Author: Unison

At our recent Father’s Day Store Event: It’s Marbleous! we demonstrated the technique of marbling using nail polish as a quick and easy way to customize almost any household item, including mugs, coasters and office supplies. With endless color combinations and items to marbleize you’ll find this technique is your new go-to for a great gift idea that won’t disappoint.

Follow along below for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own marbled creations at home!

What you’ll need:

• nail polish (pick your favorites!)
• bamboo skewers or toothpicks
• plastic container filled with water (deep enough submerge the items you want to marble)
• parchment paper
• painter’s tape

Step 1: Pick the items you’d like to marble. I suggest anything with a fairly smooth surface: ceramic, plastic or even cork seems to work well.

Step 2: Tape off the sections of your item that you don’t want marbled with painter’s tape. Here we decided to make a striped pattern.

Step 3: Choose the nail polish colors you would like to use, I recommend 3-4 to get a nice range of color. Pour nail polish into the container filled with water, the polish should sit on the surface of the water. Using the bamboo skewer, gently pull the polish through the water to get your desired pattern.

Step 4: Carefully dip your item into the water making sure to fully submerge the area you want to marble. Pull item out of the water and set to dry.

Step 5: Let dry for 10-15 minutes, or dry to the touch. Remove the painter’s tape and you’re all set!

 

Unison employees each chose two Spring products from our catalog that they are really crushing on.

Discover their favorites here — and get to know a little more about the people in our office and store that love sharing modern home designs with you!

Eric Janke, Sales Representative

Omaggio black salad bowl 

I love the generous size and shape of this bowl – great for salads to come to life, especially combined with the Hammershoi wood salad servers. Both casual and smart, all in one.

Plant Pedestals by Areaware

These have a terrific shape and design that will give your plants a layered place to live, a subtle place to stand out. It is multifunctional, you can use it for a selection of your favorite products too.

 

Erica Lubetsky, Production Designer

Cabana Sprinkles Bedding

The Cabana Sprinkles Bedding package offers a clean, modern look with a fun pop of color. I love how this pattern play serves as an ode to the neo memphis trend while remaining versatile for the bedroom. The mix of horizontal and vertical stripes in a classic black and white color combination paired with a hint of playfulness from the sprinkles makes this item a must have for any customer! 

Omaggio Mini Vases

As a lover of all things mini, I couldn’t think of a more perfect addition for my home. These vases are finished with an organic yet modern stripe featured in 3 colorways, and just the right size for a small bud. The best part is that they come as a set of three, so you don’t have to stress about picking your favorite color!

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Robert Segal, Co-Founder/Designer

Kera Bath Accessories

I love the combination of ceramic and cork. It is very modern and natural at once with these materials. This is also our first full bath set we are offering. Finding a set with all components looking good as well as functioning well can be a struggle to find. Kera achieves these both.

Two Hands Black Basket

Beyond a laundry basket, it’s function has endless possibilities. It can hold blankets, logs, magazines, toys and even in necessity a great toddler washtub while traveling! The Two Hands Bucket was Konstantin Grcic’s first design with Authentics from 1996. It has proven to be a lasting and iconic design.

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Ryan Lodge, E-Commerce Manager

Square Black Waste Basket

I like clean and simple. The Authentics trash can is exactly that. Clean lines and minimal design and it is made of a durable polypropylene material.

Logan Graphite Towels

Logan towels are also a perfect fit for my aesthetic and the comfort and quality is fantastic, 100% organic cotton crafted in Portugal. I can’t imagine stepping out of the shower into something else.

 

Take a look at Homepolish.com designer Savannah Grace Metcalfs loft and see how she styled the Unison Grid blanket and throw pillows. Click here for a home tour through this amazing loft. Thank you Savannah!

Stitch Black Throw Pillow, Grid Black Knit Blanket, Harvest Black Throw Pillow

 

Here’s a fun behind the scene video we shot during our holiday photo shoot back a few months, when cold weather seemed far away. Thanks to Jane and Francois our photo team, Wendy our awesome stylist, and to John who shot this video. Happy Holidays!

Thanks Goop for featuring our Alphablock Blue Canvas Pouf in your roundup “Gifts for the Littles”!

 

 

Alphablocks Canvas Poufs, Gingham Cranberry Pouf, Float Pink Pouf, Shapes Dark Grey + Primary Pouf, Sailor Charcoal Pouf

We were thrilled to see our products in Bright Bazaar “Decorating with Marvellous Monichrome” blog Post. Thank you, Will!