Saturday, August 6, 2011

stairway and trim work

a ton was accomplished this week at the house. the stairs are starting to go in, the new design looks great i think. the floors are all finished, and the wainscoting in the dining room i think it going to be amazing. the biggest difference this week is still the coffered ceiling in the living room. it is so incredible looking, the trim team really is a great crew. so fast and so friendly, and their work is intricate and detailed.





i'll have to take a close up of the stair baluster design for the next blog so you can see it a little better.

we finally decided on paint color i think and i hope that it turns out nice, because the painters are coming next week! i can't believe that by the end of next week trim should be done and painting started. went with a lot of Dunn Edwards paint colors, nomadic taupe for most of the walls, china clay for the dining room walls and the utility & mud cabinets, rhinoceros for the inserts in the coffered ceiling in the living room and the accent wall in the master, trim color is called milk glass.  the wainscoting, kitchen cabs and the entertainment center will all be a benjamin moore shade of white called deep in thought. i respectfully reserve the right to change my mind until tuesday when painting starts i think :)

still working on tile and the countertops. i really want to do limestone tile and limestone countertops, but i am waiting on pricing. still have to stay in budget so might have to shift off of the limestone and go with something a little less expensive. love the way the limestone island looked in the last house and think having limestone in the kitchen counters, on the flooring in the utility room, mud room and bathrooms would be really nice.