Another thanks goes to the designer we dealt with at the Reid's Design Center, Pat. Between her and Cheri, with a teensie input from Gabbi and I , we came up with a design that I think all parties are very happy with. She had many great ideas and pointers that meshed well with what we had in mind.
On to the craziness! The exterior was pretty much done aside from a few tweaks on things that we didn't know what to do with. Stuff like the colour of the pillar on the front porch.
In some of these pictures it will be hard to tell exactly what colour is what. We chose a brick that was close to what we wanted because we couldn't have what we wanted our neighbor already had it. The only issue being that there are NO houses with the exact brick we chose, it is brand spanking new from the maker. The Garage Door only comes in so many colours, so we chose something close, and are having the trim around it painted to match. It is hard to see on the little picture to the side, but above the second story window at the front there are scallops around it up t po the peak. We chose to go siding there instead , the scallops also only come in specific colours, and I like the siding look better.On to floor number 1.
This picture is kind of crowded with stuff, hopefully what you can see makes sense. We made a slight adjustment to the floorplan by adding another cabinet, and extending the hardwood floor to include the kitchen. So we will have hardwood in the Kitchen, Dining Room, and Living Room. Leaving the front entranceway, and the garage entrance all the way to the downstairs door vinyl. This gives us a more robust floor in the entrances to the house so we aren't tracking dirt, salt and rain on to the hardwood. Gabbi can also bring her bike in either the front, or garage door, and downstairs without tracking across the hardwood as well. So the bottom left of the above picture is the vinyl in the entrance, and powder room on the main floor. It is hard to see the wood clearly, but we went with a manufactured hardwood that has a wider board size than their standard hardwood, as well as being less prone to shrinking/expanding.All the kitchen cabinets are made by Kitchen Craft, and we chose to go with 2 different colour cabinets, one on the island, and one everywhere else. The main colour is Natural Maple with a Mocha glaze and the island is I believe called Nutmeg. Cheri brought up the idea of contrasting the cabinets this way, and I thought it would be a great idea, especially as you look into the kitchen from the living room or dining room. The natural Door pictured isn't the exact style we chose, but it had the colours we wanted. The backsplash is tile, and that little bit of multi coloured strip will run horizontally above the first line of tile that is behind it. It has a little darker tones than the backsplash itself, and sets off the counter top and cabinetry nicely. We chose to go with Knobs on cabinet doors, and handles on the drawers. In the Kitchen they are a bronze colour. All the faucets throughout the house are Moen, I believe we chose a brushed Chrome finish on the Kitchen faucet.
There isn't much carpet on the main floor, just the stairs up and the landing, but the carpet pictured will be throughout the rest of the house.
Above is the Powder Room Counter Top and Cabinet colours, I believe the cabinet is called Sambuca. The floor is the same as the rest of the main floor vinyl. I liked the idea of dark cabinets with the light counter top. In the bathroom the cabinetry is relatively small compared to the Kitchen, and the dark stands out nicely. The knobs and handles are a brushed chrome, the Towel rack, and Toilet Paper Holder are all a brushed nickel.Floor number 2.
This is a picture of the main bathroom on the second floor. Our original design was slightly different, but the paint scheme we chose for the house didn't match up, so back to the drawing board. The floor here is a tad lighter, with the cabinets a charcoal stained oak. I thought black cabinets would be daring, but after seeing the counter top, floor and cabinet together, with the crushed chrome metal finishes, it will look quite stunning. This is the largest bathroom in the house so the cabinet here is a bit larger and the Black will hopefully contrast well with the white bathtub.
This is a picture of the En suite Bathroom setup. Again the Sambuca cabinet, and the same floor as the main level Vinyl but with a counter top that looks like aged leather. The pillow in the photo is from our bed set, Gabbi liked it enough that the house had to be designed around the pillow. It is in there to show how it apparently does not clash with the bathroom. I guess if someone needs to sleep on the bathroom floor after a hard night, they at least will look good doing so.
I saved the paint till last because honestly, I can't remember what goes where. I BELIEVE the darker shade to the right is the main floor, the middle is all the bedrooms, and left are the bathrooms. I really couldn't tell you truthfully what goes where, but we DO have photos, so you can just imagine it all yourself.Not part of the interior design, but we went and looked at appliances today at London Major Appliances. I guess we get somewhat of a deal through them because of Reid's Heritage Homes dealing through them. We settled on Black appliances in the Kitchen. Both Gabbi and I have always wanted Stainless finished appliances, but after looking at the colour we chose, the black looks really nice. Stainless seems to have become too fashionable for me I guess, so I have mellowed in preference over the years. Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful looking stuff, but it doesn't fit as well as black in out kitchen design.
This was just a random photo of us working away. Left is the Reid's designer Pat, Cheri in the red, with Gabbi and I pretending we are helping and know what the hell the other two are talking about.I hope this comes out alright. I was trying to post while all was fresh in my mind, and trying to get it done before we headed off to Memphis and New Orleans.
