Hello lovely ladies,
My attendance on YLF has been sparse to say the least. I have been busy working on some of the details for the new house. Last weekend, I went shopping for fabric for drapery panels for the great room, dinette and MBR and found beautiful pre-made panels in the pattern and color I had envisioned. The quality was excellent and they were made with a lining that was close to black-out and also provided additional insulation. They were 8' too so ideal. I also found really nice rods for the 5 windows I was focused on. They are 1" rods with a large crystal end. Simple and elegant but with a bit of added sparkle.
I hit a snag on Monday when I went to select the granite slabs. A shipment of 30 slabs of the granite I had selected came in but the only ones that weren't reserved had too much of a gold/yellow undertone to work and no more were going to be received on time. I went to another granite supplier about 1.5 hours outside the city and found these two beauties. The first is Azul Aran and the second is Vintage. The portion on the right of the Vintage is a large pure quartz piece. The best part is that both slabs are wide enough to do the L shape in the peninsula without any seams. Yay.
We decided to go with the Azul which has really interesting grey blue and hints of amethyst in the veining. I wanted to add sparkle, pattern and a hint of color to the kitchen with the counters. I plan to get a matte finish 4" x 16" tile for the backsplash in a mid range taupe that ties in to the granite.
I met the builder last week and we are shooting for mid-June possession. The walls were painted and they were installing the trim boards and doors and framing in the soaker tub. They still need to pour the basement floor but need to wait for more frost to come out of the ground. It is 15C today so that will help.
I also managed to go buy two pairs of pants for my upcoming trip. It doesn't feel warm enough for spring/summer clothes and too warm for winter. Gack.
My attendance on YLF has been sparse to say the least. I have been busy working on some of the details for the new house. Last weekend, I went shopping for fabric for drapery panels for the great room, dinette and MBR and found beautiful pre-made panels in the pattern and color I had envisioned. The quality was excellent and they were made with a lining that was close to black-out and also provided additional insulation. They were 8' too so ideal. I also found really nice rods for the 5 windows I was focused on. They are 1" rods with a large crystal end. Simple and elegant but with a bit of added sparkle.
I hit a snag on Monday when I went to select the granite slabs. A shipment of 30 slabs of the granite I had selected came in but the only ones that weren't reserved had too much of a gold/yellow undertone to work and no more were going to be received on time. I went to another granite supplier about 1.5 hours outside the city and found these two beauties. The first is Azul Aran and the second is Vintage. The portion on the right of the Vintage is a large pure quartz piece. The best part is that both slabs are wide enough to do the L shape in the peninsula without any seams. Yay.
We decided to go with the Azul which has really interesting grey blue and hints of amethyst in the veining. I wanted to add sparkle, pattern and a hint of color to the kitchen with the counters. I plan to get a matte finish 4" x 16" tile for the backsplash in a mid range taupe that ties in to the granite.
I met the builder last week and we are shooting for mid-June possession. The walls were painted and they were installing the trim boards and doors and framing in the soaker tub. They still need to pour the basement floor but need to wait for more frost to come out of the ground. It is 15C today so that will help.
I also managed to go buy two pairs of pants for my upcoming trip. It doesn't feel warm enough for spring/summer clothes and too warm for winter. Gack.
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