You'll Never Believe It.

Here are a few more photos of the kitchen although these are 

pre - base moulding and trim around the built in.

We'll be finishing that up this morning.

The granite we {I} picked wasn't quite what I had in mind

in the beginning. I was hoping for more of a

 solid cream to lighten up the room but...

like I said before, this piece was in the shop and

 priced right and it drew my eye.

It's a little busier than I had planned for but I do love it!

I wish its true color would show well for you to see.

It has all the elements of our remodel though.

A little cream, black, brown, grey and blue.

So, in a sense, the package is complete!

Oh! And I found an architectural element that is going

to be perfect for over the mirror,

just waiting for its delivery!

Our granite guy isn't a fan of ogee edge {he said it's a "California" thing} but he did it for us. Ha! 

He is a stone design genius and also gave 

us a nice detail behind the sink and the 

backsplash at the stove.

Had I known the sink was going to be that fabulous,

 I would have chosen

a faucet that came out of the wall. 

Hmm.... next time house.

Now, let's talk flooring...

Our home has solid oak floors throughout the main level.

I have seen fabulously refinished oak and could

absolutely live with it.

Not here.

Unfortunately, it was nailed in place with the hugest nails

that were placed in the groove part of the wood, 

therefore not allowing

the tongue to slide in and line up properly.

What did that do?

Make for some BIG gaps and some katywampus lines.

It was kinda hard to believe that our newly built walls

were plumb because, I kid you not, in our kitchen alone, 

there was a inch and a half difference 

from the left to the right.

I thought it was kinda quirky and fun but not when we had ants flowing up through

those cracks. I don't care for ants and besides, 

if those are coming up, what else

is sneaking in?

Our chosen material...

Having lived with rustic, hand scraped hardwood

 in our last home, 

I knew it would not survive the boys, dogs and cat.

We {not me, of course} are hard on our floors.

If we could have found some reasonably priced reclaimed

Heart Pine, then we would have used that.

Laminate wasn't on the list of possibilities either

 nor was tile although

our bathrooms and work rooms have tile.

A product Mr. FPH has used both there and here is

Plank PVC Wood.

It's a commercial type flooring

and comes in array of colors and finishes, 

even "hand scraped".

This stuff is impervious to anything!

We decided on a darker color and absolutely love it!

I love the way it feels under foot. I'm betting

that it will be very nice this winter. I'll let you know.

If you're interested in hearing more, drop me a line

LeBlackRooster@aol.com,

I'd be more than happy to share information!

The kitchen has been done for a few days and I love it.

Nothing soaks in and it is so easy to sweep. 

I think this will totally withstand the power of the

Super Anderson Twins.

I can't wait to get the rest in throughout the house.

I will take some detail photos this afternoon and 

post in a few days.

As for now, time to start putting the spook on the house.

Halloween is a spectacular event here in our 

neck of the woods.

Our cute cottage will be getting a transformation to

a Dead and Breakfast {insert a wicked witch cackle}.

Happy Halloweeny!