Leather finish marble floor

Description:

This Sloane Square, London, project records a textured, leather-look finish on a marble floor. The original scope describes grinding approximately 2 mm to level the stone, refining it with diamond brushes to a mid-sheen appearance and applying a solvent-based colour-enhancing sealer. The gallery shows the floor in its room setting and during the work.

A leather-look finish emphasises texture instead of a uniform high gloss. The appearance depends on the marble, its natural variation and the brushing stages, so a sample is useful before treating a larger area. Removing 2 mm of stone also requires checking thickness, joints and any damaged tiles. A colour enhancer can change the tone and help with some staining, but it does not prevent acid etching or certify slip resistance. The photographs document this Sloane Square result rather than a guaranteed finish on another marble.