Granite...argh!!

Today started with meeting the granite fabricator to take a look at the layout.  He had wooden templates made with the dimensions of our kitchen counters.  Discovered that one of the slabs we bought was not wide enough.  The GC had counted for all the granite exactly so we wouldn't have to waste money buying extra granite we would not use.  We simply had the wrong size granite (101" x 58").  So GC went immediately up to IRG to exchange the slab for a bigger one (107" x 58").

Went to Saratoga Plumbing to order the rest of our shower trim and powder room items (pedestal sink, faucets).  Going with the ever-popular Kohler Memoirs pedestal sink and Grohe Seabury faucets.  These faucets had to be in chrome to match the nearby wall sconces I had ordered, otherwise they would have been in brushed nickel.


Grohe Seabury - ordered one on the bottom with levers


Kohler Memoirs pedestal sink


Visited the home and found a dilemma in the master bathroom.  We had wanted our large rectangular tiles to be laid our horizontally but the worker had laid them out vertically.  *sigh*  After much discussion, we decided to leave them as vertical.  The biggest reason was that to use the tile horizontally, every single piece of tile would have to be cut and then we would lose the extra smooth factory edge which would not look as nice.  Plus, the worker has a lot of experience laying tile and he said that the edge from his cutting of the tile would just not be as beautiful as the factory edge.  Leaving the tiles vertical would give us the cleanest lines.  Also, I gave him a diagram of the shower niche we wanted.

Drove up to IRG to pick one of the two slabs our GC had pre-approved. The larger slabs of Princess White had large gray spots on them. So I picked the one with the fewest gray spots (below).  Check out the gorgeous Polar White marble slab behind it!!

Went to Restoration Hardware to order bathroom hardware for the powder room from their Chatham collection.  Towel bar was in stock but had to get the towel ring ordered and shipped.
Normally, I would've ordered the Grohe Seabury hardware but Restoration Hardware is having their 20% off friends and family sale so the price beats the Grohe hardware price.