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Designing with Salvaged and Reclaimed Materials
Salvaged marble and teak in the ensuite bathroom
with MARIA SPEAKE — Reclaimed Materials Interior Designer
Lesson 22 of 34
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Completing the tour of her home, Maria’s own bathroom is the perfect place to speak about another popular material to salvage that has not yet been touched upon; stone and marble.
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A City Apartment
Salvaged Marble and Teak in the Ensuite Bathroom
We've spoken a lot about reclaimed timber, but another popular material to salvage is stone in all of its various forms.
Rossa Aurora Stone Tiles
Salvaged from Portugal, we only had a limited number of these Rossa Aurora stone tiles, so we had to be economical and clever about how we used them. We cut them down to a smaller size to make them more manageable within the curve of the room.
Why We Love Them
- Beautiful natural veining.
- Looks really high-end.
- Can be easily cleaned up.
How We Use Them
- Bathroom: stone and marble are a natural choice for bathrooms; we've used this particular tile as a backdrop to our shower.
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Maria Speake
Reclaimed Materials Interior Designer
Named interior designer of the year by House & Garden, Maria Speake co-founded Retrouvius in 1993 and leads its award-winning design studio. Her work reimagines salvaged and reclaimed objects from hardwoods to textiles into richly textured, liveable pieces. With three decades of practice, she’s helped put thoughtful reclamation at the centre of contemporary interior design.
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