Choosing a Coffee Table in Black Marble
The boldness of black makes a strong statement in any living room. The challenge with black is to use just the right amount to avoid the room becoming too dark and having the illusion of being smaller than it really is. Black marble is a great way to bring black into a room, not just for the luxury it brings but the opportunity to bring other materials to balance out the black.
A luxury coffee table in black marble is a great way to anchor your living room. You can build out around this table, using light greys and white to counter balance the black. This can include the use of white marble floor tiles, white furniture and wallpaper. When you successfully get the balance of your room right, you will naturally make the black marble coffee table a real focal point of your room. You will know when you have achieved this because your living room will radiate an aura of pure luxury.
Another benefit of using black marble in your living room is the veining of the black marbles gives you the opportunity to use complementary materials to bring a particular feel to the room. Such options include using the warm black Noir St. Laurent as marble top with walnut legs to bring a cosy feel to your living room. Or combining gold décor with Nero Marquina to bring a feel of unprecedented opulence. When you start exploring possibilities with a black marble coffee table, you realise that your own imagination is the only limitation on the number of ways you can use this material. This is why it is such a popular choice of marble to use in a coffee table.
A Close up Look at the Beautiful Veining of Noir St. Laurent
Nero Marquina a Beautiful Black Marble with White Veining
Nero Marquina is the most popular choice of black marble for a coffee table. This stone was once relatively unknown outside of Spain, but is now one of the worlds most admired black decorative stones. It can commonly be seen in flooring where it comprises of a checkerboard pattern.
This marble comes from the Basque region of Spain and is quarried in the town of Marquina. Nero Marquina is a recrystallised reef stone and contains relics of fossils and white calcite veins. Some slabs of this marble have just a few flecks of white whereas other slabs are very heavily veined. It is something which varies from batch to batch.
The popularity of Nero Marquina is unsurprising. This marble combines well with many other materials especially whites. If you have light carpets or white marble tiles, a Nero Marquina coffee table can anchor your living room perfectly whilst providing a luxurious focal point.
A Nero Marquina Marble Top Coffee Table Combining Beautifully with Walnut
Noir St. Laurent a Warm Black Marble with Gold and White Veining
Noir St. Laurent is a luxurious marble which is often seen decorating the world most exclusive hotels. It is a warm black marble which possesses very fine gold and white veining. This veining can also contain yellow and on occasions a beautiful orange red colour. Noir St. Laurent is quarried in Laurens, near Béziers, Southern France.
This breathtakingly beautiful black marble has been used as a decorative material since at least the 1950’s and is amongst the most sought after marbles in the world. This highly coveted marble can be seen in the interiors of luxury hotels such as the Conrad Hilton in Hong Kong1 and the Ritz Carlton in Seoul2.
It is arguably the most prestigious choice of black marble to use in a coffee table. Noir St. Laurent emits an air of distinction and elevates the standing of any room in which it is located. Noir St. Laurent is a warm black marble so as a coffee table material it blends especially well with the solid woods oak and walnut, as well as gold and cream. Regardless of its style, a coffee table in Noir St. Laurent exudes high status. Whether it is marble top coffee table or one constructed in solid marble, you will have an item of furniture of undoubted excellence.
It is important to know there is a stone from Morocco which is marketed as ‘Port Laurent’3. This is not the same material and is a strategic play on two of the most illustrious black marbles. These marbles are Noir St. Laurent and the rarely quarried exclusive Nero Portoro marble.
Exquisite Walnut Legs combined with a Noir St. Laurent Marble Top
FREE UK Delivery Service
Just like all other furniture products on this site, coffee tables come with a FREE UK home delivery service (this excludes The Highlands, Offshore Islands and Northern Ireland). Delivery normally takes 8 weeks due to most coffee tables on this site being made to order. Once you have paid for your table, customer service will contact you to arrange a convenient delivery time.
The Delivery Process: Most coffee tables will be delivered to your home via a delivery company. In some situations your coffee table will be delivered by a specialist team. If this is the case customer service will inform you before your delivery is made.
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