I have to give major props to our fantastic contractor - Matt Harris of MH Contractors in Houston. Matt has a great eye and knows how to listen to what we say we want and find workable solutions that may not be exactly what we said - just better! Matt is making the process fun and collaborative.
I also have to thank our architect, Jesse Hager, of Content. Jesse drew up all the plans and elevations and has been following the blog. Jesse recommended a tile vendor for our last shopping trip, and we found the perfect master bathroom tile at that vendor (and the tile we chose was a surprise to us both - keep reading, you'll see what I mean later in the post).
As I've long been promising, we are taking the day tomorrow to do a walk through of the house to either put together a photo slide show or video with commentary to document a complete "before" entry. The slides/video will show the interior as it is now, and we will provide commentary and explanations of what we plan to do to each room. We will, naturally, do the same style of slides/video as we update each room and then a final composite of the finished product.
So, rather than bombard you with a long entry describing colors and transformations, I will make a post this weekend that will describe everything but with photos or video so all our faithful followers can visualize what we hope to do.
I can tell you this much: it's been a fun and educational experience so far. I think the advice I can give to anyone thinking of remodeling at this point is to always be prepared to change your mind. We went into these shopping sessions with some very definite color schemes for the two bathrooms, and after these three visits and the fourth coming tomorrow, we've changed things . . . and have even started to rethink other colors for the rest of the house. It's amazing how you can have such a solid idea of what you want in your head, and then be either surprised by finding something you never expected to like or by seeing your idea in material samples and realizing, "Oh, that looked so much better in my head."
Stay tuned for the long-overdue digital house tour. And wish us luck on the next shopping trip. I plan to take my own advice and just dive into countertops with a completely open mind. I can't wait to find something I never would have imagined!
