D-FW designers hone in on bold, colorful marbles

Typically, natural stone, like marble, is more prone to wear than engineered materials. Spilled wine can stain marble, and lemon juice can cause etching — a scratch or dent is possible, too. For designer Callie Windle, it’s all about perspective. “I understand the concern that a lot of my clients have over the fact that marble isn’t indestructible, but I really do think that’s part of its charm,” she says of the patina and wear that develop in a stone over time. “I don’t think there’s a substitution for the beauty, the warmth and the enjoyment that you get from natural stone and from marble.”

If you’ve noticed darker, more dramatic marbles in interiors lately, there’s a fair possibility that they were either Nero Marquina or Calacatta Viola. Both bring a moody, deep tone to interiors and have become a favorite among designers.

Windle selected Nero Marquina for key spaces in the primary bathroom of her former home in Denton, pairing it with another marble for a chic, black-and-white aesthetic. She initially considered soapstone, which looks black, but opted for this darker marble because it’s more durable. She had it honed, which she says gave it a more masculine, worn feel than if it were polished. “In a bathroom, it can be cold inherently, just because there are so many hard surfaces everywhere. Anything I can do or change to bring in some warmth and depth, I always appreciate that,” she says of the finish. Read more here.

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