Looks like marble.

The renovation is top notch - the overall feel and finish does not look much different from what I am seeing in 500K renovated homes in Dallas area (minus the marble and quartz).

This gives the first floor comfortable modern spaces, not the small older living rooms all ranches had, open kitchens with custom cabinets and high end appliance packages, and master suites with marble baths.

He also works for a marble company where he is able to get a lot of material for countertops, floors and other for less than wholesale.I have not done any of the work however I have paid 100% of all costs.The questions that are coming up now are:Do I stage the properties when we are going to sell?

LOLI haven't been able to determine a pattern to the numbers just yet, but I plan to talk to a few connections and see if I can't make sense of it with their help.

I wanted to do something distinctly Brazilian so we imported 15 tons of Portuguese cobblestone to recreate the Copacabana boardwalk pattern on our driveways.

She advised that since it is an owner occupied loan to be careful as lenders will look for 'patterns' and eventually deny me a loan (but nothing regarding penalty).

If you put cheap windows in a nice house, they will show that way (think mullion patterns, sizes, dimensions, etc).

I like to spice it up with a ceramic tile or glass back splashes and granite or marble tile counter tops.  

If the market follows the pattern established during the great depression (it could be much worse), then the DOW should get down to at least 1,540.