A good day

Today was definitely one of the best days of the remodel. I checked in on the roofers first thing, and they had just a few hours of work left. The final inspection is tomorrow, and then the roof is done.

I then went to a local tile store and ordered one of the bathroom tiles. Good news- it isn't discontinued, back ordered, out of stock, etc. It will be here in a few days! I then drove a ways to an area with a lot of home decor stores all together and ordered the other bathroom tile I had found. The same good news applied!

What made this day a great day is that I found granite for $2 per square foot! Anyone who has priced tile knows that is a really good price for any kind of tile (even cheap, closeout items), but it is unheard of for granite! It's a gorgeous color that will go great with my kitchen. The "problem" that caused it to be so cheap is that it has more color variation than is tolerable for a full priced item. I'm tiling a laundry area, and extending the tile to the side door to create a mudroom area. Since it is not a very visible area, and we will probably do a full remodel at some point, I'm not all that concerned with how it looks, but the funny thing is that this will look really good. Who has granite in a laundry room? Wow, what a find.

I took the granite home and unboxed it. More than half of it is perfect and beautiful. Only a few tiles are really off in color. I have plenty of perfect tiles for the area that will show, and the less than perfect ones will go under the washer and dryer. Yay! I started the kitchen thinking it would look pretty junky and would just have to hold us over a few years. Between the hex tiles and granite, I now think it will look really great for very little money. I may just get a kitchen I love right away after all! We were going to buy cheap used appliances ($50 apiece or so on sites like ebay and Craig's List). Our intention was to upgrade over time as we have the time to research the best options. There is so much shopping to do now I just don't feel I can make informed decisions on everything. Now, I'm thinking of getting nicer stuff that we will love. We'll see.....

Remodeling is such a roller coaster. Today I feel great and on top of the world. The last few days I felt so behind, this will never be done, etc. I have to keep my slogan in mind "This too shall pass. "