Geologist here. Dolomite is like limestone, but is a magnesium carbonate instead of a calcium carbonate. Both react to acid, although dolomite is a little less reactive (have to scratch it and kind of powder it a bit before it will react). Marble is just metamorphosed (recrystallized) limestone, so also calcium carbonate. Dolomite can be quite soft and porous. Any kind of stone that is mostly made from silicate minerals ("granites" and quartzites) will always be more durable. That being said, your slab looks like it has a combination of minerals, some different carbonates and maybe a bit of quartz. The blues and greens are from some oxidation of copper sulfide minerals (now copper carbonate/copper oxide). Fun fact: Dolomite is named after the Dolomite mountains in Italy. Personally, I would get the slab that made me happy, and just take steps to protect it from damage.
@rgw58305 ай бұрын
Thanks for your interesting comment. How majestic are the Dolomites.
@franchescawetter84235 ай бұрын
I was wondering if it was named for the Dolomites! Thanks for all the info... love learning tidbits like that!
@annie55935 ай бұрын
@XOMaCenna this comment is so informative!
@jhayes4495 ай бұрын
@melissaanderson9929 Thank you for the interesting information! I will look at Rudy Ray’s character differently in the future!
@delaneybee5 ай бұрын
That slab is a piece of art, are you joking. MaCenna…. you need to get it 😭 and have the extra as bathroom counters or even a backsplash just behind the hood!
@julesott125 ай бұрын
The slab having specs of blue made me giggle. It seems like this house has been giving you reasons and reminders to love blue! 😭🤭🤭
@cathleenweaver64835 ай бұрын
Lol thought of "cornflower blue" with the specs of blue 💜💙💚💛🧡
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
so trueeeeeeeee
@AuraLifewithAsh5 ай бұрын
it's like it was made for the house...love that!
@LuxurCr3Tv5 ай бұрын
Romeo with the dad walk hands behind the back I’m dying 😂😂😂 u guys are so ready to be parents I love it
@northwoodfalls14035 ай бұрын
The slab is gorgeous. I kinda wish people wouldn’t worry so much about the natural aging of stone, though. Think of all those old pieces of marble you find and how much you love them. They have been used since forever for a reason. Just live with them and use them and don’t be overly precious about them. I get the same with my wood counters. People ask me all the time about stains and damage …. It’s my kitchen. It’s where I feed my family and we share so much love and laugher, and tears and heartbreak, and everything in between. Stains and dents and scratches tell the story of lives lived. They’re not imperfections, they’re memories.
@murielbaith54455 ай бұрын
Natural aging is different than discoloring when exposed to water, heat, pasta sauce, etc.
@sabrinahemingway29705 ай бұрын
People serve food on kitchen counter tops too, cleanliness is paramount! Family and friends prefer eating from a clean kitchen…you still have the memories.
@busrad17135 ай бұрын
I soo agree with you. Beside EVERYTHING in kitchen gets old why you want your stone counters to stay perfect? To me that sticks like a sore thump.
@antonellabassi34665 ай бұрын
This! the marble and wood floors that everyone admires in castles etc surely didn't have any special treatment on it. Discoloring and other 'wounds' are just adding to the wabi-sabi beauty of natural - hence vulnerable - objects!
@sobres1234565 ай бұрын
What a beautiful thought
@AmraChhor5 ай бұрын
My 4yr old just called across the room “Mum!! Are you watching MaCenna?? What’s the baby’s name? Is he here yet?! I told him no not yet so he replied “okay make sure you watch until the end of the video we might see the baby” 😂
@NoOneHere2Day5 ай бұрын
Lies.
@KirestenK5 ай бұрын
So cute !!
@harmonyjoy5 ай бұрын
That's so sweet! 🥰
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
hahahah thats so cuteeeeeee
@jenniferkessener11115 ай бұрын
Cutest!
@vanessap3865 ай бұрын
ok, what's going on with macenna? She's never late!!
