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.

Hello AK, If you are using it for wardrobe it has its own limitations for making drawers, fitting channels, screwing at some places etc. For shelving purpose it surely is a good choice.

Hello Raj, Depending on the color granite you have you can go for a repolish to give it a new life. However, for a complete makeover an epoxy coat on the existing slab is worth a consideration. Thanks, Nitin Cornerstone Designs, Bangalore.