I’m thinking of putting up a disclaimer such as “this blog contains nothing but house remodeling ramblings - continue reading if somewhat interested”, or maybe sign up on Houseblogs.net or something, ya know?

Sooo, with that said…

The drywall guy is here today, nailing away like crazy. Rosie and I are in here, and try as I might, I keep straying away from client work, and browsing around remodeling web sites. The subject matter lately are sites with light fixtures and kitchen tiles for backsplash ideas. This California tile maker, Jeffrey Court, does some of the prettiest backsplash arrangements I’ve seen so far. Gorgeous! Take a look for yourself. As usual, picking out something is another difficult decision. It’s all about the decisions, yes?

Currently I’m leaning towards something along these lines – those small topaz glass ‘dots’ are amazing to me. I can imagine how they would look on a larger area and in the light of the morning sun… yum, what a sight to behold with my first cup o’ coffee of the day, ya think?

For the lighting in the kitchen, including the dining room chandelier, my first concept would be to have the main ceiling light and the pendants, in a light glass shade with oil-rubbed bronze as the finish, then a Tiffany style chandelier in the dining room with a similar bronze finish. Of course there are a kazillion variations of all the above as well as whether I want the arrangements reversed. The only thing about having the Tiffany style in the pendant lights and the main kitchen ceiling light, is that I think that would look too “busy” in the kitchen – between the counter top, and the flooring… ya, too much I think.

ANYway, ’tis the latest meanderings for this Monday. I leave you with a photo from one of my Flickr groups, Hewn & Hammered. This guy’s Craftsman house has to be one of the most spectacular examples of an Arts and Crafts style bungalow I have ever seen. Check out this picture of his dining room. Isn’t it beaUtiful?

Okee doke then, c’yall later!
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Hey, I have my hole!! Yippeee!
(sorry, gotta save lives in the morning)
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OH, Happy Dad’s Day to all my dads!

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Yet another plethora of kitchen goods to decide on. Knobs n’ hardware for the cabinets - although I have awhile to make up my mind. Actually, I have a pretty good idea of what I want. In keeping with the style of the bungalow (Craftsman, Mission), it will be a fairly straight forward choice.

But you must see these! Maybe I’ll just get one of the guys for hanging something on. Just look at the many many companies and styles. wowsa.

Anyway… I’m hot. Think I’ll make some coffee. When I was little, I could never understand how my parents could drink coffee on a hot, summer day. Now I know.
:)
later kids

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Let me preface this post with the fact that I know I’m fortunate to be able to remodel parts of my house… but this is all new to me. I’ve heard the horror stories about the process – the disarray and stress related to it – but what the heck do you do if something isn’t quite right?

The color of the grout in the bathroom is driving me crazy! The shower wall tiles are white. The tile lady recommended a very light gray colored grout for the area. It looks dirty to me. And per my instruction, the tiles are put up in a “brick” layout, as opposed to evenly lined up. That may be fine with a “Chicago subway” tile, but it really looks like poo-poo with 6″ squares. But I can live with that part.

It’s the damn gray grout.

Without “regrouting” and/or tearing everything down (if that’s even possible), I seem to recall something about painting over it? or some way to change the color, I don’t know…

Then, because it’s a small bathroom, the tub is almost too wide to hang the shower curtain and not have it touch the vanity light (the hot vanity light). But then again (thinking out loud here), how long would I have the lights on that the heat would do anything to the curtains? Just looks silly.

——————–*2 hrs later*———————

Just got through talking to Mumsy on the phone for awhile. What a difference it makes venting to someone else. All of the stuff that I wrote above? Forget most of it – I was using you guys for my sounding board. I hesitate sharing my thoughts on the subject with hubby. He just “wants me to be happy,” and by telling him what I’ve been thinking, he was getting upset. Looking at the bathroom in the fresh daylight, I guess it’s really not that bad.

Geesh, what a merry-go-round!

Ok then, carry on my friends. Have a great weekend!
xoxo

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Ok, quickie update before I go and save lives… bathroom almost done, and old kitchen pics before. The demo of the kitchen begins!

Alright, must get to Starbucks!
xoxo

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Help me to decide!