@jangriffiths80135 ай бұрын
Yes, I too am worried. I'm wondering if she's had the baby early, definitely a cause for concern. If that is the case, I do hope everything is progressing well and that we'll hear something -- even briefly -- soon. I hope she knows that we are all thinking of her.
@ronayneoreveee76135 ай бұрын
Yes, I'm thinking the same. Just hope all OK!
@sleepycat88875 ай бұрын
Community tab guys!!! Check it out !
@francoisviljoen56505 ай бұрын
The dolomite as backsplash over the stove and then tile on the rest of the walls would be absolutely stunning. The cabinetry stain colours are in (coming) Sunday's video? Can't wait to see it love❤️
@tarsilavasconcelos5 ай бұрын
Your bump is beautiful!!!! Baby boy is growing fast ❤️❤️❤️
@miriammaali78795 ай бұрын
watching on my wedding day while they do my hair/makeup!! u help me relax lol ❤❤❤❤
@katiemagdziarz90785 ай бұрын
I feel like you were just 30 weeks! You are so beautiful pregnant! So happy for you guys and for you that you are on that home stretch!! Get sleep now! ❤️❤️❤️
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
aww thank you so much! time is flyyyyyyyying
@lerojoful5 ай бұрын
Use the remaining slab behind your range as a back splash. We did that in our recent remodel and I LOVE it!
@katymaloney5 ай бұрын
Random but man... it just fascinates me where slabs come from....! I've been getting into my geology kick this year, watching youtube geology lectures and videos, learning about the age of stones and their properties... But slabs are so fragile and so LARGE, I'd LOVE to find out how they get them from the raw state, quarry location to a "finished slab" for countertops and stuff...! A quick Google and I'm like OH, a lot of those quartz countertops are actually composite, and made from stone remnants and industrial waste, which is kinda cool in itself...! Recycling and all. Must be impressive to see that get done! But a full natural marble slab, THAT must be interesting to see how they cut it without breaking it. Again, thanks Google, found some videos and WOW. If you're a nerd like me, go check it out, slab quarries are kind of insane!? xD
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
i'm totally with you! they are mesmerizing to me! I actually wanted to be a gemologist or geologist when i was a little girl because i was so in awe of what the earth could create!
@emmawinn61295 ай бұрын
Countertop shopping is my favorite part of the design process. Quartzite is my all time favorite stone, dolomite a close second!!! I worked for almost two years in a slab showroom and loved it. One thing that I tried to remind my customers was to imagine what it would look like once it’s cut up, especially if you’re not going to have an island with a big chunk of isolated slab.
@GodessSiri5 ай бұрын
Am very sick in hospital bed. Had 22 pound ovarian cyst removed the day this was posted then had internal bleed and almost died. Spent yesterday very out of it and was so annoyed cause I was with it enought to see my notifications and knew MaCenna had posted vid but was toosick/exhausted to watch. Today I actually sat up to watch. Yay.
@sobres1234565 ай бұрын
😅 a true fan over here!! I hope you get well soon!! Big hug!
@GodessSiri5 ай бұрын
@@sobres123456thank you. I feel miles better than I did a week ago.
@guill0tine2465 ай бұрын
you could do a full blackspash just behind the oven with the pasta arm?? that way you use the leftovers and make it a statement!
@cathleenweaver64835 ай бұрын
Something like what Drew (Lone Fox) did right? Looking at all the beautiful stone gives me all the good feels 💜💙💚💛🧡
@sylviawolff4335 ай бұрын
You walked into the stone yard and I got goosebumps!! Love it!!
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
me toooooo hahah
@sarabarrier27765 ай бұрын
Getting closer and closer everyday to completing your kitchen-stone top is gorgeous absolutely love the blue in it! Can not wait til this baby boy is here so excited for you and Romeo and little miss Kinsley! Im praying she isnt jealous 🙏🙏🙏
@ColleenDaub5 ай бұрын
That blue colour looks STUNNING on you.
@ToniRegan-s3o5 ай бұрын
You are glowing..what gorgeous parents you will be.. miss your mum!!
