Tiles are Finished!

What a difference!!!!  The tiles are done & they look fantastic!!  What do you think?

We bought the tiles at Lowe's.  They're 16" porcelain & used Natural Gray grout. 

Chilly photo bombed this one.

Next big project... Granite.

Tiles in the Foyer!

Woo hoo!  They started laying the tiles in the foyer today!  It looks so good!  What do you think?  They should be done by Friday.  Yay!

Before:

In the middle:

Upstairs Bath Inspiration

It's really hard to find pictures of bathrooms for inspirations. They are all so unatainable. Where are the pictures of real bathrooms for the average Joe?

But, I do love this color. It's called Peacock Feathers by Benjamin Moore.

I love this sink.

I never thought I'd get excited about faucets, but this one is cool.  It's by Delta.

I really like this color blue with the color of these cabinets.  I think I might have to restain the bathroom vanity.

This is what I need in the bathroom.  Not a whole wall & floor of it, but definitely some.

Obviously, this isn't a bathroom, but it's the right color combination.  What a beautiful room!
















I can't copy the picture over here, so this link will have to do.  I think this curtain might look good in the bathroom.  It's from Target.
http://tinyurl.com/3xd9rqr

I don't know if I'd have the guts to put a rock wall up in my bathroom, but I really like this.  And check out the sink too.  It's shell shaped.

This is what I mean by bathrooms that aren't real.  Look at this.  Have you ever seen a bathroom this beautiful?  I'd never leave.  I think I'd stay in that shower forever.  Sigh.

A little bit of useful information I learned today... a common bathroom lighting mistake:

Using downlights over the vanity without adding lights on the side. Standing directly under a downlight, without any light at the sides of the face, creates exaggerated and unflattering shadows. In the bathroom, using a downlight over the sink is fine to accent the expensive polished nickel faucet you've specified, but it's insufficient for tasks like shaving, tweezing, and applying makeup. For this, we need light at the sides of the mirror at eye level to minimize shadows and provide even distribution. This can be achieved with sconces flanking the mirror.

Guess we need to install some sconces.

Kitchen Inspiration

The color we chose for the kitchen is called Pale Smoke.  That's the wall color in this picture.

According to http://www.decorpad.com/, where I found this picture, this wall color is also Pale Smoke.  Maybe this is what it'll look like with little natural light.

I'm so into gray right now. I love this!  The backsplash is a bit much though.

I like the gray floors & white cabinets here.  Although, I think the flooring may be a little too dark for our space.  I still like it.

This backsplash is nice.

I really like the way this backsplash was done.

I like the colors going on in this picture (if it was just a little lighter), although it's hard to picture in my kitchen since it looks so different from this.

This is just the look I imagined for our kitchen.  I love the counter tops & floor tile especially.

I keep gravitating to this flooring.  I really like the slate look, but I don't think this floor is slate.  Hmmm...  And the kitchen is almost identical to the picture above it.

These are travertine floors.  This is the shade of gray I think we need.  I also like the layout of the tile.  I like the look, but I guess it's not good for kitchens & food spills.  Boo.

I want this.  I saw it online at Lowe's for $174.

This one is also from Lowe's for $182.

This would look nice too.  Also from Lowe's for $129.

This is pretty cool too.  Notice the inside of the shade?  And it's only $99 at Lowes.

What a beautiful kitchen.  There's so many things about this kitchen that I like but I especially love the lights over the island.

I really like the tile & the lighting in this kitchen.  The wall color is similar to our kitchen.  The sink's pretty nice too, although I don't want a porcelain sink.

This is soapstone.  I like this with the little diamond shape in the middle.  That would look nice with a glass tile.

Look at the storage/organization in these cabinets.  Wow!  There's even drawers in the toe kicks!  Drool.