Hi there and happy Thursday afternoon. Back from New Orleans and had the best time. Wanted to stay and start a jazz career, it is such a special special city:)  But it is just as well I came home, as that city can be dangerous if you love good food. OMG…sooooo good!

A new feature is going to be occasional “deal of the day” which you will see pop up when you click on the shop page. There will be very special deals for one day only on various items so check back often, lots of good ones including one today for our popular blue/white round garden seat!

Moving along to Bluff Diaries, can you believe it is already chapter 20!  I must say things are really starting to happen, very very exciting.  So as I always do I share with you a few recent progress pictures then it’s onto today’s subject….marble!

Here are a few recent pictures on the homefront, hard to believe we are at the insulation/sheet rocking stage. It’s starting to feel very “real” and as if we really might be done by end of the year, which is pretty amazing that we are on track. I know Nathan is smiling down upon the job his team. is carrying on with:) They are definitely doing him proud.  I will be going down shortly and cannot wait to see the progress that has taken place. Will be sure to share as I always do. Here are  a few fairly recent pictures-

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So,  on our last visit, we went marble hunting. A lot of people don’t enjoy this part of the process , I am most certainly not one of them. I love doing this! I zone right in on what I am looking for, in my case was only looking for white stone so it was pretty straightforward. Found some gorgeous slabs from AGM Stone.

A quick note about marble countertops, we have had them in the last two houses we lived in. I am one who cooks and really uses my kitchen and not once, did I ever regret that choice. I always say go to Europe to see marble really tested, it’s on steps, buildings, practically in every restaurant and for hundreds of years to boot. Marble is a big fat YES for me. Adding a sealer is always a good idea and there are many good ones, but realistically there might be a slight patina that develops over time, nicks that can happen, but to me it’s all part of having a beautiful natural material in the home.

As far as what sealer to use, I will get back to you. on that. When we built our current house there was. one by Dupont that many recommended, but I am sure in 6-7 years there are new even better products so will be sure to share when I find out what those are.

AGM right outside of Savannah has  a huge huge selection and warehouse. We spent a few hours there, and luckily for me I found what I was looking for almost right away.  The slabs are chosen for all the rooms which is a big accomplishment. All stone for all bathrooms has been shipped down there and I will be going down within a few weeks to oversee the start of the bathrooms, now that is exciting! Here is what we found-

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My bath flooring

For almost all the bathrooms we will be using this white quartz which is easy and clean for the countertops

My husbands bath

Moving along to the kitchen/back room we found stunning Calcutta Gold slabs, this is a sample of the cabinet colors

The left is a lacquer pale blue/gray (always wanted to do this) and the right which is the kitchen is a white (more of a cream white than a gray white)

Above are the gorgeous calcutta slabs we found next to the kitchen cabinets

This quartzite above was very pretty and is being used in the laundry room

The gorgeous calcutta gold slabs have our name on them, we snagged these right away

A great match for the back kitchen/pantry area

Look how pretty they look with the back kitchen/pantry doors (pale blue lacquer)

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For one of my sons room doing a white vanity, another will get  a pale gray vanity and the other will get a navy vanity all with white quartzite countertop-

All work beautifully with white marbles

RESOURCES  *click on name to visit-

BASKETWEAVE MOSAICS http://www.basketweavemosaics.com/ (ask for Eric and tell them Tina from TEH sent you)

TILE BAR-  http://tilebar.com/ (ask for Jacob and tell them Tina from TEH sent you)

AGM STONE (slabs in the south)  http://www.agmimports.com/hilton-head-hardeeville-sc

MY COPPER LANTERNS- COPPER SCULPTURES (ASK FOR BUDDY)

MY TALENTED BUILDER AND CREW- CAMERON BUILDERS

MY AMAZING ARCHITECTS- COURT ATKINS ARCHITECTS (WILLIAM)

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So it’s a big relief to know we have all the bathrooms and countertops done.  Hard to believe but we are about to soon start working on lighting and furniture, fun! Will be sure to keep you in the loop as this next fun chapter begins. Thank you for following along. Wishing you a wonderful day and hope the sun is shining wherever you might be…..

PS LAST DAY!! Finally back to doing our flash sales! A great “lowest prices ever” silver flash sale started yesterday afternoon. The response has been great and with good reason, you will not find prices on this quality silver out there period. You won’t want to miss it, so many deals to be had! Click here to visit

 

 

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