Tile & Paint

New tile for the Entryway

As home renovations go, big ideas precede small set-backs followed by a few choice words.  This setback just happened to involve the front door not closing.  Oops.

With the addition of the Durock coupled with the height of the new tile our floor is now higher than the bottom of the door.  Thanks to the kindness of neighbors whose garages happen to be full of tools, we were able to borrow a saw and fix the door.

 

 Best installer hugs and kisses can buy.

Since the house is part of Historic Society we decided to play up the charm and pay homage by using the Historic Colors Collection by Benjamin Moore throughout the house.  We're using "Wedgewood Gray" HC-146 as the new color for the living room.  And we'll use "Swiss Coffee" for the trim color.

Instead of buying new trim we're stripping all of the old baseboards, rebuilding, and refinishing them. Les will be happy to have his clean garage back!

In their lifetime, the baseboards have been several colors.  Far as we can tell they appear to have been red, green, blue, and white!