Marble stone is one of those elegant materials that’s perfect for a timeless home design style. For centuries, marble has been used for both external and internal construction purposes.
In recent years, this natural stone has enjoyed an increase in popularity just as the modern-classic aesthetic has similarly surged in popularity among designers.
In this blog, we’ll help inspire you with how to use marble in a modern classic interior design. Hopefully, you’ll get some ideas for yourself but if you need any more assistance or advice, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Euro Marble team.
Understanding Modern Classic Interior Design
Marble, fortunately, is a very versatile material when it comes to design. For a long time it has been used with classic or traditional interior aesthetics. Thanks to the associations with luxury and its sophisticated visuals, marble has proven to have sustained popularity.
But new trends have similarly proven that marble can just as effectively be utilised in modern design styles and contemporary interior. Without losing the timeless glamour and classic elegance, this fantastic stone has elevated what can be achieved with a modern style.
Classic vs Modern
Classic interior design styles include features such as columns and panelling to create a visual depth to a space while maintaining cohesiveness. In contrast, modern interiors favour simplicity and sleekness with bold, straight lines.
When fused together, the classic modern aesthetic takes the best of both design approaches. The grandeur and timelessness of classic architecture mixed with the monochromatic, neutral colouring and simple accessorising of modern styling.
Marble, for its part, allows for modern classic interior design thanks to its iconic white tones and grey veining. This perfect balance of classic visual sophistication whilst maintaining soft and light tones is a huge factor in contributing to the timeless home design.
Overall, marble is a versatile material that can work well with a variety of interior design styles, from classic and traditional to modern and contemporary. Its timeless elegance and natural beauty make it a popular choice for designers and homeowners alike.
How to Use Marble in Modern Classic Design
Marble Walls
Every room has walls, doesn’t it? Using marble paneling is a stunning and effective way of incorporating marble throughout. Being a relatively luxury material however, wall-to-wall marble might not be in everyone’s budget. If that’s the case, even a feature wall that highlights marble can create a very effective focal point in the room.
The modern aesthetic of white or off-white walls can be offset with the dimensional depth of marble, infusing into it a very classic look without losing the modern style.
Additionally, marble can be used freely without impeding on classic architectural features such as columns or moldings.
Marble Floors
As well as walls, floors are another ubiquitous way to achieve a timeless home design with marble. Many grand homes feature marble for the luxury look and sophisticated feel. While marble floors can be used to great effect in a number of different colours, to achieve that modern classic interior design style we’d recommend the neutral, lighter colours.
This helps to keep the overall look minimalistic but–thanks to the varied veining patterns on marble stone–still infuse some classic interior colour schemes.
Marble Accents
Small accents are a great way to touch up a modern classic space without overwhelming the eye. Marble accents, in particular, look a million dollars but without the price tag.
When it comes to accents, we favour decorative pieces such as marble vases or ornaments, but even modern styled furniture such as a coffee table can be particularly visually appealing. For those of you looking to mix another atmosphere in the mix, you can always combine marble with a bit of wood and/or leather.
Marble Kitchen
The kitchen offers an opportune canvas on which to achieve that timeless home design with marble. Between the kitchen countertop and the backsplash, there’s a lot of opportunity to use marble to amazing effect.
A marble kitchen countertop will look both classic and royal whilst contemporary and minimalist. And, of course, there’s still a lot of scope for customisation. You can choose the type and style of kitchen countertop or even play around with different sized or patterned marble tiles for the backsplash.
Last but not least, the kitchen benchtop offers an opportunity to add a pop of different coloured marble in a self-contained way without encroaching on either the timeless classic aesthetic or minimalist, contemporary styling.
Marble Bathroom
The bathroom is a classic choice for marble surfaces. This natural stone can be used just about everywhere and anywhere. We particularly like marble showers and bathtubs as a way of adding a hint of luxury to the bathroom. Being sleek and sophisticated, you can achieve both a timeless classic style with modern features such as squared corners and light colour schemes.
Depending on your particular taste, marble sinks and vanities are also a great option and can be used to amazing effect. For those designers wanting something minimal (in terms of cost and overall effect) even marble fixtures and accessories can inject a bit of classic luxury quite well.
Marble Fireplace
While not every home has a fireplace, for those that do it can be an excellent opportunity to strike the perfect balance between classic and modern styles.
Fireplaces seem inherently luxurious and elegant, and when made from marble stone it can look equally sleek and contemporary. Like all marble tiling, the exact pattern and style can be customised according to your preferences.
In a similar way to the kitchen benchtop, there is also the opportunity to add a bit of colour or flair through the self-contained fireplace without it affecting either the modern or timeless home design.
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If any of the ideas above have inspired you in how to use marble in your modern classic interior design plans, or if you need a bit more assistance, the Euro Marble team is here to help.
Give us a call, send us a message or come on into our showroom, and we’ll help you unlock the amazing potential of marble stone.
