I am STILL super busy, and after tomorrow my life should be back to it’s usual hectic pace. I have a ton of stuff to get done today, and tonight I am going to see my coworker Jack and his wife Shannon (Jupiter Ray Project) perform at the National Arts Centre. I thought I’d give them a plug because their music is awesome and Jack has been on parental leave since March and I miss him. Anyway, while I scarfed down breakfast I went through my sister’s photo stash and found some random photos for a Thursday.

David Giles

PointClickHome

Apartment Therapy

David Giles

Insidesign

Traditional Home

Tommaso Ziffer

Living Etc.

I just got home from work and I have sooooo much to do so this is going to be a quickie. I LOVE this photo. Such a cool idea for desk legs. Though not sure how practical that is because mags stacked that high tend to slip.

Stellan Herner @ Skarp Agent

I mentionned in my post yesterday that I’m really REALLY busy this week. So when I have a moment to spare here and there I will post some random photos. Here are some living rooms that caught my eye in my photo stash.

I am blogging my entire kitchen renovation from start to finish. Greentea Design has provided me with their solid wood kitchen cabinets, and I’m taking care of the rest.

If you’d like to be brought up to date, check out my kitchen remodel blog for an archive of previous posts. I posted recently about some of the major purchases I’ve made for the kitchen such as lighting and appliances, and now it’s time for the countertop, sink, faucet and backsplash. One of these I have no clue about and would love some suggestions.

From the get-go I had an idea in mind for the countertop, and I kept going back to it. White. White. White. One of my main goals for this kitchen is to keep it bright and light since the space is small. I thought white countertops would help in this regard. I want to paint the walls white (or really light grey like the rest of the main floor), and thought if this continued on the countertops the space would flow nicely. I am not very knowledgeable on countertop materials, so I started at a kitchen/bath design store and went through samples of granite, marble and man-made stones like Corian, Silestone and Caesarstone. They had a kitchen in their showroom that had the most gorgeous white countertop I had ever seen, and it turned out to be Zodiaq quartz by Dupont. I asked for a quote, and a couple days later the salesperson called and asked if I was sitting down – never a good sign. $4200. WHOA. I then asked for a quote for Corian (turns out it’s about as pricey since it’s made of mostly petroleum) and honed granite, and they were both a little steep (the Corian was about the same as the quartz, and the granite a bit cheaper). I quickly learned going to a kitchen and bath store is not ideal for selecting a countertop. I went across the street to a granite shop and got a quote about $2000 lower, so going directly to the supplier is obviously a wise choice. But no one makes a white granite, or at least one that is mostly white. I went to Planet Granite a few days ago desperate to finally find something, and I found EXACTLY what I wanted:

More of this post HERE

Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the north. I’d like to wish all my fellow Canadians a Happy Thanksgiving. I’m going to my younger sister’s house for a non-traditional dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. Our parents are in Mexico so we’re having a non-parental holiday dinner with people deserted by family. 🙂 In honour of this holiday and the fall season, that I detest wholeheartedly because it means winter is around the corner, here is one thing I do enjoy – leaves changing colour. This is the tree in my front yard.

And while I’m not talking about anything design-y, I thought I should mention that I’ve got a big “project” coming up at the end of the week that is going to keep me very preoccupied so I won’t be posting much over the next few days while I prepare for it. I can’t really say much about it now, but I will say that I’m SO EXCITED!!! And not only do I have that on my plate but the preparations for my kitchen remodel as well. I got a bit of work done on the weekend that I will share in a future post on my kitchen blog, but here’s a sneak peek.