Bright White

The grout is going up right now! This is real time. I took a shot of the first section in progress and I love it! It’s exactly what I was going for.

The grout is un-sanded and the color is bright white.

Have a great President’s Day.

Subway Style

This is a quick preview of our backsplash. About 75% of it is up. We still have one more wall to do and all the grouting. Unfortunately, I was sick in bed most of the weekend and Donnie, being the sweet guy he is, worked on the tile while wrangling the girls.

We went with traditional subway tile, but in a non-traditional color. We went with Daltile’s Elemental Tan. It is halfway between gray and brown……aka taupe.

I wanted to stay neutral this time around so that I wasn’t tied to a particular color scheme. We plan on dying in this house, so I wanted to keep our options open.

I snapped this on the way out the door this morning. I think I want to put some open shelving here. I’m thinking I want to use the same corbels as we used under the countertop. The grout is going to be a bright white for contrast.

Here’s where the range hood is going. We are tossing around the idea of putting a pot filling faucet behind the cook top. We’ll see. I think I’ll decide once the hood is up.

We did have a slight snafu on Sunday night. As Donnie was finishing up, one of the tiles fell and cracked the glass cook top. Obviously this stinks, but we’ll take it in stride. The crack affects 3 of the burners, but we still have 2 we can use. Since we aren’t gourmet chefs, we can deal with it for awhile.

Corbels and Trim

 

This post is all about jazzing up the knee wall under the countertop. We decided to trim it out in a shaker style like the cabinets and add corbels.

Donnie isn’t as into the corbels as I am, but we had to use them due to the countertop material. Corian is somewhat soft and flexible, so it’s advised to support the overhang from underneath.

This is after I got it primed.

This is the final paint color. As you can tell I was priming into the night and got the paint on the next morning. This is Benjamin Moore’s White Dove. It’s the same color that’s on the cabinets.

This is a close up of the corbel. It’s from Home Depot and was about $10. I like the simple shape. I think we need to add some caulk between it and the underside of the countertop.

Here’s how it looks with the barstools pushed in. I plan on painting them, but I haven’t decided on a color. Right now I’m thinking either aqua or orange. I’m going to wait until we get the backsplash up before I make any decisions.

Here’s the view from the dining room. Next weekend we plan on putting up the backsplash tile and the range hood. We have the range hood and the tile should be in this week.

Notice the plant to the left. It’s a zz plant. I’m planning on decorating with house plants this time around. Not only do they look nice, they improve the air quality. I’ll let you know which ones are easy to keep alive.