Other Decisions

Thought I would share our other tough decisions:

Sink - Kohler Deerfield smart-divide white

Faucet - Moen Aberdeen - Chrome

Pulls - Restoration Hardware Bistro - Chrome

Island Lighting - Pottery Barn Rustic Glass Pendant

Counter Tops - Granite India Black Pearl - Honed (similar to the picture)

I will post installed pictures as we do them. Right now everything is riding on the counter top install scheduled for the 29th of Dec.

Kitchen Cabinets

The kitchen cabinets arrived. They are Thomasville, Cottage Door Style with a Pearl glaze.

Floor Install

After letting it acclimate for 5 days, I laid down 15# felt paper, rented a floor stapler, made sure the first row was square and went to town. My forearm was really sore after laying 700+ sq. ft. of floor.

We choose a Mahogany stain from Sherwin Williams then put on 2 thick coats of Bona Industrial strength oil-based poly - Satin finish. Look even Kristin wanted in on the stain and poly fumes.

Hardwood Floor

I thought it would be cool to find a local resource for our wood floor. We wanted something rustic, wide planked, hardwood - that was affordable. I found Great Lakes Lumber Company up in Isanti, MN. We choose a rustic (with knots) Black Ash, 5" planks, unfinished, finish sanded with a micro bevel edge. Jason delivered it to us came as 10" sticks. Ready to install.

Wall Color

The hardest part of this project has been picking a paint color. After looking at pictures, arguing, looking at the

6 different sample colors in 5 different areas of the room at 4 different times of the day, we narrowed it to 3. We finally choose Valspar Moonstone Shadow in Flat. Perfect!