PROJECT UPDATE

I hope everyone had a great holiday!  I mostly worked picking out bathroom mirrors, cabinet hardware and doing estimates for furniture plans.

When there are 8 bathrooms.....that is a lot of things to select:)

Whew....

I did venture out Saturday afternoon to a small gathering where everyone brought their own food, chairs and drinks.  We were all sitting so far apart it was hard to hear....ha ha #oldpeopleproblems

It was very hot on the 4th so I only made it a couple of hours.....

On Sunday I went over to my project to get counts for hooks....towel bars and cabinet hardware....

I took a few pictures of this whole house renovation.  The architects were Pritchett + Dixon and Ladisic Fine Homes was the builder.

Looking into the kitchen from the family room.

Below is the pantry....

There will be some open shelves here....

The island being installed.....

I posted this on Instagram and people were saying how everything comes back again....yes oak!  We all remember the golden oak cabinets way back when right!  Everybody was painting them white:)

The main cabinets are painted SW Mindful Gray.

The fireplace in the LR

Pretty Circa Lighting chandelier in the DR

Since the ceilings are 9 ft I could only do a flush mount fixture in the LR....but I love how it looks

I used ceramic or porcelain tiles in the secondary bathrooms to keep costs down and went with marble in the master and guest bath.

I already posted about the furniture and fabrics for this house....but I went over and taped it out and realized I had to tweak a few things....no worries it's like that "measure twice cut once" kind of thing!

New plan....

Old Plan.  Not enough space from the entrance going towards the kitchen.....

Hope you guys are having a great week....I am trudging ahead.  I gotta tell ya....every time I see a small bug the size of a tick or if something brushes my leg I have a minor freak out:)

The struggle is real people!

Shajumpy

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HOW I PICKED A NEW KITCHEN SINK

OK.....I dropped a hint on the last post that my kitchen was getting a little makeover.  Don't get me wrong people....I am not getting new cabinets or appliances but I am making some changes that I think will have a big impact.

No this is not my AFTER!  But I would die for it.

(via @namdangmitchell)

My style!  

Let me start by saying that I don't cook and my kitchen is only for resale purposes.....which makes my husband and friends wonder what all the fuss is about.

Whatever right?  If I have to look at it everyday then I need to see pretty.  

Let's start with 3 things that have or are being changed.  Countertops, sink, faucet, and cabinets doors.

The sink.  Which of course has to come first and  took many hours of agonizing over.  Can you deal?  I mean the internet is definitely not for people who freeze up when making decisions.  It seems like the single bowl flat bottom sinks are all the rage.

This one on Amazon and other web sites seems to be the most popular.  And believe me I googled the holy crap out of kitchen sinks.

I was all set to get it [cause the price is right] when I started hearing a few negative things about the flat bottom and in the sharp corners.  Food is kind of hard to move down the drain and might have a tendency to hang out in the corners.  

That is where the problem began....like 2 months of angst...research and flat out hair pulling.  My friends were like "get a f#@*^%g sink already Sherry.

Crikey.  I will hardly use it except to rinse out my coffee cup right?

So I caved and did not go for the "look" and ordered this one.....damn I hate when I am so practical.

It has rounded corners and the bottom is not as flat.  It was more $$ but I can honestly say I am happy with the choice.

  

Next came the cabinet doors.

Before I had raised panel style.....

And that horrible dated area above the cabinets that we used to decorate with fake ivy:)

Taller boxes.......

  

Old and new.....I changed them out to simple shaker style. 

 

I know you are now wondering how I am going to cover the seams?  Yeah me too..... but I have a little help in that area and his name is Michael Ladisic.  

Yes the builder of this fabulous home which I worked on.

Am I lucky or what?  I told him he would have to come down to earth for a hot minute and stroll over to my 8 ft ceiling little cottage and help me.  I can be firm like that sometimes:)

You guys will just have to stay tuned for other decisions like countertops, faucet and how we fixed that little problem.

The story continues.....

Shaboo

 

 

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