When I went to CTI, I picked out carpeting and vinyl flooring. As I had stated in an earlier post, I went with a Level "B" carpet, and Level "A" padding. Everywhere in the home where carpet is present, I went with the Collinsville Sahara Buff, pictured below:
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| This is the carpeting that is going to be throughout the house, however this sample is darker than it is in person. It's a perfect complement to a black and tan German Shepherd dog. |
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| I liked the "dirty" look of this patern, so it will conceal paw prints well. |
The hardwood that was included in the foyer, basement bath, and by the back door is an engineered hardwood, 3" wide. It's manufactured by Armstrong as part of their Bruce line, sub line of Turlington. I selected the Cherry stain.
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| This is the same color as the hardwood in my brother's house, the main exception is his is solid hardwood, as opposed to engineered hardwood. |
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| This is from the Armstrong website of a dining area with the flooring I think it will coordinate very well with my furniture, and look timeless The hardwood stairs and railings will be stained to match this. |
While I prefer solid hardwood as opposed to the engineered hardwood, I know when wood floors are placed on concrete, they must be engineered. This is the basic level "A" hardwood. I believe to get solid hardwood, that is a level "B" product. The level "A" hardwood though Ryan was around the same price as the solid hardwood my brother has in his house, so I plan on going though our local flooring shop my family has been doing business with for the past few housing projects.
When I met with the tile representative for M&R Flooring, I had planned on upgrading my owner's bath tile surround, since seeing the "sample" at the model where I signed my purchase agreement. I was not informed that I would also be getting a tile floor instead of the vinyl, if I upgraded to a "B" "C" or "D" package. The owners bath package, a "D" level, that I selected is as follows
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| This is the glass accent that will be 4" wide though out the bathtub area. It's part of the Circuit collection by daltile, the color is Lento (CT 25) |
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| This is the main tile that will be installed though out my owners bath on the walls and floors. I asked for a broken joint pattern, which I am paying an extra $460 for. The tile is by daltile, it's part of their Castle DeVerre collection, and the color is grey stone (CV 12) |
This is the "Pewter" grout that I had selected to go on both the floor and on the tile surround. I had to pay extra ($175) to get colored grout on the tile surround. However bright white grout shows everything and added too much "pop" to these wonderful tiles I had selected.
Between the broken joints, and the colored grout, I won't have a surround like any one else in the neighborhood. I can't wait to photograph it once it is completed so everyone can see.
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| This is the Moen Brantford collection faucet in oil rubbed bronze. While a brushed nickel would be better for my tile selection in this bathroom, I wanted ORB in the other three bathrooms, plus the hinges and door knobs, so for now this is what it will be. If it looks decent I will keep it, if it clashes, I will just change them when I get a granite vanity top. |
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| This is the vanity I selected. I originally had selected this as my kitchen cabinet, but decided to go with a better quality kitchen cabinet instead. I decided to keep this in the owners bathroom because it went especially good with the tile and grout. |
Eventually I am going to replace the stock white cultured marble tops with a Blue pearl granite top. I was able to see this at the design center, with my tile and vanity combination, and I was very impressed with the combination. Unfortunately, Ryan Homes did not offer blue pearl as an option when I signed my purchase agreement. Otherwise I would have jumped at it.
For the hall bathroom, I kept things a lot more simple. First, I went with a "B" level tile package, just to get tile floors. I selected the following options:
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| This is the 12"X12" floor tile. |
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| This is the 6"X6" wall tile. It's a much brighter white in person. |
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| This is the accent tile in the shower surround. |
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| This is the grout color I ended up with when the magnolia was discontinued by the distributor. |
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| The basic, included in the price of the house, bathroom vanity. I did not feel compelled to upgrade to a better vanity. It's not like I am going to be using this bathroom. |
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| Again, the ORB bathroom fixtures are included in this bathroom. |
For the kitchen, I have ultimately settled on these appliances:
This is the least expensive GE range to offer convection options. While I wish Ryan Homes had selected the next one up the model line, this one does offer a fifth bridge burner.
This is a step up from the Feature series dishwashers that most Ryan homes come with. It includes a delay timer and is rated to be slightly less noisy. It's still a pretty low end dishwasher. I plan on relocating this to the wet bar I am going to install in my basement.
This is actually one of the better performing GE over the range microwaves. However, longevity of over the range microwaves is poor, so if I get five years out of this one I will be ahead of the game.
This is just a baseline placeholder, included with the house for a credit applied to other features within the house, to meet local use and occupancy requirements. I am giving this one away.
In a later post I will discuss what appliances I plan on purchasing to replace, or in the case of the washer and dryer, to provide for my house.
In a later post I will discuss what appliances I plan on purchasing to replace, or in the case of the washer and dryer, to provide for my house.
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These are the Cherry Spice cabinets, they are upgraded to have solid hardwood doors, dovetail hardwood drawers, hidden hinges and glides, and soft touch close. I wanted a better quality cabinet so that I don't have to worry about them wearing out. While I wish they offered this cabinet in a maple cognac finish, this cherry spice is not too far off, and does coordinate with my vinyl floors and hardwood stairs.
Also, despite the fact I did not want stainless steel appliances at all, and bronze knobs and hinges, I went with stainless steel for the kitchen faucet. First, I wanted the faucet to match the sink. Secondly, I have some kitchen electrics that have a stainless steel finish. I wanted there to be a tie in. Plus the chrome faucet that was "standard", would have a base plate, and the bronze was an extra $100. I split the difference.
Wow, this took a lot of time to assemble this post. Also, all images are obtained from the manufacturers websites, in accordance with fair use.
Now to follow up with some topics brought up with last nights post.
The project manager has put into writing that they will be adding in extra bracing under the washer and dryer room, extra 2"x4"s in a few select locations (above the fireplace, by the tub surrounds, and inside the wall by the dishwasher). He was not able to get the higher ups to go along with an opaque finish for the dormer windows. So my mood lighting idea is struck down, or will require a lot of labor I don't feel like doing later on. The door orientation to the study will be slightly changed, so the functioning door is the one to the front of the house, so if it must open inward, it won't bump my bookcase.
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