Restoring a Carrara Marble Side Table

One of my favorite blogs is The Impatient Gardener.  Erin has a gorgeous yard but she also has a beautiful home that I've enjoyed seeing her renovate.
I have a marble side table in my house and I didn't realize I started a little something with it.  Erin said she'd been looking for one ever since. 
She recently found one on Etsy, but the marble had some unknown stains on it.
Being the awesome diy-er that she is, she took to the internet and figured out how to get the stains out. 
I LOVE the table!  Isn't it fun and unique?

Photo: The Impatient Gardener

To see how she got the stains out and for more photos be sure to visit her blog.

Photo: The Impatient Gardener

Photo: The Impatient Gardener

Thanks Erin for sharing your beautiful table with us!  I'm so glad you finally found something you love!

Whiteout Wednesday: 5 White Kitchens with Quartz Countertops

White kitchens and baths are definitely the hottest trend I am seeing right now. It's also the subject I get asked about the most. From white Carrara marble to white quartz there is a lot to consider when using white countertops.
Whiteout Wednesday is a weekly feature where I show five kitchens and/ or baths that have used white in a beautiful way.
If you have a white kitchen or bath that you would like to see featured here please email me.
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Photo: Design Sponge

Photo: flourish design + style

Photo: The Pink Pagoda

Photo: Mountain Living

Contemporary Kitchen by Vancouver Architects & Designers Moeski Design Agency

Bianco Romano Granite Kitchen from MGS by Design

We recently installed the countertops in this beautiful new home.
The Kitchen countertops are Bianco Romano granite with a 2 1/2" Half Moon edge detail.

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Photo: MGS by Design

Whiteout Wednesday: Five White Powder Bathrooms

White kitchens and baths are definitely the hottest trend I am seeing right now. It's also the subject I get asked about the most. From white Carrara marble to white quartz there is a lot to consider when using white countertops.
Whiteout Wednesday is a weekly feature where I show five kitchens and/ or baths that have used white in a beautiful way.
If you have a white kitchen or bath that you would like to see featured here please email me.
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Usually on Whiteout Wednesday I show white kitchens and sometimes I show white bathrooms (which are usually master bathrooms). This week I'm changing it up a bit and am featuring five beautifully white Powder Bathrooms.
I love how people went bold with the walls in all five of these baths, whether it was the wallpaper, black trim or Carrara marble. 
Enjoy!

Photo: House Beautiful

modern powder room design by austin architect Hugh Jefferson Randolph Architects

Photo: Design Chat with Kim Lemmon

contemporary powder room design

 Photo: Decor Pad

Home Office with Cranbrook Cambria quartz

Quartz is an excellent choice for countertops in any office.
Here are a couple of pictures of a home office we did...

 The quartz is Cambria, the color is Cranbrook.  The edge detail is a 2 1/4" Miter.  Check out the metal sheets on the backsplash that they will use for magnets.
All images from MGS by Design.

Does the Bathtub Belong in the Middle of the Room?

Julianne Moore's home in New York.  Photo: www.home-designing.com

Recently I used the photo above as a reference when showing a client some ideas for her upcoming bathroom remodel.
I was showing her the photo as inspiration for colors and that this bathroom doesn't look too bathroom-y.  (Yes, that's a word, I just decided).
Anyway, her first question was "Does a bathtub belong in the middle of a room?"
Even though there's no way we'd put her bathtub in the middle of her bathroom (because her room doesn't have the layout for it), we proceeded to look at pictures of bathrooms with bathtubs in the middle for 30 minutes.
In the end I convinced her that yes, a bathtub could go in the middle of a room!

Here are a four of our favorite photos that we came across....

Contemporary Bathroom by Calgary Design-Build Firms Prominent Homes Ltd
 

Traditional Bathroom by San Francisco Interior Designers & Decorators Matthew MacCaul Turner

Modern Bathroom by Glen Ellyn Kitchen & Bath Remodelers The Kitchen Studio of Glen Ellyn

Contemporary Bathroom by Red Deer Carpet & Flooring Carpet Colour Centre - Carpet One

So tell me, would you design a bathroom so that the tub was in the middle?  Do you like this layout or hate it?

Whiteout Wednesday: 5 White Kitchens

White kitchens and baths are definitely the hottest trend I am seeing right now. It's also the subject I get asked about the most. From white Carrara marble to white quartz there is a lot to consider when using white countertops.
Whiteout Wednesday is a weekly feature where I show five kitchens and/ or baths that have used white in a beautiful way.
If you have a white kitchen or bath that you would like to see featured here please email me.
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I've got five really great white kitchens for you this week!

This first kitchen I actually saw on last week's episode of Selling New York.  (I ridiculously love that show.)  The 5th Avenue Penthouse was designed by the architect Joseph Dirand.  The entire Penthouse was amazing.  If I had 12 million to spend on my home, I'd totally consider spending it on this place.
You can see more photos of this Penthouse here.
The countertops in the kitchen are Carrara marble.  Look closely at the island, the marble wraps the entire thing.  Gorgeous!

Photo: Joseph Dirand Architecture

Photo: Design Shuffle

 contemporary kitchen design by other metros interior designer Atmosphere Interior Design Inc.

traditional spaces design by philadelphia kitchen and bath Tim Kriebel - KRIEBELDESIGN

Contemporary Kitchen by Edina Design-Build Firms Great Neighborhood Homes