A Trip To Custom Floors and More!

     Since DH and I both had the day off from work, it seemed like a good time to schedule an appointment to meet with the flooring guy, Joel.  He was very helpful in helping us make some very pretty choices for the house.  What's more, his advice was on where to transition to different flooring materials throughout the house was invaluable.  DH and I felt quite confident going in, that we knew exactly what we wanted,  and after listening to Joel's experience and recommendations, we were even more confident that we made very good choices.

     The wood sample above is called autumn oak and is the color of the cabinetry in the kitchen.  The image below is the countertop we have planned for the kitchen.  It's quartz and the color is called Canterbury.  Since we do not plan on laying down wood floors in the kitchen, we didn't really have to worry much about flooring in here.  Because of the "busy-ness" of the quartz, Mike, our kitchen designer, recommended that we opt for something rather plain.  That was an easy enough choice.  We chose a very creamy-looking vinyl with a 12 x 12 tile look to it. 

 
  I'm looking forward to seeing how the wood floors look once they are installed in the house.  We, again, decided to go with a 5 inch oak plank.  This is where is gets interesting.  The oak flooring we're going with is hand scraped which gives it kind of an old, beaten up look.  This scraping process and staining of it is done by prisoners in South Carolina.  Interesting, huh?

     The carpet selection was easy, relatively speaking.  We know we needed something that would be able to keep up with a kitty.  We went with a beige frieze that has a charcoal fleck in it every so often.  I like it because it seems like I'm constantly picking up sock fuzz around here.  Now the sock fuzz will blend right in!

     We noticed they are on the roof today laying shingles so we're planning on a trip to check things out later today.

   

Brrrr! and Thoughts On the Basement

     The weather here has done a complete 360 degree change this week.  Last week they were able to work so much on the house.  The temperature was in the 60s and a lot was accomplished.  Fast forward to this week and all there is to say is Brrrr!  The thermometer reads 44 degrees, but that's is very deceiving.  There has to be about a 20 degree wind chill!

     DH and I visited the construction site.  He's been looking forward to a little puttering around out there all weekend.  I decided to come home and leave him out there.  It's just way too cold for me!

     While DH enjoys his puttering, I prefer to surf the web stealing borrowing ideas from other homeowners out there.  Lately, I've been dreaming of making the unfinished portion of our future basement an organizational marvel.

     This is one of the images I found on the web.  I can imagine next December as we begin to decorate for our first holiday season in the new house. Just like this well-organized lady,  I pull out my neatly labeled tub of Christmas decor, smiling the entire time!

     I know Walmart and Target both carry this kind of Sterlite tub.  I have even discovered that it's possible to order them in sets of six on Walmart.com.  They're a bit cheaper that way, too.