The way the diagonal layout moved through the room made the small, narrow kitchen feel larger. I could picture a glossy black-and-white checkerboard marble floor looking right at home in my city ...

Skip the faux-rug and choose a painted floor design to serve ... wish to extend the marble flooring into the closet but ...

So you've got a kitchen with black marble countertops but aren't sure how to make them blend with the rest of your space.