We surprised ourselves by choosing a dark color ceramic flooring for the Carriage House. Our intention was to install hickory on the second floor but on the drive over, Ken wondered why we didn't put in a tile floor, as we have enjoyed the ceramic flooring at the farm and in Texas. So we did. All counter tops will be made of Corian of a light marble like cream color while the cabinets will be natural maple. We have chosen everything from the faucets to the showers to the pulls. It took us two hours in total. Angela at J&H said that it was the fastest selection time ever for new home construction. Of course, we have done it before.
We are even thinking of using blue siding called Cape Cod siding where the color is baked into the wood and guaranteed for fifteen years. It will be a different look for sure. Then we will paint the main house a different color too and get away from the boring old white. Homes in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland are often painted bright colors, especially by the shore, supposedly to assist the fisherman to find his way from sea back to his own home.
We are breaking out in a fresh place, Ken and I.
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Uggh. Shopping. Perhaps the most tedious aspect of my building projects is the shopping. I get designs in my head and then don't stop searching until I find them. Of course price is a factor, but the bigger problem is the seemingly infinite choices now available over the internet. I have tried no less than six times to complete a lighting package for a current project and finally just gave in and signed on to a consultant/salesperson at a local distributor.
Hmm .. . kind of sounds like the current paradigm in shopping for real estate, doesn't it?
I'm thrilled to hear of the rebirth of the lighthouse (I will always think of it as the lighthouse) with such gusto. Curious about the cape cod siding with the burnt in color.
Love to you and Ken.
Joe
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