{"id":140245,"date":"2026-11-12T18:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=140245"},"modified":"2026-11-12T19:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T00:27:24","slug":"renovation-diaries-chapter-23-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/12\/renovation-diaries-chapter-23-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation Diaries Chapter 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, well things are really starting to happen at the house. No longer is it the behind the scenes progress that is hard to share but the fun, pretty tangible progress that I have waited over 2 years for! It is exciting to have reached this juncture where I can actually start envisioning how these rooms will come to life.<\/p>\n

This house is classically traditional however because its on the water and very light filled, I am planing to use mostly softer colors throughout (except library were i am 90% sure I will the navy lacquer). I have not even begun to think as far as furniture, etc…but we are starting that process very soon.<\/p>\n

Right now its all about paint colors which we have to make decisions on very soon. Trim is well underway,some landscaping\/hardscaping is also in progress. On any given day, there are many trucks and trades there working hard to hopefully get our house done in maybe 3ish months. I am thinking early spring at this point. OK, onward to the latest-<\/p>\n

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My son had a very definite idea of what he wanted in his bathroom, though its quite different from the traditional nature of the rest of the house, I must say its going to be a very cool bathroom. Above are the two samples for the vanity<\/p>\n

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Doing 2 vanities in Borrowed Light from Farrow and Ball<\/p>\n

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Coffered ceiling in breakfast room, one step forward!<\/p>\n

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Hallway from kitchen to breakfast room, trim complete<\/p>\n

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Family room trim getting near the finish line<\/p>\n

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Ditto for stair hall<\/p>\n

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Our beautiful new finished floors done in a medium walnut, they just got covered up but what fun to see!<\/p>\n

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Woo hoo! Window shutters samples in place<\/p>\n

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Played around with these<\/p>\n

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Maybe my proudest moment of the week, this fabulous white marble shower bench!<\/p>\n

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OK, now lets talk ranges. I went down the proverbial range rabbit hole in the last 2 weeks. I went to Lacanche, La Cornue and Atelier Paris. Before I pulled the trigger on the BlueStar, I wanted to be 100% certain of my decision. Visiting the showrooms and getting to see them up close and personal an learn about them was super helpful. They were all beautiful, but what was surprising to me was except for Atelier Paris that they did not have 2 large full ovens, even in the 60″ version.<\/p>\n

I was shocked about this actually. It really cemented my decision and confirmed that the BlueStar for my needs<\/em> is the best and superior choice. The sheer power is unmatched, serviced easily, more powerful burners do not exist. Excellent control at lowest temps, restaurant style burner design (which I love), huge ovens (big bonus here)! I was able to fully customize cooking surface and best part perhaps is getting to custom color the range.<\/p>\n

Here are some pictures from my visits-<\/p>\n

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One of the things I love about the European ranges is the brass detailing. So…….because I get hung up on things like I have asked if BlueStar can make me custom brass borders with grommets to fit around teh oven doors. Here is what it would look like, I love it!<\/p>\n

Hopefully they can, if not I will\u00a0 likely have someone do it once I get the range. Yes, I am a little nuts for things like that but I like what I like. This is the color I chose by the way, I love doing makeovers and I guess a stove is not off limits:)<\/p>\n

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Here is a board with the kitchen elements-<\/p>\n

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Here is a loose concept of what the kitchen will look like-<\/p>\n

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So onto my bathroom- This is my vanity and make up table. The plan is a soft white. I played around with accenting the molding with the palest blue and it is pretty but I am leaning towards the white. Would love to know your thoughts-<\/p>\n

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