We've followed Interface's FLOR tiles for a while now and it's nice to finally have a spot to experiment with them. The girls had fun trying out different schemes, and after we lamented the fact that the "red" really looked pink, Nina came up with a good alternative to the checker board pattern. We will add one more row of black to fill up the front foyer.
We spent a recent weekend installing two large cork panels in the Art Room for the little ones. Having a spot where they can pin up all their drawings really changes the feel of the room. Homasote makes these panels with a natural cork tackable surface with their recycled paper backer board. Read about the product here: Homasote NovaCork
Break metal work on residential projects is frequently done poorly - there always seems to be something wrong - the gauge is too thin so it “oil cans” (waviness), or it’s some color that clashes with the rest of the colors, or it’s just plain poorly installed! Curt found what appears to be a very good metal sub contractor, and we’ve been talking through the parapet and fascia details. The lower roofs are so thick (SIPS + roof curb), that we are attempting to bring the scale down by stepping the metal fascia into three sections. Jerry of CO Metal Source mocked up a section to review. We adjusted the top section to better match the parapet above, and stepped it out a little further to help differentiate it with more of a shadow line. It will be installed some time this week!
For many months we explored combining different materials on the exterior - mostly stucco and cedar. However, we decided to simplify in order to achieve a subtle more understated look. Ultimately we selected a simple tongue and groove western red cedar board with a very small exposure - similar to flooring in width. We will place this horizontally around the entire house. We purchased this clear smooth cedar from Haida.
The boards have been delivered to a local staining house, and we ended up selecting Sikkens “Natural Light” - the lower right-hand sample above.
Nancy has spent a lot of time scouting for unique materials for our project. One of the items we have purchased way ahead of time are the floor tiles for the bathrooms upstairs. These tiles are have a steel-like texture and tone - from Porcelanosa. The pallet arrived the other day and I can’t wait to see them go in. (I know, it’s going to be a long wait!.)
Porcelanosa web site
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