{"id":46110,"date":"2016-10-20T07:59:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/?p=46110"},"modified":"2016-10-24T19:13:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T19:13:15","slug":"bluff-diaries-chapter-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/20\/bluff-diaries-chapter-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluff Diaries Chapter 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning friends.\u00a0 Hope you are having a good week, here it’s been very<\/em> busy with lots of changes on the warehouse\/office\/new website front. Coming up for air.\u00a0 But all good things…so no complaining but today is a nice deviation from that- Palmetto Bluff!<\/p>\n

I waited a long time to tell you that we have officially signed with the builder as of about 3 weeks ago and it’s full steam ahead now. When I started this post we were due to get our permits on or around\u00a0 Oct. 10th and break ground right after that, then Hurricane Matthew came along and derailed the plans a bit.<\/p>\n

I was also supposed to be there this past Monday for the week with friends, but with the hurricane and clean up going on,\u00a0 postponed my trip.\u00a0 So…….we are hoping to get the permits in the next few days and hope to break ground this week or next and we are very excited.\u00a0 Check out these pictures my friend who lives there sent me, (thanks for sending J)!<\/p>\n

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Now that the hurricane is thankfully a thing of the past and to Palmetto Bluff’s credit they have cleaned it up,\u00a0 by all reports really expeditiously. We are however already talking things like plumbing, floor outlets and custom cabinetry.\u00a0 As we are really hoping to get this done as expeditiously as possible, we want everything ordered and decided upon well ahead of schedule. So we are already starting with the kitchen design which is very exciting.<\/p>\n

The kitchen is\u00a0 smaller than my current one but it’s an open layout and a nice size and I have decided I am going to do it light and airy. I am thinking a variation of a white cabinet with white marble countertops. This was my idea from the getgo and I haven’t wavered much since.<\/p>\n

This will not be my last kitchen post but I do think this accurately sums up what I am hoping to achieve. So as my ideas start to crystallize this post is full of ideas that I am pretty much sold on.<\/p>\n

Ready to see my latest ideas on the kitchen? Let’s get started-<\/p>\n

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This is a great visual- So we had seen a house being built in PB\u00a0 when we first started looking and immediately said “this is exactly what we want” (great layout). We then started working with that architect and we worked based off of that plan but tweaked it to our specification.<\/p>\n

My husband was there not long ago and had a lot of fun getting to see the house almost done. It is not done necessarily in our taste but seeing the kitchen and how it’s part of one big great room in these pictures really will help you visualize as you begin to share this process with me.<\/p>\n

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There will be a window on each wall, reconfiguring the way the cabinets look on either side of that range hood, not a fan of how it looks now<\/p>\n

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This wall above (right of kitchen) I took the upper bay of cabinets and put a window in. I am giving up cabinet space but want it flooded with light and do not like the window above the cabinets…so it will be a big window with lower cabinets and fridge\/freezer on either side as above<\/p>\n

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Here is the front door (looking from great room)<\/p>\n

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Moving along…..I went to a local plumbing business that I have done a lot of business with and was floored at how many wonderful choices there are basically with everything!<\/p>\n

I had to look for tubs that would fit in our parameters and found two that worked great as when they pour the foundation within a week or so we need to specify where the plumbing will go-<\/p>\n

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Simply amazed at what they are doing with tile that looks like real marble above, incredible!<\/p>\n

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Love this thick marble countertop above, then I remind myself we will be on a budget:)<\/p>\n

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Always drawn to polished nickel, it’s so classic<\/p>\n

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I have\u00a0 lots of inspiration pictures in my various online photo albums but there are certain kitchens I keep going back to. I know I want this to be really light and airy…probably white or a creamy white and definitely white marble.<\/p>\n

I go back and forth between polished nickel and brass. I am really loving brass lately and it does give a certain pop and dresses things up a bit but probably will go the polished nickel route. Really torn on that one.<\/p>\n

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This picture above and below is a good representation of what I see, definitely want to do eclipse doors!<\/p>\n

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Some of the elements I love and am drawn to-<\/p>\n

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LOVE these metal hoods and hope we can work it into the budget<\/p>\n

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Already sold on white marble, there is no second choice:)<\/p>\n

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If the metal hood will not work, then it will be a lovely wood range hood-<\/p>\n

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But then I see this incredible sink and suddenly want to banish the word “budget” from my vocabulary!! Gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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Love what is referred to as eclipse doors-<\/p>\n

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I see upper cabinets on either side of range hood with these doors (love both variations)<\/p>\n

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Pretty very pale blue island above<\/p>\n

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Love this Ilve range but it will most likely not be within the budget so will look at other options but sure love this look:)<\/p>\n

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And then I spotted this beauty from Viking, beautiful! My very first “adult” stove was\u00a0 a Viking and I was really happy with it, I know they went through some changes in their company but hopefully are back on track, will be considering this-<\/p>\n

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So much to love here….but I do feel the elements are coming together, enough so that I would be able to make some decisions. We have two kitchen people working on plans\/quotes and we hope to get the kitchen ordered by Jan.1st.\u00a0 We are simultaneously working on bathroom vanities\/cabinets so that will be what I will talk about next.<\/p>\n

The kitchen (to me) is my most important room and because it is open I want it to make a statement. That is probably the one room where I am least likely to make concessions, but am also willing to think outside the box and keep an open mind as we get started with this process.<\/p>\n

Thanks for stopping in , wishing you a fabulous day.\u00a0 Here it’s been really mild lately but supposed to turn cold again. The foliage is really starting to explode now, favorite time of year! Until next time…..<\/p>\n

PS Yesterday was the last day for the presale ornaments, if you submitted an order but did not get an invoice\/response, let us know today. We caught up last night but if anyone fell between the cracks, just let us know:)<\/em><\/p>\n

PPS All The Enchanted Home SILVER (first 11 rows of silver) is an extra 20% until tomorrow! Use code SILVER2016\u00a0 to get discount, click here to view.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Good morning friends.\u00a0 Hope you are having a good week, here it’s been very busy with lots of changes on the warehouse\/office\/new website front. Coming up for air.\u00a0 But all good things…so no complaining but today is a nice deviation from that- Palmetto Bluff! I waited a long time to tell you that we have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2109,2385,2386,1932,1138,1207,1977,2387],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46995,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46110\/revisions\/46995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}