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Well, my earlier post about the kitchen renovations should probably be revised to include all the correct information but I thought it would be nice to leave the original decision there so this one becomes an update. :)

We had a little issue with Home Depot not getting us a quote even after paying for AND having a measure done. As a result, they have reimbursed our deposit/measure fee and we went to several places looking at what was available. The first place was Parkland Carpet One. They were very professional and had a wide variety of materials available. We chose some very nice flooring though I wasn't really totally happy with it because it was outside the colour scheme I was contemplating. They gave us a measure and a quote about a week later. There were a couple places we went where we didn't even really get to browsing. First of all we are all about customer service and these places were more than lacking. Secondly, they just didn't have the products we were hoping for... or maybe they did but due to poor customer service, they didn't get a chance to show them to us.

The other place we went was End of the Roll. We hadn't even realized that they dealt with large amounts and even full rolls of flooring product. From the name, we just assumed that they had mainly smaller pieces - those that would fit in cozy rooms but not necessarily run through a length of a house. We had a recommendation for them though, so we decided to check them out. When we walked in, we headed down to the side of the store past the main desk and all we saw were those aforementioned pieces. We were about to head out and they stopped us at the desk and asked us to give them 5 minutes after explaining what we were looking for to find something we'd be interested in. They did a great job!

This is really a poor sample of the flooring, which is put out by Domco under the name of Fiber Floor. This sample is what was available for browsing online though and I tried to adjust the brightness to be at least a little closer to what I saw though it's definitely not exact. It should give a bit of an idea what it looks like though if you gaze at a larger sample it looks a lot more grey/blue with just a little of the browns. The grey/blue will complement the countertop we chose and the wall colour we are planning to work with. The browns will complement our cabinetry and that should really tie it all together.

The subfloor is scheduled to be installed beginning on the 23rd of this month so things are moving right along. Actually, the cabinets arrived late last week and were delivered (and inspected) on Tuesday morning. They will go in on the 29th if all goes as planned. They are beautiful though not quite as light as I had originally hoped for.

I'm not sure I mentioned that because we are putting down new subfloor it just made sense to do the entire main floor in new flooring at once. We didn't like the idea of having some of the floor higher than the rest for a time. So, the pattern above is what will be installed in the kitchen, hallway, back entrance, and bathroom. Another pattern was chosen for the bedrooms and the livingroom. It is a Tarkett product (also Fiber Floor since the two companies merged a few years ago) and is a wood grain look although it's actually a sheet vinyl product. It should go well with pretty much any colours we might choose for the rooms.

Both flooring styles have a 15 year warranty and good wear layers so our hopes are that we may never have to change it as long as we are in the house... but we'll see what the future holds. We should be set for a good number of years anyway. :)

Dee..