@sarahmae77735 ай бұрын
I have had all my in my house for five years. We love it, we have had coffee spills and wiped it up the next morning and perfectly fine wine. I wipe up right away, but no changing of color. It is easily crack. I’ve cut it and I have lines in it now from the cutting without using a cutting board. But I do love the way mine looks.
@chauncypeters33945 ай бұрын
That slab you selected is beautiful. I have a leathered dolomite in my kitchen and I love it. When selecting it I was concerned about the softness based on my research but I had them cut me a sample and I did all the wear test at home well before install and that eased my concerns well before install. It really is quite durable and I love having a stone you don't see everywhere.
@lindaarsenault32235 ай бұрын
The dolomite stone is gorgeous. You had a « coup de cœur » (love at first sight) reaction. It’s so amazing when you do renos and you find your inspo getting manifested. I’ve had it happen a few times and it’s always special and exciting.
@trishallen15465 ай бұрын
As an interior designer, I wanted my clients to feel about their stone exactly how you felt when you found the Dolomite. I always started with the stone first too. Love your show. ❤
@denises94265 ай бұрын
I love seeing you find the piece that you can’t live without, when you know you know! This kitchen is going to be BEYOND!!🥰❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@JackieWicks-e8j5 ай бұрын
Love what you picked out for your counter tops! Very pretty! Wow …. You need to wear blue more often… that blue dress made your eyes really stand out! Can’t believe you are 35 weeks…. Wow that time went by so fast on this end of things…. Did it go by fast for you? Just wanted to mention how stinkin cute Romeo is… you guys make such a beautiful couple…. Your baby boy is going to be so beautiful!!!! Can’t wait to see the update on your new kitchen…. Take care… see you on Sunday?
@patriciakelly27145 ай бұрын
The slabs are beautiful and I love the one you liked. It’s so exciting watching the choices you are making for the new kitchen. 😘
@tiffanycave59745 ай бұрын
Love ur beautiful baby bump. And we all cannot wait to see him. He's gonna be so beautiful. You guys are gonna be amazing parents. Xo And you got a post pictures or a short video of kinsley with him, of course.❤❤❤❤❤
@glampergirl44955 ай бұрын
My husband always asks “is the bump on?” Lol. He gets so excited about your videos. I do too of course!
@barbarashelton67095 ай бұрын
So much to look at! Love the one you picked! Romeo is going to have one fine kitchen to cook in!!! Blessing to all!!
@sheilavanduynfote55395 ай бұрын
I love the Dolomite❤❤❤❤❤ it will look amazing in the kitchen with the cabinets ( picture I’ve seen in your videos). Baby Boy is coming soon💙💙💙💙💙💙. I am so excited for the baby and the kitchen remodel. Have an amazing week ❤❤
@KimLong-od2es5 ай бұрын
You're so near to baby now ❤ It's gone so quickly. I've had a new fridge freezer delivered today and my son whose 9 told his Grandma (my Mum) I'm "doing a MaCenna" ie doing the kitchen up😅.
@lindaopperthauser22845 ай бұрын
Baby boy is growing in leaps and bounds!💙💙 You are absolutely glowing!!
@Nrsshel25 ай бұрын
Thanks, reminded me to take my vitamins! When you stripped that window, I thought the same thing, you did a better job than the professionals. That's nice they are making that other window operational, the cross breeze will be great! Can't wait to see the new kitchen completed. Of course the new baby will be beautiful too!
@alisondoughty21945 ай бұрын
Wow,the world awaits your beautiful kitchen and baby of course.😄🌞🎉
@nancyspradling11315 ай бұрын
My happy place…wandering along the stone slabs! We ended up with 3 slabs of Taj Majal quartzite…we love it!
@AprilHeaton5 ай бұрын
I cannot wait to see the progression of this kitchen reno ! I’m so excited for you guys!
@marykempski39865 ай бұрын
I’m in love with slab shopping. I feel like I need to go to window shop even though I have no renovations going on, lol.
