This house now has a wonderful Zen like feel with the balance of warm and cool colours combined with the clean and neutral colour palette. Notice the pork chop was removed from the new vanity. For more images on accent tile done right, see my ‘Tile I Like‘ Pinterest boards. Love the neutral accent tile that has been repeated above the vanity, on the floor and creatively installed in the shower surround. Silver Travertine with HC-83 Grant Beige. renovating for your forever house you can make decisions based more on what you love, not what is currently trendy.Ī question I often ask my clients before I offer advice is, ‘How long do you plan to live in this house?’ In the end, the simple and clean lines of the casings work well this west coast contemporary home.Īlso when you renovate to sell vs. We had a conversation about painting out the wood trim to coordinate with the white kitchen but that’s where Bob drew the line, haha. The countertops are Grey Expo from Silestone and the wall colour is BM 1558 Fieldstone, Cabinet Colour, OC-23 Classic Gray.įireplace Surround – After Walls HC-92 Wheeling Neutral Removing the uppers between the two windows made a huge difference. I spent an entire day with them last September to finalize all their decisions and here is the beautiful result and the personal email from Bob: Dirt Rider Magazine January 2012 Rick Johnson (1. In advance of our consultation they had sourced tile and even had a selection of area rugs delivered to the house. 1990s easy rider magazine eagle all overprint see pics for signs of wear and small holes made in usa size xl.

Maureen got her white kitchen while Bob kept the oak moldings and millwork. Bob had built the oak kitchen cabinets himself 20 years ago and they had rented their house when they lived out of the country.

They contacted me to help them discuss their kitchen as well as colours and finishes for their entire house. My clients Maureen and Bob had been following my blog in Switzerland and were moving back to the Westcoast last year. Or the husband has bought my time as a gift because they are tired of buying furniture that isn’t right or paying for renovations and installing finishes that end up being too busy or the wrong colour because this is what happens: the complaining still doesn’t end AND now you’re out the money. I know this because 95% of the time, it’s the wife who has hired me. How many times have you heard that expression? Let’s be really clear about something, when it comes to creating a home, wives are usually the ones who are the most upset or annoyed about the out-dated or unattractive areas.

Easy rider magazine september 2012