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The floor is in! It just needs a good polishing.

I went with polished concrete for the floor, counters, and backsplash because I couldn’t find any inexpensive tile I liked. This isn’t meant to be my “forever” reno where I’m looking 20 years out, so I didn’t want to put in anything that is very customized or expensive. The idea was to do something pretty neutral (in case I choose to sell) and updated that would be easy to clean and maintain. Polished concrete fit the bill. Dark grey (natural) happened to be much cheaper than white and was my preferred colour as dark grey carries through the house. By the time the furniture is in and the walls are painted, it’s going to look much less industrial.

This is my inspiration picture for the room showing how bright yellow, turquoise, a polished concrete floor (albeit a tad lighter), and big windows can come together. Of course, I’m not doing the terrazzo but rather wood, and I think that’ll really warm things up.

As I explain in the video, yesterday was a spendy day because I had to pay for all my extra materials. The sink was a little over budget (but worth it as I’ll get a newer and better quality faucet), but paint was right what I expected and they even found me a new water heater that was much lower than my budget!

I cannot believe how the sink turned out. It was determined I did not have space for a large, deep, two-basin sink if I wanted to keep the undercabinet shelf with the 18 metal baskets. So I was advised to find a single big basin I could live with. Instead I showed a sign outside Cubimás, a kitchen store next to my Pilates studio and asked if the sink in that ad might work. I’d spotted it during online shopping, or at least I was pretty sure it was the one I’d spotted, and I knew the depth was perfect if that was the case. One biggish basin with half a basin would be a great compromise.

I had an almost identical sink in the RV and loved having the two sizes:

Oh, the nostalgia from that picture. That was a great kitchen.

The advertised sink ended up being exactly the right dimensions for the space we have to work with!

The only other thing to pick out is the hardware for my new cabinetry. I showed how I want the same burnished bronze as the door handles through the house, which the carpenter called “antiguo” (antique) and was told I’d be given a few options to pick from. I think that’s it for choosing anything. Now, it’s time for the rest of this project to come together!