A great part of last Saturday was spent at the showrooms at Classic Tile in Medway. By the time we were done with our selections the entire floor in both showrooms were covered in tiles! The laundry room (which is also the entry from the garage into the kitchen), 3 bathrooms, the shower and the backsplash behind the cooktop all require tiles. Oh, and that funky ledge in the main entry hall, which can only be viewed coming down the stairway from the second floor (but since were are putting plants up there it needs protection from water spillage). We selected a bunch of tiles and Debbie (our consultant - who threatened to flee if I pointed my camera in her direction!) gave us the samples to take home and live with for a while. We went straight to the house and laid everything out to try and imagine how it would look. From our first try we are keeping our choices for the shower, the backsplash and the powder room. The floor tiles for the master bath turned a chalky color in the light of the room and the pale ivory for the guest bath upstairs washed right out. So we'll be back to try again for those rooms. I'll post pics of the chosen tiles later this week once I drag them out of the trunk of the car!Saturday was an exhausting 10 hour day. Besides the tiles, we shopped, unsuccessfully, for lighting (more on that later), ran to Sears to get one more quote on appliances, met with Mike to discuss the changes to the bathroom. Success, the toilet has a new location, the doorway to the master bath is framed for a pocket window and the kitchen wall will be extended to fit a full sized refridgerator instead of the cabinet-depth fridge I thought I wanted. It amazes me that we have a builder who accepts my ever-changing opinions and says "no problem" and then makes it happen! We straggled home at 7pm then sat up half the night working on the decisions left to make. Tom, who has the serenity and patience of the Dali Lhama, is still patient, but maybe not so serene. We called a hiatus on house decisions on Sunday and tried to catch up on the rest of our lives! These couple of weeks will be the worst of it. I do have to admit, as frustrating as it is, it is also great fun!
I have no doubt that this house will inspire other "empty nesters" to create similar space. That area behind the fireplace is heaven! Mendon Area Real Estate Agents will be doing Open Houses at the project for most Sundays from now on. Come on down and check out the Gray Wolf difference. Fred Lapham from Shea Engineering came over last Sunday and was so impressed with what Mike did to the lot. His grading plan makes all the difference and his sites always look like a park!
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ReplyDeleteCheck out Lynn Smith Glass (google it) and see if you think my wife could do an accent tile, or maybe a shelf for your shower. A nice splash of color really pops in those natural tile surrounds. You can also visit my new office which show cases her work or visit "L'Attitude" on line or on Newbury St. which represents her as well. It would be our gift to you.
YEP, The lot and the grading that Mike has done already make such a difference between this house and everything else we looked at. Even with all the contractors and their trucks and tools, the whole area speaks so serenely. Tom and I are having trouble remembering we are planning a house and not just the gardens!
ReplyDeleteYour wife's work is STUNNING! It is very generous of you both and we would love to showcase a piece of her work in our bath. Her garden themes are just beautiful and we have a few abstracts that would compliment her work beautifully! I worked in glass very briefly. I kept wanting to touch it... finally went back to my paper and fabric as it is safer on my fingers!
When you have some time I will introduce the 2 of you.
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