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February 1, 2006
I am AMAZED!!
We went to Lowe's tonight to pick out the paint colors for the bathroom. We were undecided in the finish for the tub-room so we opted to wait and think on it. The colors that we choose however were Mulling Spices for the wainscoting and Faded Clay for the upper half of the walls.
We figured while we were there we would browse since we are 45 minutes away from Lowe's. Clearance racks always catch our attention so we saw one and were looking through it. On the rack we found some prefinished wood flooring. Some of the boxes were actual oak hardwood, and then some were laminate flooring. A box of the laminate was going for $10.00, but we are looking for hardwood to lay down in case we ever want to refinish it. Well there were three boxes of the oak hardwood which were 20sq ft per box and 3/4 inch thick. But NO price. So we asked an associate to see if he could find a price. Now we figured up that we need about 40sq feet for the sink room. So we decided if the price was right we would get our floor for a little less work & money than expected. Well he couldn't find a price, or an invoice on the three boxes, so he said "Give me a price". Well Brian asked, "What about $15.00 a box?? at which he said "Done". So we were happy and then had to take all the pieces out of the boxes so we could tote it home in our car & trunk. Had we known we were going to buy wood flooring we would have brought our truck. So I get home and want to find out what is the color is called, since it?s not written anywhere on the box. After some searching online we found it through Bruce Armstrong?s website and the color is called Gunstock. Then I wanted to see how much we saved on it so we looked for the product number and conveniently found it on Lowe's website. The price? For the same 20sq ft boxes that we paid $15.00 for, the website shows $124.60!! That makes our $45.00 +tax flooring would have cost us almost $400.00! Ok so we don't run across these deals very often, but it sure was a nice unexpected surpise! Here is a photo from Armstrong's of the color...
Comments (6)
gary:Your color selection for the walls is too close in shade. Go lighter for the upper part by a shade or two. Or do the wainscoting in a high gloss white and the darker color for the upper walls. Before you finalize the color scheme decide on what light fixtures you are using. That can change a color scheme real easily. Also, lay the floor first. The floor color and the color of the molding may make you change your minds again before you are done.
Posted by gary | February 2, 2006 12:23 AM
Posted on February 2, 2006 00:23
Jessica:Thanks for your input! You sound like you have been down this road already. The color swatches were taken from the online virtual painter, however they do not do the paint chips justice. I will post an actual photograph of the chips. There is a subtle shade difference, but you can tell the difference with the paint chips. I just didnt have any photographs last night when I posted, and it was the next best thing. =)
The reason we had to decide against white for the wains was we have two young boys who seem to always get dirty hand prints on the wall. I know high gloss makes for easy wipe up, but it would just be too much upkeep. If my husband had it his way every room in the house would be white or some other extremely light color. LOL!
We have a good amount of time before we start on the sinkroom so like you said we may change our minds before then anyway! Hehe.
Posted by Jessica | February 2, 2006 9:23 AM
Posted on February 2, 2006 09:23
Twilightmama:WOW! What an awesome deal, Jessica! Don't you just love it when that happens?! The wood is beautiful, btw! It's about the tone of the wood I've picked out...very warm and not too dark and not too light!
Posted by Twilightmama | February 2, 2006 9:27 AM
Posted on February 2, 2006 09:27
homeimprovementninja:That's an awesome price!
I agree with Gary, do the floors before you paint. It's easy to change your mind about the paint when you see it compared to the floor or a piece of furniture, so why waste half a day doing it.
Posted by homeimprovementninja | February 2, 2006 9:52 AM
Posted on February 2, 2006 09:52
John:I love the gunstock and congratulations on the cheap price.
I agree with Gary on the colors though. At first glance, I thought the two colors were identical. I think you'll be a lot happier with higher constrast.
Posted by John | February 2, 2006 10:12 AM
Posted on February 2, 2006 10:12
bookyeti:Looks great! I can't wait to see how it all comes together, Jess. Yay for deals! :)
Posted by bookyeti | February 3, 2006 7:24 AM
Posted on February 3, 2006 07:24
