OK - Just Like the Olympics - Still a Few Days to Wait

Hello, followers,

Well, we braved the wet cold and spent this past Saturday looking at options for hardwood floors and counter tops for both bathrooms and the kitchen.

The wood floor choice, which I thought would be the tough decision, was made in about 10 minutes. Home Depot to the rescue. We ended up with a medium-dark elm, hand scraped elm with the special coating - I know it has a name - that protects against scuffs and scratches. I think we looked at 2 options and narrowed in on this choice within a minute.

Stone for counter tops proved to be a bit more of a challenge. Nature provides for way too many wonderful options. I really was unprepared for the vast number of colors, patterns and textures of granite and marble. As we walked down aisle after aisle of stone slabs, I easily could think of uses for every color and pattern I saw. Beautiful stuff.

We did, however, write down about 4 choices, all in the gray/blue family. Apparently, gray has replaced earth tones as the new "it" color of choice for tiles and counter tops. Who knew? We are reviewing the colors and hope to narrow down the final choice next week. Since we have to buy the entire slab, which is huge, we are considering using the same stone for the counter tops in both bathrooms. We will choose a different option for the kitchen. All four choices are granite - we really wanted to stay natural (pretty, more eco-friendly and lower maintenance than the processed products).

Stay tuned. I will post again next week when we make our final choices and set the start date.

Just in time for the Olympics - Let the Remodeling Games Begin!

Hello friends,

I know, it's been a few weeks since I've posted anything. We put all the Remodeling 1070 plans on hold over the holidays, but now we're back and ready to get the ball rolling.

We are meeting with Matt of MH Contractors this Saturday, January 16th to make our choices for bathroom counter tops and hardwood floors for the master bedroom suite. The floor is going to be the tough decision, because whatever we pick will be carried through the rest of the house. Wood floors will be replacing all the carpeted areas: all bedrooms, hallway, dining room, study and family room.

We need to make sure we pick something we really like. A lot. Because there is going to be a whole lot of it.

While we are making our floor and counter top choices, we will also put the schedule in place to start Phase I of the remodeling. Hopefully, in just another week or two, we'll be able to post our first video and photos of the actual work in progress on the master suite. I will try to keep a safe distance from power tools. This is more of a public safety issue than anything else.

So, here's to hoping that the house starts getting torn up before the end of January. Matt has estimated 90-120 days for completion of the whole Remodeling 1070 project, so a January start date would have us all done and re-settled before the Houston summer weather hits.

I will post again after this Saturday and give you the updates on what we've picked and when the first wall will start coming down!

Happy 2010!!