Happy Monday! I am so excited to share a home improvement project we did last week! I had seen this inspiring post and knew I had to use the marble contact paper in my house. While nothing beats the look of real stone, I am so impressed with this and love how it transformed our hallway linen closet. It makes me smile every time I glance down the hallway or walk by. And the pink feminine touches are making me pretty darn happy too! 
This paper was so easy to use. It has a nice weight to it and I was able to peel it up and reposition it when I was slightly off. That made all the difference in the world. I also gave our knobs a makeover with gold paint, but I might just replace them. I am not sure I am sold on the shape. More to come! 
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… Here is a shot of the plain countertop before the marble paper. 
Here is a shot from farther back so you can see more of the hallway. I think the marble goes really well with all of the millwork and offers a dressier feel to the space. 
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You may remember this post about our linen closet. The gold polka dot paper was a DIY project and this closet hosts our guest linens as well as necessities they made need when staying with us. 
Tying the sheets up and labeling them makes it so much easier to know what sheet set it is and a lot faster when getting ready for guest. 
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Because of the nice lip on the countertop, it made it really easy to fold the paper under and smooth it out. 
So what do you think? We also put this marble paper on a shelf in another built-in in our master bedroom and are loving it. While nothing takes the place of real marble stone, I am pretty darn giddy about this transformation. I keep looking for other places to use it in our home! It’s the little things that make a big difference and for us this is one of them. Enjoy your day!
Absolutely gorgeous! I saw your Instagram sneak peek and had to come see what you did, because it looks just like real marble. I can't believe that's contact paper!
Oh my goodness!! I look amazing!! And I LOVE how you labeled your sheets…such a great idea, even just to help navigate the linen closet. Brilliant my friend!
This is so beautiful! Do you think it would work on textured countertops?
They look beautiful!
Genius idea!! It looks so great! I love how you have it organized and labeled. So pretty!
This looks beautiful!
I bought some contact paper a few months ago and used it to cover the printing on a plastic litter pail I keep in the laundry room. I added a chalkboard label, too.
For me, working with the contact paper was not easy. I had a LOT of trouble trying to keep bubbles out of the paper. Just a warning to anyone trying a project with contact paper.
My litter bucket finally turned out OK but it was more work than I expected.
It is gorgeous. Amazing how real this looks! I saw it on instagram and thought you got some great deal on a piece of marble.
Looks so great! I think it works really well in a little nook like this – not overwhelming, just lovely. 🙂
What!! I totally thought it was real marble! I freaking adore this.
xoxo
Pure genius!!! for real
I thought this was real marble too!! I love it Courtney. I saw that post on 6thStreet too and I almost did this on the coffee table. Im really loving that you added it to the nook! Hmm this makes me wonder..I do have that linen storage in the hallway. Thanks so much for sharing.
That is awesome!! It looks real!
Love it Courtney! It does look real.
Wow! I saw that on 6th street and was blown away. This proves that I need to get my hands on this paper!
We used marble contact paper to recover our kitchen counters when we moved into our home 4 years ago. Our counters were in poor shape and we didn't want to replace them immediately. We ended up leaving the contact paper on for quite some time, and it held up really well. It still remains one of the most-searched topics on my blog: http://lauraingallswannabe.blogspot.com/2010/09/kitchen-counter-revamp-on-budget.html
marble paper?! this just blew my mind…will totally be doing this to my butler's pantry!
WOW! Can't believe that's contact paper. Looks fantastic!
holy cow! What an amazing transformation!! I just cannot believe that's contact paper! It looks SO nice, thanks for sharing it with us! And I kinda like the knobs, they look so cute gold and with the gold polka dots inside 🙂 But I'm sure what you decide will be just precious too!
xo, court @PrettyCheap
wow! this looks great! I have a 12 foot long counter in our new basement. maybe I should try this before replacing the countertop. the edges are sharp, though, and I don't know how that would look. your curved edge looks very nice.
Oh my gosh, Courtney!! That looks so fabulous, you have me looking all around wondering where I could use it!
I need to get my hands on a roll of this paper, ASAP!!!
Loooove how it looks!
Wow, you fooled me. It doesn't look like contact paper at all. It's beautiful!
looks SO real! i can't wait to try this out!
I'm so amazed at how good this looks, I would never guess that it's contact paper!
Ok, I'm seriously dying over this. Hence why it took me so long to comment. I'm wondering how durable it is and if it could work on my laundry room counters……
Love!
I saw this on your instagram and thought it was the real thing! No way- contact paper? Love this idea! I am definitely going to try this. 🙂
This is so beautiful! I am in love with your little guest linen closet. What a fabulous idea.
Wow, do you untie the twine every time you use them? or are they guest linens?
I heard about your contact paper counters on iHeartOrganizing and I have to say I was skeptical, but I am indeed impressed. They really look nice and the difference is quite amazing! Great job!
wow, this is very clever and the contact paper looks so pretty!
Okay, I know I am late to the party, but that looks amazing!
Lori
Where did you buy your contact paper?
Looks great! Did you seal the countertop with anything? Would consider using it in a bathroom, but I’m thinking a sealant (envirotex?) would be needed to protect against moisture.