Oh shoot! I passed this one up when I saw it at the nursery. Should have gotten it. paula_b ...Nice use of pots in with the garden plants and looks like some small ones growing out of rocks? I like looking at pictures like this where all the plants look so lush and happy. Very nice!

Thank you Michelle! I love my lanterns. They look nearly identical to the Honore but measure differently. The Honore is 16x27 while the Bolton is 15x26. So they're not quite identical I guess. The Bolton is a very substantial, sturdy lantern. I'm glad it worked out. I'd originally picked out two Troy lanterns that were back ordered forever so I started my search over and came across these. I've always loved the kitchen you posted. There's another with a soft turquoise lantern that's beautiful too. I think you should go for it. But I'd either have them painted or get your technique down on something else before painting the lanterns right off the bat. Yeah, that Urban Electric pendant's base price is right around $3k if I recall correctly. And Tobi Fairley's custom painted lanterns are almost $4k. The Honore's list price is about $400 less than the original lantern you selected. So you'll be saving if you go that way. And you'll save even more with the PB lantern. And with either, you'll end up with custom lanterns if you paint them! That's pretty cool in my opinion!

phylhl, you are not alone in making creative use of your photocopier! Check out oldbat2be's thread on this. Pretty good idea, might just have to get my printer fixed. (It died mid-reno, I suspect from construction dust.) MareLuce, that's one reason I liked the travertine -- it complements the island top nicely. It was suggested to me that travertine in a larger format might look more contemporary than 3x6s, but I just don't know. And then there's the whole "pink elephant in the room" problem. (Will the travertine stay beige, or will it turn pink in the room?) Ack -- this is hard! Maybe I like the painted splash just fine! Here is a link that might be useful: photocopied tile

sarakat - thanks - were you referring to the first set (the 4x12s, wooden beige tile) or the last pix I posted, the grey? breezy - yes I will explore this option. thank you so much. will ask the hvac guy. bet he could temporarily vent it w/out permanently attaching to the hood. and the crown - I'm wondering if that piece that returns to the wall could be cut, tacked up, and later taken down, cut back to fit against the tile. I would not want the tile guys to try to scribe the tile to the crown. i think that there are a few too many curves in the crown profile. ahhhh breezy we also have a master bath sort of in progress. floor tile is down, base cabs in, granite broke on the way in so i'm waiting to see the other slab or choose a slab from another lot. thankfully they have a few slabs! There is another area with a 5' piece and a few smaller pieces cut from the 1st slab so I really want a super close match. anyway, i also have to wait for glass shelves for the niches, because the first set DIDN'T FIT! we measured wrong or extra mud got put in or something anyway that turned into a $425 mistake which hurts here at the end when the well has run dry. at least i have picked the tile and everything. i just want the kitchen/paint/floors - entire 1st floor done for thanksgiving - except for backsplash!