Close your eyes and picture your dream kitchen. Does it have wood cabinetry or painted? A large range or a roomy pantry? A fireplace or a wine fridge? When I close my eyes, I see marble. (Ok, and a fireplace.) Marble is a knock-your-socks-off material and I spark to it in any photograph. Here are some gorgeous examples:
Will a wall of marble ever figure into my budget? Probably not. But I just spotted this marble wallpaper and now I’m dreaming again of hanging it behind plexiglass for a backsplash. Get it here: Marble Wallpaper, $110/roll; Ferm Living
–Joanna Linberg, Associate Editor, Better Homes and Gardens