Remodeling

Alex and I bought a small red brick house built in 1958. Suffice it to say, it needed some updating. Within the last 3 1/2 years, we have been slowly, but steadily remodeling our home. We have painted, landscaped, built a pergola for the patio and various other projects I can't even think of. Well, our next big project is the remodeling of the bathrooms. We have decided to re-tile both of them and create a larger shower in the master bath (not so much of a master, it is smaller than the other one). So, we went to look at tile and picked out some very neutral tile with some listels and accents to make it pop. We got the samples home and laid them out, but then realized that we picked out tile that would better suit a newer home.

Here is the tip for today: when remodeling your home, try to stay with the style of your home, but in totally modern ways. Confused? What I mean is basically pick out things that you like, but not something that is going to clash with the period or style of your home. For example, you wouldn't want decorate a very modern architectural home with country accents, it just wouldn't go. Feel free to experiment, though. Take home samples and lay them pout. Paint small patches of different colors on your walls and then pick your favorite. So, we are going to pick out new tile this week and keep in mind the style and time period of our home.