For day four of this project I'm sure my contractor regrets giving me an extra day to think about the floor pattern in the kitchen.
Once I realize what I thought I wanted to do with the tile was not possible in the vertical line offset by a third pattern & it made it look too striping, I started to really doubt if I even want to lay this tile. And after looking I could do another option that was in stock that I could do an exchange of tile.... I was thinking that might be my Plan B & can get done in the same timeframe but it was a lot lighter and let's face it, a white floor with three dogs is not a good idea.... So I decided to go to Pinterest and search the tile name specifically, which is "Marazzi Grigio". In the search I found somebody who did the foryer in the herringbone pattern using the smaller 6x24" tile.
So first thing this morning I sprung doing this pattern on Mr. Branch, my contractor. He even humoring me by laying out the pattern roughly in the space so I can see exactly what it would look like. Maybe he was hoping I would think it would look busy but I fell in love with that right away.
It's definitely more complicated and harder to do & has the project in overtime. But due to the difficulty I understood when he asked for a little bit more money. I was making this more complicated than what I initially planned. But It really makes a world of difference in the tile. And after Mr. Branch laid it out for me, I pulled out a couple tiles to line it vertically. Even though I did only one row and not the full offset pattern, it was easy to see what a night/day difference the pattern makes in the tile appeal.
Really takes it to ugly to lovely. My contractor agreed. So he went to work on the herringbone pattern; and stayed
late & this was the outcome of day 4. I had asked them to center it with the bay window, since to me that's the focal point of the room.
Branch Home Improvements also completed the dog room so it's ready for grout
and they grouted in the backsplash.
It all looks awesome. Their quality of work has been beyond superior.
. I just need the floor tile in the kitchen to go down so I can stop second guessing it. I'm gonna consider it being like the roof how I second-guessed not up until it was completed and once it was done I loved it so hopefully the kitchen will end up the same because right now I can go back-and-forth with liking it or not. If they had a another tile that was in stock, that I like better, I'd probably have already swapped it out but it is the best stock option & at this point I don't want to delay this project. Already gonna take a day longer then I thought. Most of that is Home Depot's fault though because they've kind of given my contractor the runaround and even ended up having them deliver some tile out to my house since my contractor had already gone there twice to pick it up when they said they would have it. Also while we are waiting for that delivery notice that one of the dog room boxes was given to us in the wrong color of the tile and it was the first box so luckily I caught my contractor cutting the first piece. Bennett branch with Branch Home Improvement called Home Depot & the manager on the phone said they would bring out the box and exchange it when they brought out the other tile but that didn't happen. I went to Home Depot to exchange it. It was easy enough but Home Depot has definitely added hassle into this project. 
The before picture above.
The before dog room. A room that is designated for three dogs has no business with carpet in it. I didn't realize I had black mold growing until I pulled up a rug in the location of it makes me think it was due to a water bowl leaks. 
