The primer we tinted (that's used to seal the brand new drywall and texture) was not a success, color-wise. It looks like bad Cover Girl. So we're toning down the pink and trying a slightly grayer tone. We shall see.
As per the usual irony, the guest bath was the one room we couldn't settle on: color, tile, etc. And not surprisingly, it's the one room M started the tile on. It's beautiful and very economical. Of course, that means that while the largest wall of the tub surround is complete, the other two walls aren't. Not because M hasn't tried, but of course, Home Depot is out of the tile, and won't have it in for about another week. Typical. And so she paints . . .
We picked up our kitchen backsplash tile and master bath accent tile on Saturday. It wasn't cheap, but those two spots were our splurge. That's why the guest bath is getting a pretty, but cheaper treatment.
We ordered our kitchen cabinets on Monday--they should be here week of August 6. So excited. We also settled on what to do for the non-island countertops in the kitchen (the island will be marble). I wanted dark gray counters, and really wanted Quartz, but it's so expensive. So, to get the same color tone (if not the exact look) and to save more $$ I think we're going to try concrete. M's done them before in two houses, so she's experienced.
The garden is blooming (zinnias, M's dahlia garden, sunflowers) but still the tomatoes are not thriving. It's HOT back there!
Here are a couple photos of the guest-bath tub surround in progress. There's no grout yet, so the space between the tiles looks darker than it eventually will. Pretty huh?
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| Hard to tell that's a light green glass liner above the gray |
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| Detail of green glass and metallic liner |
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