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Marble Mania

April 10, 2014 by Kate 4 Comments

Marble tile and mini-blinds

Marble tile in black, white and peach

In honor of “Lobby Chic” Week here at Mirror80, I thought I’d share a few snapshots from my ’80s-inspired bedroom. Lately I’ve been a bit obsessed with marble tile. I buy it at home improvement stores and flooring retailers. The last time I went on a tile binge at Floor Decor, I left with an armful of marble pieces and paid no more than $20. What do I do with these tiles? I stack them. I lean them against the wall. Sometimes I use them in my DIY projects. The possibilities are endless…

Stacked marble tile

A paperweight rests atop a stack of marble tiles

I enjoy using them as mini-pedestals for objects such as paperweights:

A paperweight on marble tile

A paperweight on marble tile

…and mineral specimens!

Quartz and marble

Quartz and marble

For a tropical touch, I added an air plant to an ’80s vase, then placed it next to my marble tile and quartz display:

Marble and quartz

Marble and quartz

The top of my dresser is filled with marble tiles. My hubby says that our room sometimes reminds him of a bank lobby. I answered, “And that’s a bad thing?!”

Marble tiles on a dresser-top

Marble tiles on a dresser-top

I’ve been using marble contact paper to create DIY art in recent months. I love mini-blind motifs and geometry!

Marble-motif artwork

Marble-motif artwork

Thanks for reading–I’ll share more snapshots of our ’80s-style bedroom when the “makeover” is complete!

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  1. Jon Markley says

    April 10, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    I work for an architect and am always cleaning out the stone and ceramic tile sample bins and taking things home.

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    • Kate says

      April 27, 2014 at 4:19 pm

      Love it, Jon! I would be doing the exact same thing!!!

      Reply
  2. Retrophilia says

    April 15, 2014 at 8:36 am

    I really like it! And I love your art, very creative! It looks like real 80s art 🙂 Looking forward to see the rest of the room.

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    • Kate says

      April 27, 2014 at 4:23 pm

      Thank you so much! I still have some work to do on the rest of the room, but hopefully I’ll make some good progress soon. ; – )

      Reply

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