@serenitys_zephyr5 ай бұрын
You could use the hole they cut for the sink as a large trivet for the table. I agree with those that say get the one that makes your heart sing. It will be the center of so many memories. ❤
@WendyCarol-et1qp5 ай бұрын
Oh, that stone you love is soooo gorgeous!!!! When you know, you know!!!
@reflections5165 ай бұрын
So happy for you, you are glowing. God bless, Susan
@jhayes4495 ай бұрын
Wow! I thought Dolemite was a character played by Rudy Ray Moore in ‘70s Blackploitation Films. You learn something new everyday even us older folks. 😂
@whiterock28155 ай бұрын
Use the extra stone for a bottom sill / ledge for the window at the sink!
@Lucinda_Jackson5 ай бұрын
Another great idea!
@Premchik5 ай бұрын
The slab is unbelievable! It's like a picture. Or better to say, a Miyadzaki cartoon.
@carolyngrotaers44545 ай бұрын
MaCenna, the benchtop that you and Romeo have selected is beautiful. 😊
@nitacote83995 ай бұрын
Hope all is well with you MaCenna. Miss your vlogs.
@birdsong625 ай бұрын
Stunning slab 😮 the patterns and little bits of blue are amazing.
@NekoGir4285 ай бұрын
I don't think I have ever clicked anything faster then I just did. 😂
@cathleenweaver64835 ай бұрын
Same here...I actually paused another video when I saw this video was on 💜💙💚💛🧡
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
hahhahahha
@NekoGir4285 ай бұрын
All I seen was XO, and that's all it took. Happy to look at all the pretty stones to make the cozy rainy spring day even cozier. 😊
@Lucinda_Jackson5 ай бұрын
I did the opposite. I waited until I had plenty of time to pause and look at all the stones. When MaCenna shops, I shop, too. And I need the full experience! 😂
@genaievewebster67755 ай бұрын
I love watching your videos. I can't wait to hear you get excited when you hear your babies first words. It is the best feeling in the world. You are going to be the best mom. We love you, and you make pregnancy look easy even though we know it is rough. You will be able to breathe soon hang in there, momma. ❤
@donnawisner14815 ай бұрын
That slab is gorgeous!! Can't wait for the finished project!!
@dominikanewell93975 ай бұрын
No new vlog for 10 days.... it makes me think... has the baby boy arrived early? Please let as know. Lots of love to you.
@tiffanystrattan5 ай бұрын
You NEED that slab! It’s gorgeous!! ❤
@Anggea5 ай бұрын
I did the drywall mudding in my mom’s basement renovation after her contractor’s sub contractors kept falling through and eventually the contractor fell through too. Anyways!! The plumbing/HVAC, company my mom always hires was through assessing for finishing the plumbing I wouldn’t do prior to inspections, and the owner of the company asked who did our drywall mudding, mom said me, he told me they needed someone good on their team, would I like a few jobs? HELL NO!!!! But always 💫✨THANK YOU✨💫!! Told him I wasn’t cost efficient as a perfectionist. Lol.
@tammyleviner30705 ай бұрын
The slab you guys are planning on is stunning! Ughh its getting so intense.. I'm ready to see the kitchen all finished and get this baby boy here already😁... no i don't mean i want him born early I'm just excited and ready for the time to get here!
@janetbof45 ай бұрын
🎶 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎶. How exciting, 35 weeks pregnant, slab shopping and you look beautiful.
@mmalek495 ай бұрын
I’m sooo excited to watch you today , Thank you ❤
@karenricketson24965 ай бұрын
I had the same reaction you did when I saw my slab of granite! 😊❤
@Itsjuliacollins5 ай бұрын
Interior designer here!! I love a good marble or dolomite and there are a few products/treatments out there you can put on your stone to make it just as durable as a man made slab! One is called Tuffskin and it’s a thin clear sheet you put on the stone (they have honed or polished) you don’t even notice when it’s on. Your slab will stand the test of time!!
