Marble sinks and marble vessel sinks are a popular stone sink to include in your high-end bathroom. The history of marble use in architecture stems from ancient Greek architecture with ornate and classy installations.  Extending into Roman design and more neo-classical designs, marble is now recognized as a materials used in luxury design. The use of marble sinks in your LuxuryBath design is a timeless design of elegance.

Different stones in the marble family – limestone, travertine, marble, onyx – starts out as sediment at the bottom of lakes and seas. This sediment eventually solidifies into marble but is still porous and susceptible to staining.

Types of Marble Sinks

There are a variety of marble sinks on the market, and it’s important to decide which is the right type to choose for your bath redesign. First, remember that marble is a soft limestone and is not as durable as granite. However, their elegance is marking, as no two pieces of marble look alike.

Sculpted from stone native to countries from around the world, marble stone sinks are used in vessel mount, top mount and even under-mount installations. Vessel mounts are very contemporary, top-mount designs that are currently extremely popular. Marble sinks are also often used for undermount designs, mounted directly under your vanity.

Whether a round-drop style, solid round vessel style or basin style, marble sinks come in many different shapes and sizes.  When selecting the proper type of marble sink, consider round and angular shapes to add elegance to your overall design. Coupling with a right finishing, a marble sink can fit in virtually every type of ambience.

Marble sinks are available in either custom-made or pre-made styles, and when selecting a marble sink, you often have many styles to choose from, including Travertine, Creme Marfil, Carara, Galala Limestone, Coffee, Rojo Alicante, Negro Marquina, Roso Levanto, and Emerald Green. In addition to standard marble sinks, many designers offer mosaic sinks made from pieces of individual natural marble.

There are marble sinks in every imaginable color available. From chalk-white to onyx-black to calico colored, marble sinks can be easily color matched for your style of luxury bath. There are special colored crystals that are added to some marble to ensure exact color matching

Caring for Marble Sinks

There is no sure way of protecting marble against staining from colored fluids. Cleaning is little more difficult as marble sinks are highly porous and absorbent. Consider sealing your marble sink for highest prevention. For regular cleaning use soft cleaning liquid that contains mild bleach or detergent. Acidic solutions can cause etching of the marble sinks. Avoid contact with orange juice, soft drinks and other acidic materials and your marble sink and don’t use acidic cleaners. Marble sinks should be rinsed and dried after each use to prevent water spots. If all else fails, you will need to get your marble sink polished and finished by an expert.