Replace the flooring in the whole room. What's in the rest of the house?

Omgsh. That’s a pain!! Either keep searching, replace the whole floor. Or build in something else. What room is this. Can you show the whole space

@HU-187528210 Here is how the foyer used to look like.

There seems to be concrete under the marble so taking it out and replacing the whole floor seems like a lot... :p

Thank you!

@jslazart the rest of the house has hardwood floors and carpet in the bedrooms!

I wanted to keep this marble because it's the OG marble that came with this house, and taking it out and replacing seems like an insane chore! lol.

Omgsh. Totally feel you. If it’s impossible to track down the same tile then maybe do a built in bench or something. I like the marble too. I also like your idea of brass trim in the floor. But it may be complicated to pull out some marble and patch the missing spots and then add another one. I would do it if I had the marble tile already or did a built in...

Shiplap and marble; not exactly a style statement together. Can you still match the other flooring throughout the house? If so, that's the way to go.

It's your home, you have to love what you put into it, but I don't really know if shiplap and marble go together all that well either. The only other option is if you get a similar tile that matches in the white and get someone to faux paint a matching marble veining and put a good top coat of clear coat similar in sheen. If you could show more pics of what's in that area, could you use it for a seating area and coat rack or something? I have no idea what the rest of the home style is and flow. Best to you! The best thing is not to draw more attention to the difference, in my humble opinion.

It's not particularly hard to demo marble off concrete (speaking from experience). especially in such a small area, where you have easy access to the outside for disposal. I really think it's that or reinstall the closet. Different flooring in one corner of a small foyer is bound to look odd.

What a lovely foyer!

I agree with those above: marble floors with shiplap walls seems quite the misfit. Marble is sophisticated, expensive and timeless. Shiplap is country farmhouse shabby chic.

@Beth H. : Thank you so much - this is super helpful. The picture you sent looks exactly like the rest of the floor in the foyer. I'm going to try and find places that have that tile around where I live!

@Patricia Justice Designs, LLC

Here is the rest of the house.

The foyer splits into three rooms:

Dining room to the right, living room/kitchen area in front, and a large room, which will be the office,

to the left (not pictured).

I've only renovated the diving room and our master bedroom (have lived here for 3 months).

Yes, I am considering putting some type of coat rack in the foyer with a bench or a tree hall...

Thank you for your input!

@jslazart can you lay new flooring on top of the existing marble?

Yeah, I'm considering putting in a new floor option if I can't find any of the similar marble soon. I definitely want to keep the space open and more inviting than reinstalling the closet.

Thank you for your insight!

@litt_sie @decoenthusiaste

I didn't think it looked too terrible (but this was the example I was looking at).

It's definitely something I am considering changing to help with the resale value of the home when we move!

I appreciate both of your input :)

Your house is really really pretty. Love what you did so far. Looks great and seems like you know what your doing

A foyer with no place to hang a coat for a guest, or a place to sit, or put your bag? Build in a new entry benchin that space. Hang a mirror and really attractive coat hooks. Make this a welcoming space. Eventually we will be able to hosts guests in our homes.

Regarding your question about laying something over the marble, in our last home the previous owners laid ceramic over ceramic and we lived there for over 25 years - no cracks. It will be a pain though for anyone down the road who is updating, but you could ask a pro to be sure (will need a transition piece at doorways).

The area where closet was will have to be filled in and very level. If it were me, I’d bite the bullet and remove the marble and try to match up to your wood floor or use a more casual, rustic feel. You may look back and wish you had, especially if the marble looks patched.

Have contractor remove marble as carefully as possible, the create pattern with wood that matches rest of area. Not hard but you need to get references/samples of tradesman that has done similar “rugs”.

Design will depend on how much marble can be salvaged.

^love that idea!!

Another vote for shiplap not going with marble. As for improving the value of your home when you sell, shiplap will only devalue it as it is already dated. Once again, too much HGTV where they know little about "actual" design. I'd try to match the marble, or install hardwood. Some kind of transition will just draw attention to the space you are trying to hide.

After seeing pics, you love Mid Century Modern! So, that's your style!

"I was thinking of doing a similar marble or a completely different one and using a gold/brass edge trim in between the old marble and new marble, similar to the picture below."

No, no, don't do that^ Will only draw unnecessary attention to the different flooring. I think you can find a Carrara that matches pretty well and if you're putting a bench in that corner instead, the flooring will be covered in a way that it won't be looked at.

Incorporating some suggestions you were given. This hallway takes advantage of some marble and solves the problem of patching. It will also be easier to add hardwood (stained to match the rest) and the simple moulding would be very complimentary to floor.

I like the idea of a built-in bench with cabinet storage underneath... Maybe some hooks above to hang coats n such.