LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THE TILE!!

So, here's Tony, cutting tile with the wet saw. He took time to show me - BY STICKING HIS THUMB UP AGAINST THE MOVING BLADE - that this saw works by friction, not by being sharp. Doesn't cut his thumb in two 'cuz the thumb has enough "give" to prevent friction. Still almost made me wet my pants!





In front of the fireplace are the floor tile, same as will go in the kitchen, back hallway and half bath. This isn't yet grouted, but you can get a pretty good sense of color, etc.

These tile are 17 1/2 inches square. Big dudes. That means fewer grout lines to keep clean.







Kitchen counters are black granite and will have a dark charcoal grout. The backsplash is called "chocolate" and is a tumbled stone. I love how it reflects in the granite and think it will be really good with the floor tile. It's not sealed yet or grouted, and will be both shinier and less "bumpy" when both of those things are done.








Here's the granite with the stainless sink, backsplash not yet done.


Are we seeing the vision yet? Black table in the corner with the built-in banquet. Nearly black cabinet at the dining room end. Light - natural - island in the center. Stainless appliances.

And, a very cool light fixture over the table. But, I can't tell you about that yet.





And, in the half bath off the back hallway, more of the tumbled stone. This photo is washed out from the flash. The walls are the pale wheat color and the sink is actually an almond color. I think when the stone is sealed it will be really gorgeous!


Now, moving to the upstairs:










This is the new sink for the master, two of them of course, and I like it better than the ones that didn't work. Funny how that happens.





And, in the shower of the master bath, notice how the tile inside the recess and on the ceiling run at a diagonal? That was courtesy of Tony. With tile on floor, walls, ceiling and in the recess, there was no way to make all the grout lines line up. So, diagonal it is in the two areas that would cause conflict. Brilliant, huh?

And yes another ugly photo. Scottie wanted to shoot from low to get the ceiling, totally ignoring the fact that any time you shoot a human from low it emphasizes every wrinkle. Ah well, priorities.



Finally. . . .




Sherwin Williams calls this Tomato Red, but it will forever be New Mexico Red to me. Our front door is the same color as many things on our ranch in New Mexico - the front door, back door, barn, window trim, a couple of pieces of furniture - over there it's thought of as Barn Red.




Should look really good when they finally get the color coat of stucco on.