It defines the space and provides meaning to the room.
Marble on drywall.
Carrara marble is a coveted look in home design but with its high price point the luxury material is certainly a splurge.
Our easy how to will show you the materials and technique needed to get a marbleized finish on an accent wall.
As a bonus this diy project will not break the bank.
Our first example is a classic master bathroom with floor and wall marble tile by rebecca lehde via houzz.
If you use a notched trowel to apply the thinset to the wall make sure to fully compress the thinset ridges when you set the tiles so you get full thinset coverage on the back of the marble tiles.
The piece see pictures is cultured marble and it is glued to a piece of drywall which itself is probably glued to our joined cinder block wall semi detached home.
Whereas darker dominant colors give a unique identity reminding one of the space long after he or she has left the room.
What type of thinset to use when installing marble tile.
Marble injects personality to your walls.
Sometimes uncompressed thinset ridges and valleys can shadow through marble.
Applying full sheets of mesh backed tile to the wall can be tricky around outlets or other obstacles so it s easiest to cut apart and set individual tiles around these.
The different tile sizes provide some interesting flow and movement to the space and the gray paint around the alcove shower note the marble hex tile at the bottom there highlights the veining really well.
Take down any drywall or greenboard that.
What should be used.
Using a razor blade or scissors cut tiles away from the mesh backing images 1 and 2.
When installing tile in your home you can use a variety of products to adhere the tile to the substrate.
Gray thinset can sort of muddle the brightness of marble.
We found a way to capture everything you love about marble and recreate the look in a painted wall treatment.
Rebecca lehde inspiro 8 studios.
Wall cladding with light colored marble gives a wider sense of space and helps form a lovely backdrop for artwork and other interior embellishments.
While cultured marble can be installed on virtually any existing wall surface the most long lasting installations will take place on cement backerboard.
For instance different kinds of.