There are, of course, many ways to begin, but when it comes to bathrooms and kitchens I tend to start with choosing the materials for the counters.
I will admit I have a huge bias toward solid, smooth, groutless countertops. Give me marble, limestone, quartz, granite, travertine, concrete; just don’t give me tile.
So one sunny day, Chloe and I went on a road trip looking for a counter.
In 2007, when redoing their kitchen, Leo, Chloe and I spent a few hours going from stone yard to stone yard, searching for the right granite. This time, Chloe informed me, she had less time and very little patience. I decided to try a local, small yard I really like and, hurrah, we lucked out by spotting a gorgeous piece of Lagos Azul limestone hidden between a slab of Carrera and a slab of Durango. We had our counter.
A few days later, armed with a nice sample of our limestone, we met again at my favorite tile store, Classic Tile in Hermosa Beach, where the selection is incredible and the service is above average.
Having the Lagos Azul as a starting point, we looked at many options, from mosaic to glass. The idea was to keep it modern, clean and simple while creating interest.
When selecting tile for a bathroom, I break it down into a few elements: Floors, shower pan, shower walls and back-splash.
We finally settled on several stone products by combining a limestone called Seagrass for the floors and using the same stone cut to a smaller size for the shower pan. We selected a beautiful, darker gray limestone called Flannel as accents for the shower pan and for the bottom third of the shower. Our main event, however, was a gorgeous mosaic from Walker-Zawww.cekdesign.comnger in delicate strips in a silver color.
By choosing to tile the wall around the window completely with this delicate mosaic, we will be creating a wonderful focal point for Leo and Chloe’s master bath.
Stay tuned for more material selections in the next chapter.
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