{"id":20221,"date":"2015-02-11T15:58:33","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T20:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theenchantedhome.co\/?p=20221"},"modified":"2015-02-11T18:44:15","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T23:44:15","slug":"basement-project-stone-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/11\/basement-project-stone-saga\/","title":{"rendered":"A basement project and stone saga……"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello dear friends!? I am working on another project, this time, finally……my own! I haven’t talked about it but we have been finishing our basement. How I wish<\/em> we had a gaggle of kids that we were finishing it for, but no the truth is…..it’s for the biggest kid of them all, my? husband:) He is so gung ho about getting this basement done, I am starting to think he might want to live down there, lol.? The last few days I have popped in and out of various marble yards as we are under the gun now to get the countertops done. Yes, marble again.<\/p>\n

A subject that has been spoken about ad nauseam but somehow it never gets old. I still get excited when I visit a marble yard, call me crazy. I remember when I was looking for my kitchen and bathrooms, I must have scoured every major marble yard this side of the East coast and never complained.<\/p>\n

Admittedly now that we are a good 70% done, I am starting to get excited about it. It’s coming along beautifully and since it’s the two of us honestly we could live down there very happily. It is a very large room with three sets of french doors and windows, so it does not at all feel like a “basement”.<\/p>\n

Plus my husband was very wise? to insist on 11 foot ceilings in the basement when we were building.? Decor wise, we are doing things a little differently, it’s more casual, a wee bit more transitional…so it’s been a fun process and we are getting to the good part.<\/p>\n

So we are having a big bar built which will get its first delivery next week and I have started looking at stone. I was amazed at how much is out there, in just the four years since I last looked. Here are some of my finds as well as an overview of what we are doing, feel free to weigh in if you have a favorite…..<\/p>\n

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This is sort of the vibe we are after-<\/p>\n

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So the bar will look like this-<\/p>\n

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It’s being done in a limed oak finish (first phase of installation is happening next week)<\/p>\n

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Somewhat like my back stairhall-<\/p>\n

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I want to put something along the line of these lanterns above the bar-<\/p>\n

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The floors are a limed gray\/oak floor-<\/p>\n

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And here is the ceiling detail which will be finished in the same color-<\/p>\n

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And a few more pics of the room-<\/p>\n

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The back wall with all the wires is where the bar will go\"unnam32ed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The original mantle from turn of the century (from original house) and the marble that husband so lovingly picked out (said tongue in cheek)<\/p>\n

We used the mantle original to the house, we thought it would be neat to use something from the original home and this works just fine. Do not even ask<\/strong> about the marble surround……<\/p>\n

My dear husband thought he was doing me a “favor” by going out and choosing a “creamy\/beige\/limestone” (as per my instructions) and comes back with this peachy colored marble…argh! He is never allowed to buy any stone. Ever. For now it is what it is and I hope it will just blend once we have lots of other things going in this big room.<\/p>\n

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So here are the stones I found-<\/p>\n

This was my absolute fave…a quartzite (who knew) not I! It looks just like all our favorite marbles but wears and tears like granite= perfection! Prices not so much….I was so hoping it would be less than marble, I have already been forewarned to not expect any happy surprises.<\/p>\n

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Another that worked had some pale grays and creams…..\"unnamegfgf4d\"<\/a> \"usfdgssnnamed\"<\/a> \"34343unnamed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Would you believe it if I told you this was porcelain? I kid you not. I am blown away by what they are making from porcelain today!!? He said it is getting very popular and people are using a whole “slab” of it on things like bathroom shower walls (which for most people was prohibitively expensive)\"usdfgssnnamed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And this can you believe is PORCELAIN!<\/p>\n

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It looks literally just like marble but I am not comfortable using it on a countertop though he swore its indestructible, still good info to know!<\/p>\n

\"uadf3nnamed\"<\/a>He wanted to show me the man made quartzite which though far from terrible,? to me did not look like real stone, there was something “plastic-y” about it<\/p>\n

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A few samples with the wood-\"u33nnamed\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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So…what do you think? Do you see the direction we are moving in? I think in the end it’s going to be a great space, that hopefully we will use with our big family gatherings. My husbands family is very big so it’s always great to have extra rooms to mingle in. Plus we all know everyone loves a bar:)<\/p>\n

Do any of the stones jump out at you and say “pick me”? Would love to hear your two cents! Thank you for stopping in, will be sure to keep you in the loop as this project continues to evolve and races to the finish line.<\/p>\n

PS The Giddy Paperie giveaway has been extended, I will announce a lucky winner Sunday morning. Click here if you have not entered<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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PPS Great monogram promo going on until Friday morning, click here to see.<\/a><\/p>\n

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