Floating staircase

I can't seem to remember if I've posted a picture of the floating staircase.  We stacked the new stairs directly on top of our basement stairs in order to save space in the living room.  We're using stainless steel (pre-fabricated) posts with 1/2" glass.  Yes... for those who are curious... you can lean, push and fall up against the glass and you would not/could not/should not break it.  Can you tell what bedtime story we read?  So for those of you that overindulge at our dinner parties, no need to worry, you are safe.

The steps are made of glulam beams and so is the stringer.  I think we'll just keep the stain simple and do a clear coat.

Master Bath Photos

Cabinets are hung...

Tile is complete:

Tub is in:

We're gettin' there!

Splash of Color

The house was looking a little pale until these pretty little dots arrived...

They are ModDotz, Blue Steel, with extra white grout.  This is the first little burst of color that has really made an impact on the main floor (well, this and the flamingo wallpaper in the bathroom).  I love these dots!  We originally talked about using gray grout but I'm so glad we went with white so that they stand out.  If you are going to hang bright blue dots in your kitchen, you have to own it.  The dots definitely fall into the "love 'em" or "hate 'em" camp... so far, it's about an even 50/50.

Waterfall design

The counters are in!  We decided to add "waterfalls" to the floor for a little bit of added drama.  If you have extra material in the slab, it is a great way to make use of the product.  These are Pental Quartz Super White (polished).  We would have gone with the "honed" (matte) finish, but the rep told me "if you drink red wine, you should opt for the polished..." so that was that.  They look great and not too "polished." 

T minus 3 weeks.

More progress...

As we leave for the "Happiest Place on Earth," we leave our house in good hands... with just about 5 or 6 weeks to go!

Color

This is the part when we begin to start seeing all of our hours and hours of design planning come to life.  It is by far the most fun part of the whole gig!  And the most time-consuming... who knew there were so many different colors of Schluter?  "Schluter?"  You ask, confused...

Here is the first peek at the ombre bathroom:  (Thank you, Radu, for your thorough tile calculations and tedious tile work... and thank you for asking me all of the right questions before you started placing tile on the wall.  You rock!  And it's gonna look rad.  So rad, in fact, that I can't decide if I should skip my pedicure today to go check on the progress.)

The exterior paint colors:

(Only two exterior colors to choose from and they still managed to mess it up.  Good thing we have a sunny week ahead.)

Inspiration for Master Bathroom

Here is our inspirational Houzz photo for the master bathroom design, except that I hope our color palate will be (much) less boring.  Think: ombre... hooray!

I love the floating double sink vanity with drawers underneath as well as the floating tall cabinet to the right.  This set-up will make the floors really easy to clean.

I also dig the offset mirror that stretches to the left.  I can't think of any rule that says I have to hang and center my mirrors directly over my sinks, and besides, I don't believe in rules.  (Ryan, that one's for you).  Okay, I do... but I'm going to break one or two this time around.

Special master bath feature: an outlet in the back of the floating tall cabinet so I can charge my Sonicare without it sitting out in plain sight.  (Almost but not quite as cool as our moisture-sensor bath fans.)