Grey Marble Bathroom Vanity Top

These two tops were made with a stone chosen not for its vein but for the surface itself: an almost patternless, matt grey ground. In bathrooms that want to stay neutral it works alongside concrete, matt lacquer and smoked glass.

The first image shows a narrow channel basin running along the top. Unlike a conventional bowl, a channel basin does not use the full depth of the counter; water runs along the rear line of the top and collects at a single waste point. The fall given to the base of the channel matters even more here, because the surface is wide and shallow: with insufficient fall, water stands in the middle of the channel. The second image shows a rectangular bowl in the same stone; the side faces were mitred at 45 degrees and filled with a stone-dust epoxy.

The honed finish is a deliberate choice for this work. Because polishing is stopped before the gloss stage, the surface stays smooth but matt; the colour is a shade lighter and the texture reads calmer. A matt surface also has a practical benefit in a bathroom: the mark left by a drying droplet is not as prominent as on a glossy surface.