These Peel-and-Stick Tiles Are Everywhere — And They Look Like Fancy Marble
Thanks to peel-and-stick products, renters can easily give their spaces a makeover without having to worry about not getting their security deposit back. Although there are a plethora of peel-and-stick options out there, one has been popping up (no pun intended) again and again in Apartment Therapy’s tours and Before & Afters: Chris Loves Julia’s FloorPops marble vinyl tile flooring.
“[DIYers] seem to be shifting away from DIY painted floor tiles to installing owner- and renter-friendly options like peel-and-stick patterned and solid tiles,” Lauren Comer (@pinchplateparty) told Apartment Therapy in the 2025 DIY trends report. “I think the rise of elevated options like the FloorPop tiles by Chris Loves Julia are really shifting the trend in DIY options to cover up out of date or unsightly floor tiles.”
The tiles look surprisingly like real deal marble (as you’ll see in the projects below yourself), and they’re $1.75 per square foot, plus they’re reversible for renters.
Paired with Parisian Blue
Designer Kate Pearce (@katepearcevintage) used the marble floor pop tiles to complement her newly made-over bathroom’s light blue walls, cabinets, and radiator. The result is a beautiful, sophisticated, Parisian cool-toned space that doesn’t break the bank — the flooring cost her only $60.
“It was a much easier install than I had expected, and I actually liked the quality of the tiles way more than I had anticipated,” she previously told Apartment Therapy.
Covering Cafeteria-Like Tiles
When Rachel Motola moved into her studio apartment, the 1960s kitchen had speckled muddy flooring that she said “reminded [her] of an elementary school cafeteria.” She used Chris Loves Julia’s white and gray marble tiles to cover the original floor — after all, she’d already used peel-and-stick on the backsplash and counters.
The most difficult part of the floor tiling, she says, was cutting the edges of the tiles to match the outline of her cabinets and floorboards. “After much trial and error, though, I was very proud of how the floors turned out,” Rachel previously told AT. “Updating the floors made the biggest difference because they turned the dark, dirty-looking kitchen into a shiny and bright space.”
Gray, White, and Red All Over
Renter Imani Keal personalized her entire apartment, including a bold red kitchen remodel that she talked her landlord into helping fund. But her new kitchen floors didn’t set her back too much, since they only cost $120. Imani used the WallPops tiles in the white and gray, and she used a box cutter to get them to fit in her kitchen and her body weight to press them securely to the floor.