Glam Office Decor Idea: Painted Marble Remnant

ByChelsea @ Making Manzanita Updated on DIY
Learn how to turn a small broken slab of marble into glam office decor just by simply painting! I love how this Like A Boss sign for a glam office turned out.

When I started working on my marble & gold office, I looked everywhere for glam office decor inspiration – even in the marble remnant aisle at our local ReStore.

I was over the moon when I saw this little broken slab of marble at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I was even more excited when I took it to the cash register and paid just $1 for it!

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How to transform a broken marble slab into glam office decor in just a few simple steps!

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I have been working on getting my Marble & Gold office ready for reveal day (UPDATE: Check out the room reveal here!) and this Carrara couldn’t be more perfect. I’ve had my heart set on creating a painted marble decor piece for the room to put up on my awesome art shelves. 

Ok’s let’s learn how to make this glam office decor!

Supplies needed to make this painted marble glam office decor: gold acrylic paint, a thin-line paint brush, and a piece of marble slate

Supplies for painted marble decor:

First step in making this marble glam office decor: clean the marble slate. I used a paper towel and Meyers Clean Day multi-surface cleaner.

1. Clean marble.

I started by giving the marble a good cleaning to remove any dirt or oils.

I love this Meyer’s Multi-Surface Everyday Cleaner from Grove Collaborative (Use this link to get $10 off when you sign up and order for the first time at Grove Collaborative!)

This Iowa Pine winter seasonal scent is AH-MAZING. We also love the Basil scent for all the rest of the seasons.

To make this glam office decor, use a pencil to draw on a stencil of whatever words or phrase you want painted on the marble slab. I outlined "like a boss" in wavy cursive.

2. Sketch out letters with a pencil.

Next, I traced out my lettering by hand with a pencil. If you mess up, the pencil will wipe right off the marble.

The trick to doing “fake” calligraphy by hand is writing your letters in cursive a little more spread out than normal and then going back and making all of your downstrokes thicker.

Update: if I was doing this again, I would use my Silhouette Cameo to make a stencil, but I couldn’t find my power cord for it when I was working on this…so I went old school and did it by hand. Learn how to make cheap custom stencils here!

A close up look at painting the letters on the marble slab for my glam marble office decor. I used gold craft paint to fill in the letters.

3. Paint letters.

Lastly, I just used a small paintbrush and carefully filled it in over my traced letters. I ended up doing 2 coats and it filled great!

A close up side angle look at the painted gold letters on a marble slab. This glam office decor is a a fun DIY project that spruces up any office space.

I love how the metallic paint shimmers in the light!

My new glam office decor - a marble tile with gold painted letters that read "like a boss" sits on the desk next to a small clear glass and a potted plant.

I can’t wait to get it in my Marble & Gold Office…

I love how my broken piece of marble from the thrift store was transformed into this glam-painted marble decor!

Painted marble turned into glam office decor! This painted marble sign is perfect for a modern glam office. Here's how to make this easy DIY office decor.

Click the picture below to see the full room reveal of my modern glam office!

A collage of my marble and gold modern office decor.

Want to see more glam office decor ideas??

How To Make Glam Office Decor with Painted Marble

How To Make Glam Office Decor with Painted Marble

Yield: 1
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $6

Love the look of marble and gold? You'll love this easy DIY glam office decor! Turn a thrifted marble slab into trendy modern office decor with just three simple steps.

Materials

Tools

  • Small paint brush
  • Pencil

Instructions

  1. Clean marble.
  2. Sketch out letters with pencil.
  3. Paint letters.

Notes

  • If I was doing this again, I would use my Silhouette Cameo to make a stencil, but I couldn't find my power cord for it when I was working on this...so I went old school and did it by hand.
  • If you can't track down a piece of broken marble, you could try a 12"x12" marble tile or even a shoebox lid covered in marble contact paper.

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    © Chelsea @ Making Manzanita
    Project Type: Decor / Category: DIY
    Chelsea @ Making Manzanita

    Chelsea is the founder of Making Manzanita - a DIY and renovation blog - where it's all about making your house a home you love one DIY at a time. Chelsea and her husband, Logan, have been renovating homes since 2015 and have seen the sweat equity pay off. They enjoy teaching readers how to renovate with confidence. As an influencer, Chelsea has collaborated with brands like The Home Depot, Etsy, Behr Paint, DAP Products, Walmart, Frog-Tape, and Kreg Tools. Making Manzanita has participated in One Room Challenge and was a finalist in the Fall 2019 Jeffrey Court Renovation Challenge.

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