When some someone says marble, immediately the mind wanders to ancient Greece...or beautiful marble bathrooms, all super luxurious and sometimes rather cold. So, instead of staying in the traditional vein, we decided to style the marble sculputre by Chris Mitton, 'Brick', a fun, tounge-in-cheek sculpture using the same Carrara marble (the favoured stone of the Renaissance masters) in a funky living space.
When it comes to marble, we thought the best idea would be to run in the opposite direction of tradition and mix it with funky colours and luxurious textures like velvet. We love the House of Hackney velvet cushion and the Everett loveseat (also in a lush indigo velvet) for this added layer of texture. The velvet will warm up the marble and bring a great contrast to it. We threw in a marble wall clock to call back to the sculpture and in a nod to the ancient masters, a pointed finger coat hook - it may not be marble, but it certainly is a throwback! A multi patterned rug will bring together all the blocks of colour, but more importantly, be a funky contrast to the cool marble. Remember to think outside of the box with your art, you want it to stand out!
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