tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678909484962715180.post1620588549552023991..comments2023-10-26T07:45:29.150-04:00Comments on Life at the Blue Nymph: Home Remodeling: Contractors & ChoicesCarrie and Justinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16992820291992742468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678909484962715180.post-26980064150611459412010-02-18T16:45:28.783-05:002010-02-18T16:45:28.783-05:00I hope you don't mind but you are going to be ...I hope you don't mind but you are going to be my "guinea pig." I want work done around here too but just don't know where to begin!<br /><br />One thing I can impart on you is about ceramic tiles for your kitchen floor. First off the guy who did mine let me pick some out which were beautiful but weren't meant for the floor, but the wall, so not too sturdy. When he laid them down he was hungover so he did not do a good job making sure there were no "air pockets" underneath. If there are the tiles will crack easily. And ohmigod there are cracks everywhere! The worst part about using tiles for the floor is that anything, and I mean anything you drop will shatter along with the tile. And once you get tiles you will suddenly develop a case of the dropsies. Another problem is the tile grout wasn't sealed properly so it changed color. The tiles looked great for a couple of months now a couple of years later, they're a wreck. Would I tile the kitchen floor again, no way. Meanwhile I used different tiles in my sunroom and bedroom and loooooove them. Very durable and easy to keep clean. I want to know more about bamboo...I think I'll google that!<br /><br />Good luck!Elena DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070488432007287857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2678909484962715180.post-64305195038636408002010-02-18T14:25:05.213-05:002010-02-18T14:25:05.213-05:00Glad I could help Carrie - the only thing I would ...Glad I could help Carrie - the only thing I would warn against is that whatever you see at Habitat, it may not be there next time. So if you see a black soapstone sink that is EXACTLY what you want -and you fall in love with it, and promise to always always love it -better to buy it and then design the kitchen around it. Trust me.<br />Someone somewhere has my black soapstone sink that I decided to think about. I still have dreams about a sink of bright red tomatoes and crispy romaine heads being rinsed in that deep black sink.....Carole and Chewyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08911203901810934752noreply@blogger.com