When is the best time to take on a project? Why, when the rest of the house is torn up with an even bigger project, of course!
Actually, that was true for me. When the guys first started on the under the house project, I couldn’t be of much help. We had plans to do the entire bathroom floor in little stones, so I wanted to try them out on the repaired (but not finished) entryway. I also wanted to see the grout color after it dried. I’m glad I did, because it was too dark, I switched to a lighter shade for the master bath.
I’d also hoped to use some of these marvelous, labradorite stones in the bathroom. Sadly, we decided they were too dark for that area. And the vendor I’d previously gotten these from at the gem show I attended did not bring any of their sliced stones this time. So I didn’t have any more options. I’d hoped for a warm moonstone, but it wasn’t available without special ordering, and time was short.
See what I mean? The bathroom colors were too golden for the labradorite stones. But we did manage to sneak in a few crystals.
Even with the golden flashes these had in the right light, they matched better by the door. So I used all of them up there. And love it! Labradorites and moonstones are both from the quartz family and tough enough to hold up in foot traffic. I guess I’ll just have to find another area to pave with moonstones slices, huh?
I did sneak a pretty, stone heart into the entryway. It’s a little thicker than the other rocks, so sits higher. I placed it back in the corner where that won’t matter. The grout I used in this spot is Cocoa, with Light Buff in the other space. There wasn’t a huge difference, but enough to matter overall.
It’s very good to have both areas done. And was hard to live through, but worth it. At some points, I was laying out flat on the floor to stretch my back out as I grouted and there might’ve been some Advil involved too.
Big jobs! But a big blast of design once it was done. I love them both!
Karla so beautiful, your creativity knows no bounds❤️
Love it