House Vision

I tossed together some of my favorite finds from Pinterest to try and narrow down the overall vision for our house in design features.

First up the master bathroom.  We already had a gray wood grain tile we had bought previously to install in the upstairs bathroom of our old house.  So I'm sticking to that tile for both bathroom floors.  I'd like to do a herring bone style to the flooring but thats a wait and see item.  Because of the amount we have and the space we need to cover, we may just lay it horizontally or vertically.  To counter balance the light gray flooring, I chose a dark, almost black mosaic tile  for the shower floor.  I love the idea of a bench in the shower.  For shaving my legs now and the thoughts of age down the road.  I see white subway tile with dark grout for the shower.  The vanity we chose is from IKEA, a double vanity that I wasn't sure I'd be able to fit in that space.  Thanks to IKEA's a little off the wall sizing and amazing pricing, we were able to score a double vanity.  I chose to get the dark stain in the bottom and kept the mirror above in white.  Lastly the walls will remain white except for the far wall with the window, that will be a darker shade. 

Next up, the general living space 

Wood floors through out.  One big open living space.  Living area, next up to the dining room table that will open out those beautiful french doors, and within eye site of the kitchen.  I'm so excited to get back to an open concept living space.  I'd love to add a gas fireplace down the road, a focal point on one of the walls.  We also chose our couch from IKEA.  Its a smaller footprint than the massive sets we have now.  Allowing ample room for Steve's "man chair" aka the Lazy Boy.  There's storage beneath the chaise and I love that! I'd love a big chandelier above the dining table but haven't finalized the one I'd like yet.  Lastly, a cool gray for the entire space on the walls to keep it neutral as I add in other elements of color

On to the kitchen.  

Fairly straight forward.  Top photo is the vision.  White up top, dark on the bottom for the cabinets. The bottom left photo is the stock photo from the Aristokraft website for our cabinets we chose for the bottom. Bottom right photo is emphasis on flooring I chose.  Another light gray choice.  But a wider size than whats in the bathroom.