It’s the sentiment echoed in soda jingles and love songs: both celebrate the virtues of the “real thing.” Marble is a natural material that is often imitated. When used in a starring role in in kitchen, marble easily grabs the spotlight with dramatic veining. Scroll down for some kitchens that let this material shine, adding an organic element that’s timeless and rich.
The large-scale porcelain tile in classic grey and white floor in this West Coast kitchen is complemented by a bold Calacatta Viola marble on the island counter, backsplash and trim.
The rich, variegated tones in the veining of this marble backsplash is better appreciated up close, such as when using the old school pot filler.
This traditional kitchen balances the heady fir-green cabinets with some heavily veined Calacatta Arabescato marble. “We matched the metal banding to the range and then clad the vent hood in Calacatta Arabescato marble,” says designer Jack Creasy. “I love the dramatic presence of the Lacanche range in that off-black color; it’s also soothing against the green.”
Svetlana Tryaskina mixed luxe Statuarietto marble on the backsplash and front of the island, with a quartz counter in this kitchen.
In a showstopping kitchen in an unexpected lakehouse, large-scale slabs of heavily veined Calacatta Viola marble on the island and walls create an organic pattern that’s in synch with the branch-like pendant.
Designer Olivia Botrie opted for a dark Caesarstone for the perimeter counters to add depth, but opted for white marble on the backsplash for lightness (and it makes the brass pot rail pop) in her own kitchen reno.
In this Toronto kitchen, designers Jo Levitan and Maayan Kessler found a slab of marble just wide enough to bridge the cabinets in the kitchen of this Tudor-style home. The veining also bridges the gap between the dark cabinets and white walls, while an integrated shelf offer some display.
In the Saskatoon penthouse of designers Curtis Elmy and Trevor Ciona didn’t want to get stuck with builders’ finishes, so they used their own trades and materials, including this Calacatta Capri marble in the kitchen, which clads the vent hood as well is applied to the island and backsplash.
Designer Jess Craven was inspired by Italian workshops, English cottages and more modern kitchens with vintage pieces for this kitchen. She chose a striking Arabescato marble for the 10-foot island top, and repeated it on the backsplash for consistency.
“Marble had to play a part,” says Shauna Walton, who instead used a dramatically veined marble for the backsplash and island front, turning the surface into the star of the kitchen in a family-friendly way. “The island is the pièce de résistance,” she says. “It’s the first thing you see when entering the kitchen.” Her clients’ weekly pizza-making guarantees splashes of stone-staining tomato sauce, so they opted for hardworking quartz surface to cook on
A slim marble shelf displays art and accessories for a decorative hit.
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