would be a nice color. I tend to really like dark walnut shades with mild distress, and enough grain variations that damages are not visible. This particular one looks really elegant in person. http://www.ernesthemingwayfloors.com/trail-creek-buckskin-floor.php It doesn't look very rustic, and the distress on the hardwood is visual, and the floor itself is very smooth (very mild distress). Any suggestions on the floor color selection would be really helpful!! Thanks, Srikar

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.

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