Tile Time...

Well, it was another house filled weekend... With the drywall team having finished up last week, the painters began their work. We haven't finalized any interior paint colors yet but they did go in and spray the initial priming coat to even out the drywall and where the joints were taped. It is crazy how much of a difference a little white paint can make. We decided to go with smooth ceilings which look awesome even with just the initial primer coat!

guest bath entry/hallway, great room, kitchen, and dining room with primer coat

master bedroom

garage

Saturday morning we met with the tile guy, Danny, and discussed our plans for the tile and how much of each we would need to order. The only floors that will be tiled will be both bathrooms and the laundry room. We picked the same floor tile for all three rooms to have some continuity and simplicity. We went with a tile called "bambu light" from Floor and Decor (for some reason the picture on the website is much more beige than the actual tile). It is definitely a more contemporary looking tile with linear lines of blues, creams, and grays running throughout. With the majority of the house being done in a transitional style with a great deal of classic and traditional elements, I love the juxtaposition that this contemporary tile offers to the design. In the second (guest) bath, we are sticking with a simple yet timeless white subway tile. I have big plans for that space and do not want something that will be busy or a competing focal point. Plus, I happen to love the timeless look of subway tile. We picked another classic for the indoor fireplace, a Carrera Marble herringbone on a convenient 12x12 mesh. We haven't picked the kitchen backsplash yet, but the fireplace tile is a strong contender for that as well. The master shower, though, is definitely my favorite tile project of them all. After finding a couple of inspiration pictures online, I fell in love with the concept of stripes for the master shower and, of course, I wanted to incorporate mint! After a ton of hunting, I found the most perfect mint green penny tile (to say that I am obsessed is an understatement)! To highlight the mint tile, we are going to use a beveled edge white 4x8in subway tile. We had to go with the beveled edge so that the width of the subway tile would match the width of the penny tile which is thinner than the standard wall tile width (this is the only tile left for us to still order). The plan is to do a total of four 6 in penny tile stripes and one 12 in stripe with 12 in subway tile stripes in between each one (I am giddy just thinking about it)! The best part about the tile, though, is that, so far, it is all under budget (wahoo)! Due to most of the tile that we needed being on back order, we were only able to actually bring home the subway tile for the guest bath and the herringbone tile for the fireplace. The floor tile and bullnose for the subway tile are on backorder and will be in 6/24. The mint green penny tile was ordered online and is one its way! Once the tile is in, work will begin and the first major finishing of the home will be underway!

  

Carrera Marble herringbone for fireplace, Bambu Light floor tile, Mint penny tile for master shower stripes,  Subway tile for guest bath

After the assistance of 3 employees and
checking 4 departments, we finally
found the RedGard (in flooring)!

To stick with the tile theme this weekend, Adam and I also started our third DIY home project today. The drywall team installed the "purple drywall" in both showers, which is now all that is required for code compliance apparently. While this product is moisture and mold resistant, it is recommended that an additional moisture barrier is applied before the tile is placed. To have our tile guy apply this moisture barrier, it would have cost us $150 per shower ($300 total). Thanks to Home Depot and our willingness to get our hands dirty, the project only cost us $78 (the product was only $50 but we needed some painting supplies). The product we used is called "RedGard" and rolls on like a very thick paint. This was hands down our easiest home DIY to date and only took about an hour and a half. We will go back tomorrow to apply the second coat and then this project will be complete and the showers will be ready for tile.

Surprise, it is hot pink!

Have a great week!