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Now that we have finished the hardwood floors and the face lift on the bathroom, Grant and I are just about ready to tackle the kitchen. Since we are so happy with the bathroom cabinet, we have decided to go ahead with trimming and painting the cupboards in the kitchen. I have chosen a simple shaker-type design, most likely in off-white. All we need to buy are some plain boards for trim, some paint and something to trim the bottom of the cabinets. Labour-intensive, but cost-effective.

The focus of the kitchen, and the place we are spending the most money, will be the counter and backsplash. We have pretty much decided to go with all tile, rather than using a Corian or other kind of counter. Some of you may recall the tile on the left. It is a Talavera tile, handmade in Mexico. I bought it ages ago as my highlight tile for the kitchen, but when I started looking for other tiles that would work with it, I really had trouble. Most tiles are much thinner than the Talaveras and I worried that it would be too difficult to even out the surfaces. Then I found two resources for Talavera tiles right here in the GTA. Yay!

I spent hours working out a design that Grant and I both liked. The backsplash will have an off-white background with green, red and gold tiles accenting the patterned tile. The counters will be green. I really wanted to share the design with you all. I created a design template in Word, but I can't figure out how to post it here. But here is the catalog with the tiles. I am planning on using Blanco Mexicano, Verde/Blanco, Amarillo Brillante and Terracotta. I am very excited about it all!

It's funny, a few months ago we were seriously thinking about moving. Now, I may never want to move!