How to Create a Dressed-up Laundry Room

Marble tiles installed on an angle upgrade the classic checker-board floor. Here, the homeowners used polished marble 12x12s. About $10–$25 each; Dal-Tile.

Easier to install yourself and even more budget friendly: these self-adhesive vinyl tiles from Armstrong in textured white (about 68 cents each) and black marble (about 88 cents each); at select Lowe's. Tiles shown manufactured by Armstrong.