Decisions, decisions

While Kevin nails down the plumbing, heating and electrical guys, we have been deciding on flooring, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, kitchen cabinets, vanities, etc. This is the fun part - at least until you see the bills. We have been to Patriot Flooring (formally Hoboken Flooring) in Pompton Plains, NJ to choose the hardwood for the dining and living rooms and upstairs for the master bedroom and library. Since the dining room is below grade, we are required to use engineered flooring in that particular room. We decided on an engineered cherry in vintage brown for the dining room and since walnut was way too expensive in solid wood, we chose cherry with the same vintage brown stain for the living, bedroom and library. The third floor bedrooms we hope to use the original oak flooring that was in the master bedroom and library- it depends on the price of refinishing vs new flooring.


I used Lighting Direct.com for the light fixtures as they had the best prices and free shipping. I also used Hesco Lighting in Califon - they have a pretty extensive selection and their prices were good, too.

E&B in Bridgewater is the place to go for plumbing fixtures and Martha was very helpful.

Showcase Kitchens in Bloomfield is doing the kitchen. Haviva, Vito and Chris have all had in put in the design and great suggestions. The cabinets are being made by Crystal Cabinets.

Kevin Fleming's crew are going to make a few of the bathroom vanities using a design I saw in Pottery Barn. I will provide picture of everything as it is installed.