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That's what I get for not reading back far enough.

Thanks.

Nice backsplashes, Rainman.

Would it be any of these:

• Sponging on/Sponging off

• Ragging on/Ragging off

• Frottage

Colorwashing is three colors

Love the kitchen!!!

Ragging, I think. I know that we painted it one solid color, and then my wife went back with a different color and kind of smeared it on with a rag.

And thanks. We like it.

We love the backsplashes, despite the problems. The house is now officially our Fortress of Solitude.

But, aren't there two of you? Also, does your house come with instructional crystals?

There are aren't there are two of them. If I understood correctly.

Fortress of Duality?

faux painting....and yes, I can confirm that these pictures of Kevins house are legitimate....even down to the old salmon tv room.

speaking of faux, your entry, living room and dining area is crying for a one color wash..

nice job though...congrats to you and the mr's...it's a great house.

Faux! That's what my wife was calling it.

Backcharge them for the time you spent attempting to correct their error. Be sure to make it more than the $445 that they want. Then after they refuse to make things right, find a lawyer and sue them for the total price of the granite and installation.

After the charge is placed on your credit card, dispute the charge as it is bogus.

The place looks great RM. Glad it worked out well.

Wow Rainman....very nice house and congrats on staying sane throughout the process. Thanks for sharing.

It all came out very nice. You guys do a good job of mixing the traditional with the eclectic. Makes for an interesting house. And yes, thanks for sharing. Would love to see before and after pics of any other remodels people are doing.

Curtainrods from Target? We have some just like those in Antique Bronze from Target....

Thanks for the compliments, everyone. We're pleased with it, and as cdcox said, we're happy with how we managed to marry the tradition of the home with some other things that were a little more avant garde.

And yeah, Fat Elvis, I think most or all of the second-floor curtain rods are from Target. We liked their stuff better than the stuff we had seen at the curtain store, and it was about a third of the price.

I must say, though, that I'm a particularly big fan of the "curtain rod" on the third floor (Post 264 - barely visible). I don't know where the wife bought it, but it's essentially a wire with some chrome holders. The rings that hold the curtains clip onto the curtains, so it's easy to use and it looks really cool.