The crack.
Posted: February 17, 2006 Filed under: Uncategorized 5 Comments »
Get your mind out of the gutter. Yikes.
Everyone knows I’m renovating around here. Well, last week, the long awaited countertop arrived. I wanted something different. Something really groovy. Something NOT Stepford-like… so I ordered concrete. It’s all the rage on the west coast, but around here no one has ever heard of such a thing. I love it. Absolutely, positively love it.
Except that Andrew spotted a hairline fracture where the faucet is set in. And then we found 2 more in front of the sink. My brother, the materials engineer, talked to me about stress (I’m stressed, alright) and I, in turn, talked to the concrete ar-tiste.
It will be remade and installed properly, I am confident. But meantime, I can’t walk past it without seeing a crack…
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Wow, your kitchen is CLEAN!
That’s just because we’re not really using it! I admit, I am a bit of a neat freak anyway. Don’t tell…
I almost went with concrete! Yes it is all the rage here in LA, but the price is also all the rage. Granite was cheaper and easier to install.
What are you using for the backslpash – I have an idea for you if you need one.
The tile we chose is Ironworks and there will be different sizes from 3×3, 6×3, 12×6 — should be cool. My first choice was Ecofriendly Recycled Tiles, but they were way too pricy! I’d love to hear your idea though!
We used glass tile (kinda like the pool tile) and love it. However YOUR choice is amazing and your kitchen will be beautiful. Be sure to post photos when it’s done.