illinigirl - I am also not a big fan of linear tile but I loved the colors of the tile and it is only going to be an accent stripe in the shower. I will be doing the tile work by myself and I have no clue what I am doing so I hope my vision doesn't collide with my inexperience in a catastrophic wreck...lol. Lori - I love your kitchen. Your whole house has come together beautifully. I wish I could sit on your porch with you and ask "how did you.. this" and "how did you... that". Robyn - Where are our mountain...oh, I mean, your progress pictures this morning? mlweaving - I hope your Dad is doing better. I'm glad you returned to find some progress even if you found some things wrong. Its time to start keeping a spare camera in your purse so that you keep your fellow GWers happy :) Autumn.4 - Hope the next couple of days aren't too stressful. Focus on the different ways you can fix Spam for supper to keep your mind off the negative stuff...lol. Kellithee - I never thought about it but I bet it does get scary as the loan account starts getting low. Come to think of it, I thought it was scary to sign the papers to begin with so I might as well stay bug-eyed through the entire process. Aprilh - Your problem has been rain. You're three hours east of me and we are getting the same weather. It won't be long and the framing will be done if the weather will give you a break. Things are slowing down on our build as we wait for the plumber to do the rough-in. He said he probably won't make it out until next Tuesday. I'm ok with it because it gives me time to get out there and clean up and do a little bit of work with some canned spray foam where you can see gaps in some of the sheathing. I also have to move stuff to storage from our current house and baseball practice started yesterday and will be three days a week. So if they want to slow down a little, I won't complain. At least not yet.

A dark colored grout, but it has to be done very carefully and the joints cleaned and shaped to make thinner grout lines than typical.

That does t look right. Did u get this resolved?

I thought for the fun of it I would post the final decision. (Actually I got a notice today regarding this post ...so I guess Houzz was "pandemicized" too) But after jumping through hoops (delays due to pandemic, furniture store went out of business (I think I might have been his last sale)....here is the dresser and it is PERFECT! Picture is attached... .Fine Furniture Design (Unfortunately it is an American Co. but in China yet the factory looked pretty nice).......The description is: "Antebellum is a new, relaxed traditional collection styled in the tradition of period pieces, but scaled and designed with today's consumer in mind. Crafted of walnut solids, figured swirly mahogany veneers, with inlays of maple and ebony veneers. In addition to the wonderful Hermitage wood finish, Antebellum also features an additional finish of Classic Black and Gold (921). Shaped case fronts, beautiful bands of mahogany, inlays of maple and ebony work together to make this a rich and wonderful traditional collection. Antebellum truly is a combination of craftsmanship, function and beauty." And Fine Furniture Design furniture is actually displayed in nice furniture galleries (so we were able to see the finish and construction before we made the purchase....although finding the exact dresser was impossible).......Probably another piece of furniture that will outlive me but it is beautiful. (and looks wonderful by the Flame Mahogany)