A Kitchen Design Board

I hardly ever get asked for a kitchen design board, so when I do it's really fun :) This is your typical mini kitchen makeover.. keeping (but painting) the existing cabinets and replacing the countertops, backsplash, etc.



I have to give you a bigger look into my first choice for the backsplash:



It's by Mandala, and it's like jewelry for your kitchen :)

Speaking of kitchens.. SOMEDAY we are going to do a similar mini-makeover for our kitchen. In fact I found a picture on Pintrest of exactly what I'm planning:



Black granite, butcher block island, subway tile backsplash with gray grout. Simple, inexpensive, classic.

A Post About Bathroom Floor Tile

Not the most thrilling post ever.. but it's been on my mind lately. Ever since I tiled the laundry room, I have had the deepest urge to move onto our bathrooms. They currently have similar ugly vinyl (but not matching.. not sure why the builder did that). I'm not in a rush to tile right away, but it has been on my mind.

Confession time - I LOVE how our laundry room turned out, but MIL and I definitely cursed the mosaics. They were pretty hard to work with. I've decided I want to do 12x12 floor tiles in our upstairs bathrooms. Another reasons is because less grout = less dirt in the grout.

Right now I'm just in the day-dreaming/look for inspiration pictures stage.

I loove the tile in this bathroom:

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Simple beige tile in Keri Russel's bathroom.

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I LOVE the color variations in this floor tile:

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The rest of the pictures come from Sarah Richardson, who always does tile perfectly.

Love, love love this tile...



This makes me go hmmm, love the accent tile:




I have found a favorite, but the price is not right. ($11/sq ft)

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I'm looking for something that has both warm beige and warm gray, veining, preferably natural stone but big plus if I can find something faux that looks good (to save $$)...

How about you guys? Did you pick out your own bathroom tile? What did you use? I'd love to hear!

New Header Alert

I decided it's time for a new, more fun header here on the blog. I used one of my favorite fabrics (Ziggurat by Schumacher) that went with my already navy and light blue layout.



When people ask my what my blog is named, I always just tell them "Bryn Alexandra" which is my first and middle name. So I simplified things and made that the blog "title". Besides, the blog is mostly about me, my home and my life.. and I post about my interiors when I get the chance.

As Tim Gunn says, carry on!