@gerridagostino67265 ай бұрын
To just Julia Collins, thank you so much for this tip for unhooked Marble, could you give more info on where to purchase this product your friend Gerri thank you for sharing this
@Rebelhomeland5 ай бұрын
I really hope MaCenna reads this comment! But I have my doubts she reads hardly any comments. To busy I suppose.
@darlaburnett86665 ай бұрын
Well, I love the slab that you and Romeo both love. I would probably like you like to see the slabs behind. It is gorgeous.❤❤❤❤
@robynsnest225 ай бұрын
You have such good taste and match things so well, that if that slab took your breath away, you know it will be amazingly perfect!
@Collectivecrafter5 ай бұрын
I love the second one it’s beautiful
@naturalgalwilliams5 ай бұрын
Our kitchen is going to be a chef's kiss😘🥰❣️
@zoeemiko81495 ай бұрын
Gosh, only a couple to 5 weeks left to go! I can't wait to see dad's mini him. With Romeo & your good looks he's bound to be a heartbreaker!
@gerridagostino67265 ай бұрын
Happy Mother’s Day to McKenna and her husband on the upcoming birth of their baby. May you enjoy this day and looking forward to more children. May you have a blessed day and an easy birth birth of your first baby, which will be here in just a few weeks! Hallelujah you’re pregnancy went by so quickly. I wished mine had also. Lol love you and your podcast and happy Mother’s Day to your mother.
@danijones83145 ай бұрын
when you showed *the* stone my jaw dropped… i can’t even imagine how gorgeous it is in person wow
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
omg i was literally in shock by its beauty! like the video and photos just don't do it justice at all
@danijones83145 ай бұрын
@@xomacennavlogs it’s stunning! the kitchen is coming together so beautifully, can’t wait to see the finished result! wishing you all the best with renovations and baby boy❤️
@carlyvandenbroek40035 ай бұрын
So exciting. Only 2 to 5 weeks left before baby arrives. It seems like you just announced your pregnancy. Time fly's.
@PHcute5 ай бұрын
Fly’s 😂😂😂 I love it
@jacquelinesavoie97495 ай бұрын
@@PHcute Had a friend who had the neatest clock - the hands had a fly (plastic) on the each end and on the face was written in cursive "Time flies". 🤣
@paulaharris69415 ай бұрын
okay 1) I'm predicting baby is coming on June 1st - just sayin' *excited!!* 2) LOVE the slab 3) I think your lead contractor was right about the quality of your work!
@sueriley44125 ай бұрын
How fun picking out stone with you and Romeo.
@mettehoeppnerj5 ай бұрын
Hey MaCenna! Love your videos, have been binging them latety, and my boyfriend was asking what they were about. I tried my best to explain how talented and inspiring you are. Would you ever consider doing a supercut of your work on the cottage? One video with all the progress? It would be a great introduction to new viewers ✨☀️
@Lucinda_Jackson5 ай бұрын
She has a playlist on her main channel called "Renovating our 110 year old cottage".
@ellison20245 ай бұрын
Love this and how style changes. Ten years ago we got countertops with movement. The cut it assuming we want the simpler parts. Fortunately they had another slab and our vision was in the notes.
@jeanettewhite21445 ай бұрын
Loved the worktop that you have chosen it is gorgeous ❤❤
@isabellemarshall38785 ай бұрын
Always love a new MaCenna video!
@dancerox215 ай бұрын
The ones at 6:05 and 8:05 are EVERYTHING. I’m quite a few years off from buying (let alone renovating) a house, but the inspo 😱
@megand5765 ай бұрын
This made me so happy!! I just went shopping for my granite for my bathroom remodel🤍
@stealthspaniel52555 ай бұрын
Oh MaCenna! You haven't parked cars in that garage for months! 😜 This kitchen will be gorgeous!!
@deborahgresham9675 ай бұрын
I can’t wait until the kitchen renovation is done. Also the baby bump is really out there. Not long now before the little one is here. I know his arrival is something you guys are looking forward to.
