Imagine you go to buy a gold ring, but instead you get a gold polished ring or low quality gold ring, say 10 karat – or even worse – some cheap yellow metal that only resembles gold in colour. Would you be satisfied with the imitation? Engineered marble is like the low quality gold, cultured marble is like the gold polished ring. And painted ceramic tiles are like the cheap yellow metal imitation. The word “marble” in their names can throw most people off. But what exactly are these? Essentially, these are artificial marble varieties that are commercially available as a substitute for natural marble. Let’s talk about them in detail: