Soooo... I'm at a crossroads.
I know, it's shocking.
We are attempting to button up our final big purchases for the Farmhouse in order to see where we stand budget-wise, and while I've decided to leave the bidding of drywall help and heating and air costs to my husband, I have decided to take on the daunting task of finding Martha's Vineyard worthy countertops on a Boone's Farm budget...
..hmmm...maybe I should plant vines at the Farmhouse....
...I do love wine....
...Excuse me while I Google the labor involved in starting my own winery...
Ok, well, it's officially in my 5 year plan, along with learning French, finishing all seasons of Breaking Bad, and reading the entire Encyclopedia Brittanica...
...I mean honestly, how cool would it be to be able to say you read every, single one of those massive things!? I know right?! My brain would be like a never ending Mensa meeting...
*crickets*
I guess it's just me.
...I mean honestly, how cool would it be to be able to say you read every, single one of those massive things!? I know right?! My brain would be like a never ending Mensa meeting...
*crickets*
I guess it's just me.
Anyways, countertops.
So I have narrowed it down to two options...
So I have narrowed it down to two options...
1. Quartz countertops in a very light, creamy beige color. These lovely countertops are a pretty solid shade throughout without much variation, as well as tiny glimmery flecks all over. Clean, fresh, a little bit sexy because of the little shimmers, but also neutral enough that it meshes well with all kinds of materials that may be added to the kitchen. These countertops, are the more expensive option, but they will be cut and installed for us. They hale from good ole' Lowes.
-OR-
2. Dark walnut butcher block countertops. A more "old world" look. Dark and medium ribbons of rich wood tones running together like a herd of wild mustangs across the plains...
...you like that? :)...see how I just made wood countertops seem wild and uninhibited?...
...oh yeah, literary genius at its best...
Anyhoo, these countertops would create a beautiful, classic country look. At the same time it has just enough "fancy", that pairing it with a wall of simply decorated open shelving with white dishes won't make the kitchen as a whole look too plain. This is the cheaper option but we would have to cut and finish these ourselves. These are from Lumber Liquidators.
....ah Lumber Liquidators...
...it has the same effect on my youngest's bum as Lowe's does. I don't know what it is about any kind of home improvement store, but every time we go into these places (which is more often that I care to admit) my littlest decides now is a good time to poop.... needless to say, we have become very familiar with the route to the Lumber Liquidators restrooms... back through the warehouse, around the mountains of wood and forklifts, past the life-size cutout of a LL employee that scares the poo out of me Every. Single. Time...
.... it's a cruel, yet convenient irony really...
Anyways..
...you like that? :)...see how I just made wood countertops seem wild and uninhibited?...
...oh yeah, literary genius at its best...
Anyhoo, these countertops would create a beautiful, classic country look. At the same time it has just enough "fancy", that pairing it with a wall of simply decorated open shelving with white dishes won't make the kitchen as a whole look too plain. This is the cheaper option but we would have to cut and finish these ourselves. These are from Lumber Liquidators.
....ah Lumber Liquidators...
...it has the same effect on my youngest's bum as Lowe's does. I don't know what it is about any kind of home improvement store, but every time we go into these places (which is more often that I care to admit) my littlest decides now is a good time to poop.... needless to say, we have become very familiar with the route to the Lumber Liquidators restrooms... back through the warehouse, around the mountains of wood and forklifts, past the life-size cutout of a LL employee that scares the poo out of me Every. Single. Time...
.... it's a cruel, yet convenient irony really...
Anyways..
Both options would be very lovely, but seriously, they are so different it's like being forced to choose between Ryan Gosling in "Crazy, Stupid, Love"...
or Ryan Gosling in "the Notebook"...
or Ryan Gosling in "the Notebook"...
How IS a girl to choose...?!
I mean, one of them is pretty and shiny and can take the heat, and the other is rugged and old fashioned and I get to rub it down with oil on a regular basis...
It's maddening.
Maybe additional info will help the decision-making move along...
Our floors will be a dark, hand-scraped, style like this.
And our kitchen cabinets are Kraftmaid in the color "Mushroom".
I mean, one of them is pretty and shiny and can take the heat, and the other is rugged and old fashioned and I get to rub it down with oil on a regular basis...
It's maddening.
Maybe additional info will help the decision-making move along...
Our floors will be a dark, hand-scraped, style like this.
And our kitchen cabinets are Kraftmaid in the color "Mushroom".
They are the lighter of the two colors pictured here (not the green)... kind of a very light taupey color that I thought was very pretty and light, but a nice, subtle change from the typical white or off-white....
...Plus I love mushrooms, so it only made sense that I pick this color.
So there you have it folks. My dilemma for the week.
Light, shiny, slightly shimmery countertops that hold up better to heat, stains and germs for more money?
-OR-
Dark, old wordly, multi-tonal, wood countertops that I can't really set hot pots or drippy red wine glasses on, but that cost a fraction of the price and are still lovely???
I guess I better go watch Crazy Stupid Love, then Notebook to help me decide...
It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.
Off I go..
:) Ashley
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