{"id":58697,"date":"2017-09-21T07:25:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T12:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=58697"},"modified":"2017-09-21T07:25:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T12:25:04","slug":"bluff-diaries-chapter-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/21\/bluff-diaries-chapter-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluff Diaries- Chapter 24"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends, this is chapter 24 and we are really moving along now. The trim work has just been completed and I am eagerly awaiting those photos. We hope to get down there in a few weeks as the progress is happening swiftly now and this is the fun part for sure!<\/p>\n

Kitchen cabinets are going to be installed mid October and I think once that happens it is a sign that we are entering the finishing and final stages. I am about to start selecting furniture (the basics to start) so that we can hopefully have it in time for when we actually take ownership. I am always careful to do this\u00a0 slowly to be sure I love what I get and don’t like making rash decisions. Here is the latest (as of about 9 days ago).<\/p>\n

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The back wall in great room with trim work well underway..<\/p>\n

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Back patio getting brick and trim<\/p>\n

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Bathroom floors almost all done<\/p>\n

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And love the way the back porch fireplace came out-<\/p>\n

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Today’s subject is kitchens,\u00a0 I am really excited about this space, first because I love to cook and entertain and this open floor plan means this space will get a ton of use. I am doing a classic white kitchen- the look I am going for is clean, crisp, sophisticated and welcoming. Found gorgeous Calcutta gold slabs and doing 3 x 6 beveled Calcutta for the backslash.<\/p>\n

But the thing I might be most excited about is my hood, sure to be the crown jewel of this room. I have long admired beautiful metal hoods and always hoped one day I would find a reason to get one. Well thanks to serendipity and a bit of good luck I connected with a reader who has turned out to be my kitchen queen in shining armor, no pun intended.:) Cindy Mullen of Classic Custom Metal Works,\u00a0 took over her husbands metal business and decided to extend what they already produced by making metal hoods, stair railings and just about anything in metal you can dream up!<\/p>\n

We have been having fun collaborating and fine tuning the design and I am just over the moon with how it is coming along. We toyed with several designs and finally decided on “the one”.\u00a0 We will do the brass “strapping” as it is called as I like the extra little polish it gives the hood. But first the details of the kitchen then we will get back to the crown jewel, the meal hood-<\/p>\n

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These are some of the inspiration photos<\/p>\n

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This kitchen below was remarkably similar to what we are doing and has a nearly identical layout and ironically is in Palmetto Bluff!<\/p>\n

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THE DETAILS-<\/h3>\n

Here are the beautiful slabs I found-<\/p>\n

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This above is the kitchen cabinet color with the slab and no that is not my blue painted thumbnail:)<\/p>\n

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And here is the backsplash-<\/p>\n

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I knew I wanted to have decorative mullions on either side of the range so went with my favorite Chippendale inspired mullion as an accent on two doors-<\/p>\n

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For pulls really liking the wider more transitional looking pull with knobs on the doors along this line, all in polished nickel-<\/p>\n

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This nickel cup pull is also a beauty<\/p>\n

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Also like this interesting knob<\/p>\n

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This is also very pretty but I feel like the OCD in me would always need these knobs to be perfectly straight<\/p>\n

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Onto the crown jewel of the kitchen, the hood! Here are a few hoods, I really like it both with the aged brass and the aged nickel strapping…what’s not to love! I want to introduce you to Cindy Mullen of\u00a0 Classic Custom Metal Works<\/em>. They do it all from range hoods to stair railings and more. Here is a bit about their company which has been a dream to work with-<\/p>\n

Through collaborative design and artisan-inspired metalwork, we combine beauty and function to bring the visions of our clients to life. We create timeless, handcrafted metal products, including range hoods, stair railings, architectural elements, outdoor kitchen cabinetry and more. Our products are distinctive and unique to each client.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our clients are an integral part of the design process and it was no different when we started designing with Tina. Several of us on the design team are avid Enchanted Home fans, so we knew a little bit about Tina\u2019s concept for the house, but it couldn\u2019t replace sitting down with her and hearing about her vision and preferences for her new home.<\/em><\/p>\n

You can visit Classic Custom Metal Works by clicking here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Here are some of the original inspiration hoods-<\/p>\n

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And these were the two final sketches provided by CCMW- We are going with the left hood because it will allow the backslash to show behind as it goes all the way up<\/p>\n

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Below is the profile, to say I am excited about this would be an understatement…..stay tuned there will be lots more on this hood as things come along<\/p>\n

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And then of course there is the island lighting, I am nearly certain I will do a polished nickel lantern of some sort as I love the look, I probably will not make this decision until the cabinets are in and then do one of my boards by playing around with different lanterns to see which I love best, these all could easily be contenders-<\/p>\n

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My treasured resources so far- (click on company name to visit)<\/h2>\n

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METAL HOOD- CLASSIC CUSTOM METAL WORKS (ASK FOR CINDY)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

MY COPPER LANTERNS- COPPER SCULPTURES (ASK FOR BU<\/strong><\/span>DDY)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

MY TALENTED BUILDER AND CREW- CAMERON BUILDERS<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

MY AMAZING ARCHITECTS- COURT ATKINS ARCHITECTS (WILLIAM)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BASKETWEAVE MOSAICS<\/em> <\/a>(<\/a><\/strong>ask for Eric and tell them Tina from TEH sent you)<\/span><\/p>\n

TILE BAR<\/em><\/a>–\u00a0 <\/a><\/em><\/strong>(<\/a>ask for Jacob and tell them Tina from TEH sent you)<\/span><\/p>\n

AGM STONE<\/em> <\/a><\/strong>(best slabs in the south)\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

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This is possibly the most fun room to put together, it is the heart of a home…where I know I will spend a lot of time, love that it is open and have never had a home with an open floor plan like that, think we will really enjoy it. So that’s what happening thus far, much more to come. Thank you for following along on this exciting journey, only thing that we won’t have that will be sorely missed is having Teddy there to enjoy it with but he will be with us in spirit for sure.<\/p>\n

Wishing everyone a wonderful day, don’t forget to throw your name in the hat for the melamine giveaway. The arrival sale is over but you can still leave a comment and be in the running, will announce a winner on Sunday. Click here to enter<\/span>.<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 Until next time…..<\/p>\n

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