Cork flooring (hallway/kitchen/dining/living rooms): as Thurmon-coloured as we could get it, to disguise the fur... Plus, a friendly surface for baby boy XY to learn to crawl on.
Slate flooring (bathroom, front and back entryways): durable in the areas most likely to get wet and muddy, and possible scratched at (thanks to Thurmon).
Our walk-in shower, with its gorgeous green stone mosaic and fabulous, curved sill, shaped to match the curved shower rod. Stephane, our tile genius from Greening Homes, has created a work of art.
The classic subway tile on the shower walls, which will have a gray/brown grout that highlights the pattern in which they're applied (same tile and treatment for the kitchen backsplash). Also, green mosaic tile in the shower niche shelves and inside the window. Overhead there'll be a sun tunnel (much like a skylight; just picture stepping into a shower drenched in sunlight in the morning!). Oh, and heated floors and towel rack. A rain shower head. The bathroom has really become our miniature spa...
The window sills, made from wood salvaged from the original floor joists taken out during the moving of our staircase - lots of interesting wear and tear marks on them (and if Thurmon spends a lot of time scrabbling about on them a little more wear will fit right in). Note the joint linking two pieces in the longest sill in the living room - thanks to Steven at Greening Homes for suggesting that fun, industrial detail!
Kitchen cupboards (IKEA on the inside; on the outside will be solid wood Shaker-style fronts by Phil), and our new Marvin glass door (far more energy-efficient than the old sliding patio doors). The kitchen now has far more connection to the backyard, the dining and living rooms. Not to mention space to move around!
The trim - simple, finger-jointed pine lumber (which will be painted white), but applied in a more elaborate scheme than usual. Chalk that one up to reading all of Sarah Susanka's "Not so Big House" books - it's the trim that ties everything together...
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