@msmith95165 ай бұрын
Girl you make pregnancy look so easy and glamorous!
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
omg hahah thank you so much! I definitely feel like after my 1st trimester i've had a really smooth great pregnancy! i'm very grateful cause i had no idea what to expect
@lumorala74435 ай бұрын
I don't usually comment, but I watch all the videos from before the pandemic hahaha and the video where you share your pregnancy made me cry, and now I see you at 35 weeks, OMG! I don't know why I'm so happy and excited hahaha I wish you all happiness in the love of this word. PS: I love that slab
@monikanikolova10995 ай бұрын
Girl, that dolomite slab is to kill for. From all of them that I've seen you walk by in the video this is the only one that I liked. I would love it in my home so pretty.
@ΧαρίκλειαΤσεκουρλούκη5 ай бұрын
That slab is perfect,💚💚💚💚🍀🍀🌺🌺🌺🌼🌼🌼🌺🌺🇬🇷
@carriebelcher86445 ай бұрын
You look stunning in that baby blue color.
@lindaga8205 ай бұрын
MaCenna that dolomite slab is brautiful !!
@charlenelindsay20195 ай бұрын
Dear Macenna, I got the biggest kick out of seeing you in the garage checking out the new hood, in your slippers. And the slab you and Romeo selected is "drop-the-mike" gorgeous. Hugs💞
@memphis23755 ай бұрын
Gorgeous choice MaCenna and Romeo!!
@Devina2105 ай бұрын
MaCenna, maybe they watched your video about how you did the windows and that's why you're seeing them do it the exact same way you did it! Hahahaha!
@xomacennavlogs5 ай бұрын
hahahha maybe ill take that credit lol
@MarieMartin-li6pj5 ай бұрын
Love ur vlogs mcenna can hardly wait for the next one x😊
@Lala-vx4os5 ай бұрын
LOVE the stone.
@mayrasepulveda9075 ай бұрын
OMG! The bumo is getting soo big, you look so cute.. def will miss it, but can’t wait to see the baby boy 🩷
@rosehughes5995 ай бұрын
If you have to use a second slab, use the spare to put a stone counter top INSIDE your pantry. We did that and It looks SO high end.
@Lucinda_Jackson5 ай бұрын
That's a fabulous idea!
@kimberlylamitie28695 ай бұрын
I love that you totally go outside in your dress and slippers. 😂. I do the same.
@LynnNessa5 ай бұрын
That slab is gorggggg 😍😍😍
@TheMbeau925 ай бұрын
Whenever I get a notification for your videos, I tell my dog "time to watch MaCenna and Kinsley!!!" 🐶❤️
@maryjanedavidson28045 ай бұрын
I have never clicked a video so fast, can't wait to watch this!!!
@ewelina38175 ай бұрын
choose! choose! choose! the see thru slab and install the lightings underneath. will look so cool (especially at night) 😁
@canalesfamily20485 ай бұрын
Can’t wait till Sunday. And Bebe almost here how exciting. When is your mommy coming? Miss her already.
@ismia61135 ай бұрын
Get them both and i would def do a backsplash instead of tiles… that would level up your kitchen! Would look fantastic 🤗
@barbarapeterson80305 ай бұрын
Happy Thursday in May MaCenna, Romeo, Little Blessing and Kinsley Baby Sweetheart. GETTING it done. STTB⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳⏳
@damsden25825 ай бұрын
The stone is really pretty. The blue dress on you ❤, beautiful.
@OneFellSwoopDesign5 ай бұрын
Agree about the Taj Mahal...I've had so many clients use it last few years.
@MsLola12205 ай бұрын
I need to say how obsessed i am with sort of pink slab with a lot if dark veins in it at 7:27 on the right side!!! Imagine having counters and backsplash with that one! It reminds me of the counters at brooki bakehouse and i love the design there. Also im pretty shure the pink slab at the right side on the back of 8:22 is dte stone my grandparents have on the floor at their main dining room and two of the sitting rooms plus my bathroom there, its so so gorgeous