Hey, we just got a new granite benchtop. It looks like there is a missing piece. Can this be fixed? Also what causes this?

Thanks Luke and Hayley. As it happens my tiler has now finished the job and we decided is that the area is unlikely to get damp given the location, and therefore the quality of the paint finish with silicon join to benchtop would work fine and look the best. It has come together looking really good. Appreciate you taking the time to comment. Regards, Kerry

We have dark grey and wood cabinets (all matt) and going for a (fine) marble look benchtop - Laminex. The gloss benchtop sample looks really nice and I think it would reflect some light in the room. But the kitchen designer says that it shows marks, scratches and fingers very easily and we should opt for matt. We have three young boys... Any advice or past experiences would be greatly appreciated. Ta

We are doing the following to this kitchen: - Tiles replaced to large light grey concrete tiles (confirmed) - Cabinetry sprayed to white: sea fog OR half sea fog (note: walls are now half sea fog) - Benchtop replaced with white or grey stone Question: do we get white or grey for the bench based on the above?! options are: - grey stone (pictured with floor tile held against it) - plain white stone (not pictured but is plain white stone) - white marble with subtle pale grey marbling (pictured with floor tile held against it) white tiled splashback remains as is!