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11 Marble Features for Sophisticated Spaces
You can introduce this stone’s cool elegance into your room in many ways, both large and small
Timeless marble is really having a moment. From benchtops to coffee tables, marble can make any space feel more luxurious. Whether you are renovating a room or seeking smaller (read: more affordable) details, here are 11 ways to bring the modern elegance of marble into your home.
2. Kitchen accents
Bring the chic look of marble into the kitchen on a budget with a few smaller pieces: a rolling pin, cheese board, salt cellar and pepper grinder are beautiful in marble and will last forever. Just don’t hide them behind cabinet doors – leave them out on the bench where you can enjoy them.
Bring the chic look of marble into the kitchen on a budget with a few smaller pieces: a rolling pin, cheese board, salt cellar and pepper grinder are beautiful in marble and will last forever. Just don’t hide them behind cabinet doors – leave them out on the bench where you can enjoy them.
3. Coffee table
A marble slab-topped coffee table makes an elegant centrepiece for the living room conversation area. Just remember to keep out plenty of coasters, since liquids can stain that gorgeous marble surface.
What you don’t know about marble
A marble slab-topped coffee table makes an elegant centrepiece for the living room conversation area. Just remember to keep out plenty of coasters, since liquids can stain that gorgeous marble surface.
What you don’t know about marble
4. Cafe table
A petite cafe table, just the right size for one or two, makes a très chic spot to enjoy your morning latte and croissant. Pair a marble-top restaurant-style table with black chairs in a modern shape, or with classic bentwood seats.
A petite cafe table, just the right size for one or two, makes a très chic spot to enjoy your morning latte and croissant. Pair a marble-top restaurant-style table with black chairs in a modern shape, or with classic bentwood seats.
5. Bedside table
A small marble-topped bedside table makes a stylish perch for night-time essentials. If you want to really play up the pale marble, paint your bedroom walls a deep, dark hue for contrast.
A small marble-topped bedside table makes a stylish perch for night-time essentials. If you want to really play up the pale marble, paint your bedroom walls a deep, dark hue for contrast.
6. Tray
A marble tray makes everything around it look more chic. Try it in the bedroom to hold your favourite jewellery and fragrance, in the living room supporting a stack of books and a sculptural object, or on a dining room sideboard filled with barware.
Trays keep everything in place
A marble tray makes everything around it look more chic. Try it in the bedroom to hold your favourite jewellery and fragrance, in the living room supporting a stack of books and a sculptural object, or on a dining room sideboard filled with barware.
Trays keep everything in place
7. Tub surround
Marble slabs with dramatic veining surrounding this tub give it a glamorous look. Whenever you use marble in the bath, it’s essential to be sure it is properly sealed to prevent water damage, and have it resealed regularly.
Marble slabs with dramatic veining surrounding this tub give it a glamorous look. Whenever you use marble in the bath, it’s essential to be sure it is properly sealed to prevent water damage, and have it resealed regularly.
8. Marble print
For a budget-friendly way to bring the look of marble into your home, consider scooping up a different sort of marble – marble print. Whether in artwork or on fabric, marble print is hot right now, so you should be able to find lots of options, from bedding to posters.
For a budget-friendly way to bring the look of marble into your home, consider scooping up a different sort of marble – marble print. Whether in artwork or on fabric, marble print is hot right now, so you should be able to find lots of options, from bedding to posters.
9. Kitchen benchtops
Marble benchtops are pricey, but if you have a compact kitchen, the cost could be more within reach than you think. If you have your heart set on marble, consider other areas where you can save, such as simple subway tile for the walls, and refaced or repainted cabinetry rather than brand new.
Marble benchtops are pricey, but if you have a compact kitchen, the cost could be more within reach than you think. If you have your heart set on marble, consider other areas where you can save, such as simple subway tile for the walls, and refaced or repainted cabinetry rather than brand new.
10. Baking station
If marble benchtops are out of the question (or you rent), investing in a marble-topped baking station is a wonderful way to bring marble into the kitchen in a big way, without breaking the bank. The naturally cool surface of marble is a favourite of bakers, because it helps keep dough cool (and easier to work with) longer.
Bring back ‘baking day’
If marble benchtops are out of the question (or you rent), investing in a marble-topped baking station is a wonderful way to bring marble into the kitchen in a big way, without breaking the bank. The naturally cool surface of marble is a favourite of bakers, because it helps keep dough cool (and easier to work with) longer.
Bring back ‘baking day’
11. Luxe laundry room topper
A marble benchtop or folding station in the laundry room is an unexpected surprise that can elevate your everyday chores. Why not make laundry day more beautiful?
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A marble benchtop or folding station in the laundry room is an unexpected surprise that can elevate your everyday chores. Why not make laundry day more beautiful?
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A marble-topped dining table is a big-ticket item; there’s no getting around that. However, it’s also portable (while those gorgeous marble benchtops you’ve been drooling over are not), making it a smart splurge if you’re renting or plan to sell your home in the foreseeable future.