Threeapples, Gardenweb has an entire forum dedicated to Kitchens. Your best bet is to post your question over there. To find it, look in the green band underneath the Gardenweb logo at the top of this page. Look for "Gardenweb.....blogs.....forums....photo galleries," etc. Click on Forums and then on Home Forums. Go through the list to find kitchens (Home Decorating is another great resource). Here's a link: Here is a link that might be useful: Gardenweb Kitchen Forum

The Zephyr website lists a 50w PAR20 halogen bulb (screw in type) for your Breeze II. Knowing that, your local lighting store might be able to help you find lamps that would match up with it fairly closely. The lamps of this type that I found online were specified at 520 to 600 lumens, 2900K to 3500K color temp, and 90-100 CRI, so even buying the same type of lamp isn't guaranteed to give the same results when you replace a burned out lamp but maybe it's close enough. Since there's such a range in specs even on the same type bulb, you might go down to wherever you would normally buy bulbs (like Home Depot or Lowe's or your local lighting store) and buy one. Put it into a lamp that you own (it has a normal medium screw-in base) and shine it on the tiles. If you like that light, then look for lighting with those specs. This is a pretty simplistic approach, but at least you would know what kind of light you're going to get and know where to get replacements. If you have enough time, you could try calling the support people at Zephyr and ask about the specs on their lamps.

Well, I'd say you can easily recreate it. I think your inspiration picture bath has porcelain tiles..there is plenty of choice in the stores nowadays. If you pick white, or white and gray(like in certain marble or quartz that mimics it) countertop for the vanity, and do light gray porcelain tiles for example..you can go with bigger tiles for a modern look, or with smaller, for more traditional one. Porcelain tiles often also have texture that creates more friction-important in a place that gets wet. White and black or white and gray floor will look wonderful too, but probably a bit harder to keep clean. You can do this "chess board" look, or hex mosaics, or basketweave-I think it might look very cool in your house. But if you prefer one color on the floor-it will work perfectly well too. I'm saying "gray" because in my opinion it will play with a color of the vanity very nicely; I love this juxtaposition, but it can be anything really. What is the color of your hardwood floors? PS I don't think a white vanity is safer than any other vanity..:) It really depends on your preference, and on the house itself. But I must say-if you really love white, generally speaking, your choice immediately expands. I love colors-when it comes to materials, it gets trickier and more expensive. White and black or white and gray, or white and blue-that's where you have a sea of choices. Without overpaying. It is just so classic, and it's everywhere, and you can play with it to no end.

Matt and Ash Construction and Design Inc. - yes, this is just the look I am going for! What sort of material would you recommend for the patio itself? kiminpl - I think I am leaning towards that, the concrete. Seems the simplest and most cost-effective. I would love to get the name of a contractor, but I can't figure out how to private message you! I was resistant to the big chunky pergola look, but maybe I'm just used to seeing ones not made to fit the scale of the homes (looooot's of cheap flips when I was house shopping). Dig Doug's Designs(8A) - I really like this! I wonder if it would look as nice not raised. The only problem I have with putting anything in front of that room to the right of the patio is that wall has my only access to the crawl-space under the house. Maybe it could be moved... l pinkmountain - That's what I am leaning toward. Terracotta tiles are beautiful but I imagine quite expensive to install outdoors and might be fragile/take a lot of maintenance. What do you think I need to look out for to make sure it is done properly?