| HOME | The Marble & Copper Craze

As much as I absolutely love my traditionally decorated interiors, I'm really starting to break out of my shell in terms of what I like and what I think compliments an interior.

Unless you have been living with your eyes closed for the past few years, you will know that marble and copper homewares are hugely popular in the interior design world. You only have to search for home decor on Pinterest and Instagram and you will no doubt find images of contemporary-looking living rooms featuring marble topped coffee tables, or copper geometric shaped light shades.

So why is everyone going so crazy for this trend?

When used together, both materials work really well to create an elegant and high-end look. Also, both are great additions to any style of interior, as they are inoffensive in colour and texture, but provide that level of interest into a space. However, if you so wish, copper can add a pop of colour without being too "out there", whilst marble can make a statement if you want it to, with the dark or light grey veins running through.

Retailers such as West Elm, Anthropologie and Oliver Bonas have all embraced copper and marble (Oliver Bonas in particular has a beautiful range), but also high-street shops such as H&M Home and Primark offer great affordable alternatives that don't break the bank, but you can still embrace the trend.

I have to mention that basically any metallic colour compliments marble. If you find copper a bit too much, gold really works well too.

I'm currently collating a board on my Pinterest page which will be ideas for my bedroom, and of course I will be incorporating marble and copper or gold in there too! Please do go and have a look so that you can see all my ideas come together!

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