Countertops

The countertops are being installed late into the night tonight/wee hours of the morning. Colin and I stopped by partway through to check out the progress.

This machine (below) works to help level the countertop and make seams really tight through vibrations, powered from the box seen in the image above, to the right. (It looks like a toolbox). gggggg zzzzzz ggggg zzzzzz ggggg zzzzzz it goes.

These are the initial cuts for the cooktop:

Once all of the cuts have been made, the device shown below and another just like it which are equipped with incredibly strong suction cups, will help to lift the cut-out up and out of the space where the cooktop will be placed:

The kitchen and dining room counters are quartz, which was a little more costly than marble, but so much more family friendly, in my opinion:

The master bathroom is marble:

I took this picture (below) to prove to Colin that it was worth it to tile behind the vanity. I wonder if he'll agree?

Once the countertops have set, they'll mount the undermount sinks:

And later, the plumber will come through and install the fixtures in the holes that have been drilled by the countertop installers:

And now that the countertops are in, Todd can continue on with the tile installation, as I didn't want the tile going on the wall where the countertop sits because it would have made a slight gap between the countertop and the tile, in each of the grout lines.

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Tomorrow I'll tell you about my big mistake in World Headquarters.

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Comments

[Nancy~The Wife of a Dairyman]

I'm loving that quartz! Great color!

[Cindi]

Your new house is looking so great. I love everything you have picked out!

[Jen from Windy Ridge]

Beautiful!

[Joni]

It's all wonderful, and smart, so smart! You have thought things through very well!

[amy~ the gypsy chick]

Gorgeous!!!! I just love all of your choices! Classic & elegant, yet user friendly!!!
XoXXo
amy

[liz]

love your selections . . . simply lovely and very classic!! :)

[Carrie S.]

Oh, how exciting. They look beautiful! I'm looking forward to seeing the end result. (Not as excited as you are, I am sure!)

[Audrey Thiesen]

Beautiful! Everything is so clean and white! Your photos are coming in at a very convenient time for me. We recently bought our first house, and, although it is very nicely done, I am a slave to the upgrades!!!

[teresa]

Love marble....your home is looking fabulous.
Happy Day

[susie]

thank you Serena for posting the pics of your quartz countertops. I have been waiting since I read your blog because I had picked out the same, but couldn't find a picture of what it would actually look like. It was hard to picture it with the little sample they gave me! I think we both made a wonderful choice and after reading your blog this morning, I am very, very excited!

[Sarah]

I am having so much fun reading along with you-- we are building a house soon, and I'm imagining us being at the same place in about 4 months! :) It looks lovely, Serena.

[Susan]

Thank you for sharing your home with all of us that you don't even know, it's like having an open house to strangers and making us feel as though we've been friends forever! Beautiful as well as everything else you share, living in Florida you have a lot of things we don't, like lots of antique fairs! Love it all! Thanks again so much!

[4D Ultrasounds]

Its really cool to see all these things
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[Kyle Harrison]

You should post some before and after pics, just to see the progression of the improvement. Seems like you're really good to go, so good luck with all your renovations! I hope it didn't wake the neighbors. =D