Wood, White & Marble

Wood

Indigo & Ochre Designs

White

Cave Interiors

Marble

Horizon Habitats

I wasn't planning on finishing my powder room, prior to moving in. It felt like one more decision I would want to obsess over, slowly and endlessly, until I knew I had seen every possible combination of wood, white, and marble. Unfortunately, I just found out that I can't get a CO (Certificate of Occupancy) on my home without a sink in the small bath. 

I am under pressure to make a decision on a powder room vanity. 

Vanity

Vanity

Vanity

Vanity

Do you have a favorite vanity? I would love a second opinion. 

Home Renovation Sources - Naples, FL

Happy holiday weekend. I'm sure most of you are out and about and I will be soon, too. It has been great to learn, through emails, that many of you live in or visit the Naples area! 

I wanted to share my home renovation resources with you. These companies have provided me with excellent customer service, and I would definitely do business with them, again. 

Pool Company

:

Jeff Wilson Pool Service

- By far, the most honest pool company in this area. For the record, they were the fourth company to come out and see my job....company 1, never sent the quote...company 2, thought they were building a new pool (or at least we could have on that quote)...company 3, tried to sell me equipment I did not need. 

Kitchen Cabinets:

Smart Buy Kitchens

- Ask for Jack or Jason, and tell them I sent you. They are fed up with me :). All joking aside, their prices are excellent and their service is fantastic. They never rush you and keep designing...until. If you happen to be there through lunch time, they will treat you to one of those green passion smoothies from Panera. Dollar averaging, that's an expensive drink ;).

Quartzite/Marble/Granite Slabs:

-

Davinci Granite

- Ask for Marco. Searching for

the perfect stone

was like binge watching House of Cards......I just couldn't stop until it was over. Marco and I drove to several

undercover

non-retail stone yards. Interacting with the cast of characters at each yard reminded me of New Jersey. 

Tile - I purchased tile from multiple sources. I could write a book about the process of how tile is imported into Florida and channels through the customs department in Miami. This process can take up to ten weeks. Start the tile search, early. 

Naples Tile

- Ask for Melony. Excellent source for floor tile.

Angela's Marble & Tile

- Ask for Olga. A great place to source tile you found online. Olga is a machine at locating your tile and dealing with the Miami brokers. 

De Marco Tile Distributor

- Ask for Stuart. He definitely hates me, and I did buy tile from him. Apparently, you are not supposed to request a shipment quote directly from the Italian salesmen, that are representing the line you are interested in, while they are making a sales call to the store. Who knew?

Tile Outlets of America

- Huge selection and excellent prices. Be prepared to spend quite a bit of time walking up and down each isle. There is a lot to see. 

I hope you find these sources helpful. I'll update this list, as I go...or when I remember. 

See you at Starbucks in

Waterside

. 

Updates?

This is getting old. My renovation is moving at a slow....slow....pace. We are about to move our move-in date....again. I wish I could blame someone, but alas....this is really just how it goes. If there was something to blame, it would be the inspection process. Naples is going through a housing and population expansion. The inspectors are very busy. 

That's enough Monday morning whining....

Here is the latest....

The arches and the wall on the front.....

Are gone

I decided to keep the rectangular windows.....

And add a sliding glass door. The window was moved, also.

The pool heather is being relocated, today.  Below, kitchen table area before...

And now it is being framed for all windows, no sliding door.

This is the process of removing windows and framing for hurricane windows....remove old windows...

Frame for concrete to surround new windows.

Once the concrete sets, block will be installed below the frame....rinse and repeat about sixteen times.
In other news, my daughter got her drivers license. If you live in the area, this may be a good time to stay off the roads :). 
It fells good to be back on my blog. It's the only place that feels like home. 
If you have missed any of this project, you can get caught up: My Next Project My Architect The Plan Removing the Walls

 

Art Event at The Pink Pagoda

Jennifer at The Pink Pagoda has teamed up with Wizzie Broach Interiors to offer more than 40 incredible, original paintings. They'll be available at The Pink Pagoda Shop today through Friday evening.

 framed watercolors by Christina Baker

 painting by Reagan Geschardt

 painting by Reagan Geschardt

 painting by Danny Geschardt

 painting by Danny Geschardt

 painting by Amanda Leffel

painting by Janie Pinney

painting by Alexis Walter

I have a couple of favorites, and would love to hang them on my new wall......

We'll catch up on Monday!

 

House Updates

Happy June! Things are moving very slowly over here. Destruction is always fast, while reassembling this mess home into a livable structure can feel impossible and endless. But there is progress.....

I'm sticking with my plan for an open white kitchen. The cabinets are in my garage and waiting for the floors to be installed. Not wanting to hold up the renovation process, I went quartzite shopping for kitchen countertops. 

White quartzite is not easy to find. I needed three slabs. I thought this one was beautiful, and I should have reserved it for my bathroom. 

Too dark for my kitchen.

This group was considered damaged, and would have required a few more slabs. The price was reasonable, but it would have resulted in several more seams. 

And then I fell in love. This is called 'White Marble', but it's quartzite. You may have seen it on my IG feed?

There were five slabs, and I needed to pick three. This was not easy, but a good problem to have. 

I can't wait to see it on my white cabinets. 

Clean Design Donna Dotan Photography

Matt Bolt

Luxe Interiors

Elle Decor

I can't want to tell you about the wood tile I selected. It looks so pretty. 

 

House Update, California Style

Is anyone else having One Room Challenge™ withdrawal? I don't know about you, but I can't wait until October! I found so many ideas to borrow from the Wednesday, and Thursday groups. But for now, back to my project.....

When I think of what home feels like, my mind goes back to my childhood. I grew up in Southern California, the Valley, to be specific. Our home had wood floors, light colored walls, and lots of windows. I can still remember what the cool brick pavers on our front porch felt like under my bare feet. It felt like Summer. 

Not my house

Michael Kelley Photography

I definitely had a uniform back then, too. My daily wardrobe consisted of shorts, a t-shirt, and my favorite Vans shoes. About ten years ago, when that shoe became popular at my daughter's school, she asked me how I had heard about Vans? I gave the classic parent answer, "I was wearing them before you were born.....along with the surfers and skateboarders". I wanted to live at the beach.

Butler Armsden Architects

While reading Jennifer's series, Purposeful Design, I started thinking about the feeling I want this home to have........Summer......California Style. 

Sanctum Design

A place where the lines between indoors and out are blurred. 

High Shots Photography

A place where shoes are optional.

Bowley Builders

When I told my architect this was going to be my California beach house, he said that he was helping my neighbor build her Colorado mountain home. 

Adam Design

Thank goodness all these styles are welcome in my neighborhood. What style reminds you of Home?