Whether you’ve chosen a small side table or a larger piece of furniture for experimenting with your marbling technique, there will be lots of ways of styling and dressing the end results. It’s such a versatile look.
The colour palette that we have used is neutral. For me, it works to paint the base independently from the top marble surface in one of Annie Sloan’s neutrals – anything from Pure to Graphite – and keep it complementary.
As an alternative, you might embrace a French look?
Try Louis Blue, Paloma or Versailles for the base. For me, this look seems to sit very well in a gentle and natural way. I find these soft, easy-to-like tones work beautifully with marble, so I would perhaps stay away from any of the bright tones.
To prop and style your marble successfully then your aim is to make people believe that your faux painted finish is the real deal, so if you’ve created a small side table like mine, why not prop with a water jug and glass?
As a rule, especially in European countries, you will find marble used in ‘wet spaces’ so this will add to the illusion that you are trying to create.
Also, on a larger project finished with my hand-painted marble technique, you could style the top with a large stone bust. These in themselves could be another faux finish over lightweight plastic, ceramic or plaster.
By creating the look of stone or rust, your audience will be led to believe that the table is incredibly strong, fabricated from heavy materials, like stone and marble and the illusion is complete!
You could also add some household plants to the mix to create an appealing inside/outside botanical look.
These are just a few of the ways that I have styled my unique faux painted marble pieces in my own home, but I’d love to see what you decide to do once you have perfected the technique.
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