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Thank you so much for all the feedback! I feel more at ease with our decision to go with the engineered wood. I was really second guessing it. Hearing the real-life experience helps. I'm ok with it getting a little roughed up here and here, after-all we are living with it! The one we are choosing has a 3mm wear layer.
@stiley, your floor is beautiful!
@stiley they really are beautiful! If ours look like that after 12 years, scratches and all, I'll be happy!
@spagano yes the allergy thing has been a journey. It's just one of my 3 kids, but we are trying what we can to help with any house allergens...can't wait to get rid of all our carpets! I was reading that LVP can trigger those with allergies if they are sensitive to chemical smells, so didn't even think to go down that road until I started hearing comments about engineered. Thanks so much for the feedback!
I have slim shaker cabinets and I did my drawer fronts to match. (See below.) However, I've seen it done both ways, so I think it's a combination of personal preference and how deep your shallowest drawers are.
In your example, I prefer the drawers with the rails and stiles. However, I would recommend asking your designer / cabinet contact to provide elevations showing both slab front drawers as well as with rails and stiles and see which you prefer.
Your other consideration will be where to put pulls or knobs, as with many skinny shaker styles you won't have room on the stiles. Mine are actually wide enough that I put pulls on the upper cabinet stiles (and on the rails for the glass front uppers.) However on the refrigerator, since the appliance pulls are bigger and also closer together, we put those next to the stiles rather than on top. Not a great pic, but you can kind of see how the pulls are on the stiles for the upper cabinets, and next to the stiles on the refrigerator.
I agree with @chicagoans that it's personal preference. We did all drawers with the skinny shaker but I've seen it done both ways.
Deep breathe. You are in the royal PITA, expensive, stressful phase but you will surmount this and it will be ok!
1. I've worked with distant cabinet makers (as well as one far across town) and both have FedExed sample doors for me. This is standard practice. Ask for it, if they won't eat the cost then you should. It is worth it.
2. I agree the same floor for your bathroom and curbless would be great. But in that case you've got to look only for DCOF anti-slip rating for the whole bathroom. (Not a bad idea ever.) . Have you been paying attention to the anti-slip factor thus far?
3. No, a cool white would not work, but a soft-off white with some variation to the tile would. Also look at beiges, taupes, warm cements. Just because your first pic had too much movement and variation doesn't mean you have to revert to a plain solid. Just get something with a bit of variation, not as much.
4. Say more about the style of your bathroom and whether any of the pics below of Taj counters and floor combos work and we can help find something that will.
Also, that particular slab has some huge brown veining in it. Are you ready for that big brush stroke of brown to land on your counter and if so, on which one, where do you want it placed?
Here are some taj counter and floor tile exampes. Do any do it for you?