If you look at the list of rooms at the top of this blog you will notice one glaring omission; the kitchen. It's a room I love and have found a way to make work as you can see in this post where I describe adding counter space to the appliance side of the room and having the ugly, dark brick backsplash transformed into a bright white classic subway tile one.
But that's as far as we've gotten - until now. We finally decided to go for it and take out our ugly redwood and lacquer countertops in favor of a beautiful marble look. Marble you ask? Marble is an environmental nightmare. Not the best choice for an eco friendly home with all of the mining and shipping that takes place in its production. We are currently on a mission to find discarded marble tiles from other projects that our fellow Southern Californians have done. We were lucky and came across just such a project where a family was selling their surplus marble on Craigslist the other day, and another family had managed to keep some tiles intact that they took out white remodeling their kitchen. It will take longer to source marble this way, but we will be able to get at least the vast majority of our tiles after market. Here is the basic look we're going for, but on counters instead of on the wall.
And yes, we have considered the work and maintenance that needs to go into marble tile and we're confident we're up for the challenge. If you have any tips or suggestions, we're listening. Here is a shot of the horror that is now our kitchen counters.
But that's as far as we've gotten - until now. We finally decided to go for it and take out our ugly redwood and lacquer countertops in favor of a beautiful marble look. Marble you ask? Marble is an environmental nightmare. Not the best choice for an eco friendly home with all of the mining and shipping that takes place in its production. We are currently on a mission to find discarded marble tiles from other projects that our fellow Southern Californians have done. We were lucky and came across just such a project where a family was selling their surplus marble on Craigslist the other day, and another family had managed to keep some tiles intact that they took out white remodeling their kitchen. It will take longer to source marble this way, but we will be able to get at least the vast majority of our tiles after market. Here is the basic look we're going for, but on counters instead of on the wall.
And yes, we have considered the work and maintenance that needs to go into marble tile and we're confident we're up for the challenge. If you have any tips or suggestions, we're listening. Here is a shot of the horror that is now our kitchen counters.
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