<p>I don’t know what to do with this marble. It’s 40"L x 18"W x .75" thick. </p>
<p>Back in the 70’s it was the top of a wrought iron coffee table in my grandparent’s sunroom. The wrought iron base is gone, but I have the marble. </p>
<p>I don’t want to get rid of it. It holds great sentimental value now that Grandma and Papa are gone. But, H is sick and tired of seeing it take up space in the garage, basement, etc…wherever he moves to get out of the way. </p>
<p>One day I plan to renovate the kitchen. Is there a clever use for it there? </p>
<p>What about another piece of furniture? But how would I go about designing something and then have it built?</p>
<p>Can we use it outdoors when we build a glam patio? </p>
<p>Go to your local art school. Offer a $100 prize for the best design incorporating the marble. (Note, if a table is what you think you want, specify that!)</p>
<p>PS, if you simply want to replace the wrought iron base, find an artist who works with the material and have another base made. That shouldn’t be an issue, with you living close to VA. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you have an open space in which to build in something akin to a buffet, you can use the marble for the finished surface. Big project, I know, but if you really want to use it . . . .</p>
<p>Cleaning out the basement after my dad had died, I found a big slab of white marble that looked disturbingly like a blank for one of those standard military-type tombstones. When I asked my mother about it, she said that it was indeed a blank tombstone that my dad had picked up, and that they had intended to turn into a marble surface for a baking center in her kitchen. </p>
<p>I say use the thing now. Don’t leave it to be a mystery for your kids to cope with!</p>
<p>We had a similar piece of marble…had been a coffee table. For a long time I hauled it around from home to home because I thought I would use it in my kitchen as part of the counters. BUT when the time came, I realized that it was not practical to do so. First, marble is very soft and damages easily. It also is a stain magnet and the stains do not come out. My piece had a few water spots on it from its days as a coffee table. In the end, I got rid of it. To be honest, I don’t remember where it went, but it’s no longer here. I realized that despite its sentimental value it had no practical use.</p>
<p>I also thought baking center. It’s not so thick that you couldn’t lay it on your current counter and use it that way. Then you could decide if you like it before you incorporate into a kitchen remodel.</p>
<p>It would be great for baking. You could have one thick butcher block counter and route a recessed area for the slab. Very high-end! Just keep acids off of it, and you should be fine as far as staining goes.</p>
<p>It would also make a nice counter for a custom vanity. Drill a hole in it, and put a vessel sink on top. </p>
<p>But if you might move someday, neither of these would allow you to take the slab, so be careful about that.</p>
<p>You need to be very careful using marble in a kitchen, depending on the color and origin, it could be very porous and stain easily. That said, I have all marble countertops in mine, I like the look much better than granite. In my kitchen I have white marble counters and a multiple color marble island. So when you renovate you can probably fit it in some area if you seal it well.</p>
<p>I want to use it as the top of a console in a foyer. Just picked up a copy of some home magazine that had plans for how to do just that. They were showing it with gothic arches for the base … but you could use all sorts of supports for the base.</p>
<p>A number of years ago, I saw the neatest table. It was made from a marble piece…and the base to an old treadle sewing machine was the base. Folks used it as a side table in a bedroom. It was very nice.</p>
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