Here is a link that might be useful: bathroom ideas

We wanted the look of marble without the maintenance issues of real stone and we are very happy with this porcelain and ceramic product.

Here are are a few photos:

Materials used:

Floor Tile: AO Catarina Coliseum White Porcelain Matt Finish 12x12 Tiles

Wall Tile: AO Catarina Coliseum White Ceramic Polished 8x10 Tiles

Accent Tile: White Carrara Marble 12" Chair Rail

Vanity countertops and shower wall ledges: Caeserstone "Pebble" in polished finish

Faucets/Shower Heads: Danze

Shower Control: Hans Grohe

Hardware/Towel Bars/Lighting: Restoration Hardware

Tub: Toto 6ft AirJet Tub

Toilet: Toto

I think this plus their eBay site are the only places to get them reasonably priced...but there may others, Google "Ticor" + the model you're looking for.

Tapmaster®: Tapmaster®: http://www.tapmaster.ca/

I don't know if there are other places to get these from...again, Google it!

Never-MT: Never-MT: http://custominserts-store.stores.yahoo.net/nevsoapandlo.html

I think this is the only place you can get one from.

Pop up Outlets: Popup Mocketts: http://www.mockett.com/default.asp?ID=469

There may be other vendors/sellers, use Google. (Pufp?)

Plugmold®/Power Strips:

• Plugmold®: http://www.wiremold.com/www/consumer/products/plugmold.asp
  
• Angle Powerstrip: http://www.tasklighting.com/ap/angle-strip.htm

There may be other vendors/sellers, use Google.

Have you noticed that "Google" (or other search engine) is your "new best friend"? :-)

Note: One reason people haven't specified where they got things is that most things are available many places. Another reason is that you have to be careful not to "advertise" or promote a business on this site.

kimkss, Not sure if there is a color you are particularly interested in... I think these are all the colors, in order of appearance

* Kitchen & Living Room - SW Humble Gold
* Master Bedroom and Bath - SW Drizzle
* Dining Room - SW Baked Clay
* Powder/Laundry/Mud room - SW Studio Blue/Green
* Computer Nook - SW Recycled Glass
* TV Room - SW Latte

Hope that is helpful!

Completed home slideshow

Details... The cabinets are Amish made of quartersawn white oak with miniwax Red Oak stain. The floors are quartersawn red oak with no stain. The counters are Green Mountain Original soapstone.

This is our nook. The table, which we had custom made, comfortably seats our family of four for casual dinners. We have two more chairs and 2 leaves which we can add for a little bigger dinner. The secretary in the hutch folds down and provides a writing surface plus a place to stash mail and odds and ends.

The kitchen itself sits behind the nook. The formal dining room is through the door at the end of the kitchen. I wanted to wine fridge and "real" fridge as well as the pantry on the edges of the kitchen so they could be accessed by guests or the kids without getting in the way for the cooks.

We have additional seating for four at the island, which is handy when we are cooking for company or for breakfast or snacks for the boys.

The faucet is the Kohler Simplice and the sink is the ever popular single bowl Ticor. I'm very happy with them both. You can also see our giant cutting block in this picture. For a while we toyed around with the idea of making part of the island butcher block, but I'm happy with the compromise we struck. The fridge an Amana French door.

The range is a Blue Star 36", which is dream to cook on. The hood is by Futuro and the backsplash was custom made by Artistic Abode based on some line drawings I provided.

The Micro is an Advantium 120. It is a convection so it serves as our second oven and we are really enjoying the combination of that with the Blue Star range. Our reach in pantry has custom made cafe doors which match our cabinets and a pendant light which matches the pendants over our island and in the nook.

And here is the pantry itself. It is small but mighty!

Thank you again to everyone who patiently contributed to my threads. Building this kitchen was a pleasure. I wonder if I'll ever get to do it again...

* Sherwin Williams super paint - exterior and interior.

* Hardiplank

* Simonton Vinyl windows double pane, low e - anything else was overkill for this house. Great price, window features are good and they've worked flawlessly and made a huge difference in the comfort of the homes.

* Kraftmaid all plywood cabinets - still look brand new 5 years later. Held up great to a minor flood when sink plumbing broke and has withstood a kid swinging on the cabinet door

* Robbins engineered hardwood. 1/2" thick, 1/8" wear layer, matte finish, red oak. No signs of wear after 9 years and 2 medium sized dogs for 3 of those years. Minimal rugs used and none in the hallway or other high traffic areas. Only damage was inflicted by dropping speakers and dragging a cabinet over it with a stone caught underneath in a couple of spots.

* Using roof decking with the radiant barrier. I have a dark charcoal roof now in full TX sun and my electrical bill didn't change when going from the screw down metal to this.

* cultured marble surrounds for tubs and showers. No grout lines to clean and really cut down on maintenance. We are getting this in the new house too.

Eagle windows (and not *just* cuz Cinnamon Toast is a spectacular and warm red color).

Samsung fridge (OK, it wasn't purchased for the build, we bought it when we moved here 3 years ago, but for the $700 pricetag, it's a bargain; performs well, roomy and looks great).

Garland/Blue Star range.

Vitra toilets (made in Turkey, classic styling and in the $200 range).

KA Pro Line DW, the thing is silent and works beautifully.

And as long as we're talking basics:

Poured concrete foundation

2 x 6 construction

Blown in Icyene insulation

Copper flashing

sandyponder

For windows: Nothing but Pella or Andersen.
For doors: Andersen or Thermatru
Panel products: Advancetech OSB
Plumbing systems: Vanguard PEX
Nails: Maze. Nothing but Maze galvanized for ACQ/PT construction. Coil roofing from Maze or Paslode. All exterior bolts/fasteners from Timberlok. Drywall screws from Grabber; all other screws, without exception from McFeely's. Finishing supplies from Klingspor.

Siding: Certainteed fibercement or Hardie (supply issue only).

Wall systems: at this point, and given upcoming energy costs, SIPs or tilt-up concrete energy-panels.

Flashing - and kind! Fortifiber's Moistop, Tyvek's FlexWrap, they're all good, especially when installed correctly!

ASTM rated building paper (asphalt impregnanted felt) used to create the drainage plane on the exterior walls

Benjamin Obdyke Home Slicker - important to provide ventilation behind the siding

Bora-Care - spray on framing to prevent mold and rot

Therma-Stor Ultra Aire whole house ventilating dehumidifier - fantastic invention!