Need help with marble floring

5 years ago

We are constructing a new house and we have bought white marble with green veins for the entire house. We were suggested to go for a green border across the living room and a diamond structure with white and green 2'X2' diamonds in the dining area. Now that it is getting fixed, I am having second thoughts on our choice. Do people still get borders and diamonds in their homes with marble flooring? Or is it too outdated and a bad old school example? Please help.

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Cornerstone Design Studio India

5 years ago

Hello Srujana,

White Marble looks great.

But I am sorry to say this green checks and complete algae green kitchen floor wouldn't look as good..

These may be used in terrace or some other corner. We humbly opine against using this algae green inside the house.

Individual opinion, sorry !

Thanks,

Amit

Cornerstone Designs,

Bangalore.

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Hyphen Designs
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
This will also look good if ur dining area bigger n well lit and it is a separate room.

If ur dining n living are in one big single area then I recommend not to opt for it. Instead have bigger slabs of white marble with less joints and green as highlighter pattern depending upon on furniture layout. As you go on using and polishing white marble in future, will give you mirror effect.

Flooring with lesser joints will always look clean , clutter free n classy. And ofcourse less maintenance!
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you for your reply.

This is how it is. All green is the kitchen. The dining and the living are an adjoining space with two pillars separating them. The dining space and the living are both well lit as the living has a courtyard attached to it. Do you think this will look good? So the living room area is approximately 30'X14' , dining is 19'X14' and the kitchen is 15'X11'..

Would you think it would look okay?
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PRO
Cornerstone Design Studio India
5 years ago
Hello Srujana, White with green border is Good and elegant.

However, complete green and checks are way too outdated. Please rethink before you get it done.

Do you have a pic of the marbles?

Amit
Cornerstone Designs
Bangalore.
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Ho Amit,
Thank you for your comment. I have attached the picture of the white marble- dont have a clearer picture of the green marble though.

The issue is they have already cut the marble now. Will it look too bad?
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you very much. Will try to see if there is anything we can do to change the stone. Thanks again
PRO
Cornerstone Design Studio India
5 years ago
Hello,

This is probably a slight glimpse of what we are getting into. Hope this helps us decide. Please note that these images may be digitally enhanced.

Kitchen · More Info

Not Your Typical Basement-Bathroom · More Info

Thanks

Amit

Cornerstone Designs.

Bangalore.
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Hoping it would be more like these!! Wishful thinking?
PRO
Cornerstone Design Studio India
5 years ago
Good Morning.

Looks like our images are of same property but different angles/area.

We still maintain that even for these pics a white flooring would have brought a bigger impact.

Fingers crossed. Sincerely hoping that your plan works out great. Please do share the pics post completion.
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you very much. I will be posting the pictures post completion.
Srujana Banjagere
Original Author
5 years ago
Hello all,
Thank you for your inputs, the house is constructed now. Here are a few pictures
PRO
Cornerstone Design Studio India
5 years ago
Hello Sru,

Congratulations ! it has come out real good !

Nitin
CORNERSTONE DESIGNS
Bangalore.
Aakash Dokwal
5 years ago
now...that you have invested an amount of money in marble flooringd..what u can do to have a gr8 outcome out of the stuff u have i try using glass of different shapes✨✨ and colours to create boundaries and patterns between the diamond shapes that vl give a shiny yet classy evergreen look to your floor a lil arabian nights◼◽◾ types..❤
Sridhar Yerram
4 years ago
What marble you have used please can you let me know
PRO
Aurum Ideas+Spaces
4 years ago
Hello there,

If the border of the diamond is green and inlaid marble is white that is fine; the vice-versa is great too. But to enhance the aesthetics, you need to do a diamond polish on them. Further, choose your furniture of a neutral or white accent instead of dark wood grains.

Green borders are good too but try to keep them slim 3" for skirts.

Any design could be bonded to any space, there's no rule for them. Just go with your imagination and choose color contrasts as you like.

Whatever reference images you've selected, you should notice that the entire house is painted white as in a blank canvas. Decor and furniture go on top of that.

Second, you should see the ceiling height, Since they are double height and high ceilings, it needs something to keep the space grounded and cozy. Hence the dark floors pull them down and give it an intimate arena.

If you want to achieve the same feat, I would consider using mirrors and colored glasses as decor frequently and keep the interior paint scheme in white. It will do the reverse; expand the space by illusion of reflections.

And you have already done that!

Regards,

Aurum Ideas and Spaces

Bhubaneswar.

+91-9078942136
abhi2dj
4 years ago
which quality of white marble is used?