This season of The Block has delivered some seriously beautiful spaces, but the rooms that stay with you are often the ones with a strong point of view. Colour, movement, material and a strong sense of style.
And one look has been doing all of that particularly well: coloured marble.
It’s not just having a moment on The Block. Coloured marble began making its entrance in 2024 and 2025, and in 2026 it is putting on a serious show. Our Beaumont Tiles team saw the trend coming through strongly at Cersaie 2026 in Italy, where the latest ideas in tile, colour and interiors give us a glimpse of where design is heading next. Greens, burgundies, browns and pinks were joined by warm whites, creams and Marfil tones, bold veining and earthy reds. It is a design direction with staying power rather than a quick fad.
For us, that’s the exciting bit. The colours catching your eye on The Block aren’t appearing in isolation. They’re part of a much bigger design movement happening around the world. And when you’re choosing something you’ll live with for years, seeing that same direction emerging globally can give you the confidence to trust your instincts and just go for it.
Red marble, but make it a subway
Adam and Jolene brought rich colour into their Guest Ensuite with Bedrock Rosso Marble Natural Product Tumbled 50x200mm, used across the vanity feature wall.
It’s a clever way to bring a stronger colour into a room. You get the natural variation and character of marble, while the familiar subway shape concentrates the impact in one feature area.
You don’t need colour on every surface to make an impact. One confidently chosen feature can anchor the room, with the surrounding materials playing a quieter supporting role.
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Wall Tile: Bedrock Natural Marble Rosso Tumbled
The powder room is your chance to go for it
Lisa and Rosco took coloured marble in another direction, using Bedrock Taj Green Marble Natural Product Tumbled 50x200mm on the feature wall of their WC.
And honestly, powder rooms are made for a bit of fun.
Because they sit slightly apart from the main living areas, you can create a completely different mood behind the door. That makes the powder room a brilliant place to lean into colour or pattern and create a real “wow, I love this” moment when someone walks in.
If your inspiration folder keeps filling up with gorgeous green marble, there might be something in that.
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Wall Tile: Bedrock Natural Marble Taj Green Tumbled
Green marble goes large
Rick and Tayla showed how different the same trend can feel with Heritage Marble Emerald Textured 597x1197mm, a large format porcelain tile inspired by coloured marble, with deep green and earthy tones and expressive veining.
At this scale, tile placement becomes part of the design. Thoughtful positioning of the different faces allows the marble movement to flow across the wall, giving the finished surface a more considered feel.
Heritage also opens the door to another side of this trend: marble looks in porcelain. Porcelain can capture expressive marble movement and colour in a durable, lower maintenance surface that does not require the sealing associated with natural marble. It also offers greater consistency in sizing and finish, while variation across the tile faces keeps the finished surface feeling natural.
Porcelain allows some incredibly distinctive marble influences to come into the home. Marmorea, for example, takes its cues from Italian antique marbles, with Rosso Verona and Verde Alpi bringing rich red and green into the palette. Its subtly undulated surface and soft satin finish add depth and bring out the nuances in the colour.
Then there’s Terrane Marble Brown, inspired by Fior Di Bosco marble, with earthy brown tones interwoven with fossilised detail and silver veining.
Suddenly, coloured marble isn’t one particular aesthetic. Deep greens, earthy reds and warm browns each bring something different, while format, finish and veining can shift the mood again.
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Wall Tiles: Heritage Marble Emerald Textured Tile
Colour is going places
Our Cersaie findings showed coloured marble continuing across pink, brown, green and burgundy, while warm whites, creams and Marfil tones, bold veining and earthy reds broadened the story. Together, they reflect a wider move towards richer colour and more expressive stone surfaces.
“Coloured marble gives people an opportunity to bring real personality into their home. We’re seeing beautiful greens, reds, browns and blush tones internationally, alongside warm whites, creams and Marfil shades. Ultimately, it’s about choosing the colour that makes you feel something. If you’re continually drawn back to it, trust that instinct.”
Rachel Gilding, Trend Analyst and Product Launch Manager, Beaumont Tiles
Trends can give you fresh ideas, but the best rooms always have something of you in them.
Go with your gut. The tile you keep coming back to might just be the one that makes the whole room.
