Glam Office Decor Idea: Painted Marble Remnant
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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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 for painted marble decor:
- A slab of broken marble (check out ReStore or maybe ask around at Home Depot too!)…if you really 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
- Metallic Acrylic Paint (I used Glorious Gold by DecoArt)
- Small paintbrush
- Pencil
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.
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!
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!
I love how the metallic paint shimmers in the light!
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!
Click the picture below to see the full room reveal of my modern glam office!
Want to see more glam office decor ideas??
- Marble and Gold Office Decor Inspiration
- Marble and Gold Office Room Reveal
- Painted Marble Decor for Modern Glam Office (you are here!)
- Marble Contact Paper Clock
- Easy DIY Hexagon Cork Memo Boards
How To Make Glam Office Decor with Painted Marble
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
- Slab of broken marble
- Metallic acrylic paint
- Multi-purpose cleaner (optional)
Tools
- Small paint brush
- Pencil
Instructions
- Clean marble.
- Sketch out letters with pencil.
- 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.
This is fun! I love the texture and color of marble but wouldn’t have though to make it art!
Thanks Lora! 🙂
This looks gorgeous! I love anything marble and gold. Great upcycle!
Thanks Sherry! I can’t wait until my new office is all decorated in ALL things marble & gold 🙂
Oh how fun! So perfect for a glam office. I know my oldest daughter would love this in her room.
Thanks Erlene! I am surprised how easy it was to paint right on the marble – she could totally do this and make it custom for any saying she would want!
So pretty! That quote is perfect for a home office 🙂
Thanks Amanda. I’m sure I’ll have the song stuck in my head all the time now, haha!
I bet your office will be really glam! Love how the metallic gold looks over the marble, and how creative to turn it into art!
Thanks Pili! 🙂
I just adore gold on marble! It makes me giddy! That turned out so pretty! So creative!
Jeannee
Thanks Jeannee! 🙂 I can’t wait to see how the room comes together.
What a beautiful piece.
Thanks Dru!
Very cute and clever decor piece! I will be on the lookout for a chunk of my own!
Kim
Thanks Kim! Definitely check out your local ReStore if you have one, they had a ton at mine!
What a fun transformation. Love how this turned out. Great job.
Thanks Denise! 🙂
Oh my gosh, this is so unique! I love marble with metallics so I can’t wait to see your office reveal!
Thanks so much Chelc. I really can’t wait to start decorating it !
What an awesome idea for an otherwise wasted piece of marble. I love that expression, you did it like a boss 🙂
Hehe! Thanks Toni!
Wow! This is such a great project. Love the gold on the marble!
Thanks Michelle. I’m loving that color/pattern combo right now!
Oh wow! What a great score for $1, and you turned it into such a beautiful piece of art. Love it.
Thanks Sue! 🙂
What an elegant project. And I like the saying 🙂
Thanks Debra 🙂