Hardwood, Counters & More!

I have been thinking lately about what we'll do when we're ready to do hardwood, counters, window coverings and many more projects...here's some of my inspirations :)

Hardwood Floors

I am in love with a Vintage 5" Fumed Old Oak and various styles of maple. I normally don't like Oak, but this one is different. It has plenty of variations and not as much visible grain. And next to our solid colour black stairs this would really pop.

Vintage 5" Fumed Old Oak

Vintage 5" Fumed Old Oak

Aged Maple Gingerbread

Engineered Hardwood Wide Plank

Counters

For our counters I really love a granite style called Bianco Antico...a common black and white style. It would go perfectly in our monochromatic kitchen.

We would prefer a quartz for the low maintenance, but want the look of granite. Definitely need to do some more research and find more styles I like.

As for the edge style I think the first choice would be the Flat Ease edge, it is simple, contemporary, and easy to clean.

And of course we will need to replace our current kitchen sink with an undermount version. I am in love with the 16-Gauge Stainless Steel Single Bowl Square Kitchen Sink from Ticor. Not sure on the sharp or rounded corners yet...I would prefer the sharp, but they can be more difficult to clean. For the tap I want to do something industrial/commercial looking, but still have practical functionality. Pics below...

Have not put too much thought into bathroom counters and fixtures yet...

To Shutter or Not to Shutter...

Lastly, for window coverings...I LOVE shutters, but the substantial cost is pushing me to blinds. I also love the idea of doing dark coverings on the ground floor and white on the second, but considering that we already have a lot of dark furniture and black stairs we will prob go all white...I have included some samples of both that I love below...

I do know that whichever style of blinds/shutters we decide on that we will go with an inside fit. Meaning that the blind or shutter will be inside the window frame as opposed to sitting outside the frame, I just think it looks more finished. I will be looking for understated cornice trims with straight lines if doing blinds, as opposed to the traditional curves...see below...

Traditional Contemporary

Lots to think about!