We had a chance to pop out to Saltillo Imports today to check out their tile assortment. Their selection is fantastic and we found what we were looking for. I was pretty sure that I wanted to go with a Carrara Marble but wasn’t 100% on what size or pattern. We found a 3 x […]
Entries from December 2007
Kitchen Backsplash
December 20th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Tags: Tiles for Backsplash · The new house · Kitchens
Kitchen Sink
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
We found our Kitchen sink yesterday at Taps. We purchased the Supreme U 1 3/4 made by Blanco for $619 reg. $849. They are currently running a promotion on this style for the month of December.
It’s a stainless steel undermount sink with 2 generous size basins (the right side slightly smaller than the other). We […]
Tags: Kitchen sink · The new house · Kitchens
Final Kitchen Plan
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Planning the kitchen has been a nerve wracking ordeal. The space that you’re dealing with really dictates what and what not is possible (unless you have unlimited funds to reconfigure your entire space). We went from a Plan A to B to C and finally D! I strongly encourage that you gather as many ideas […]
Tags: The new house · Kitchens · Uncategorized
In-ceiling speakers for the main floor
December 17th, 2007 · 4 Comments
In our last house we had installed four in-ceiling speakers on the main floor. We really enjoyed having sound without speakers cluttering the living room, dining room or kitchen.
We’ve decided to do that again and now is the time given that we can run all the wires through the walls and in the ceiling […]
Tags: Audio/visual · Speakers
Land Survey
December 12th, 2007 · No Comments
As mentioned previously, we had to have a survey on our property done because we’re installing french doors at the back of the house. You need to have a proper survey for any type of job that is considered to be an architectural change of the structure of the home.
Unfortunately the City didn’t already have […]
Tags: Land Surveyor · The new house

