Do you know what that means?
Yippee and woo-hoooo, it’s time for granite! I’m beside myself with excitement. Monday is the BIG day for tear-out and the beginning of the installation. I’ve picked my slabs and the granite should be ready for install next Thursday, so it’s gonna be an exciting week at my house. 
This is the Napoli granite I’m getting and I hope and pray I’ve made some good choices. I think I have. Here’s the faucet I decided on, the Moen Annabelle.
I liked the ease and simpleness of a 2-hole faucet installation and I like the looks of this one in brushed stainless steel. And this is the pulldown sprayer version. Anyone have a pulldown and do you love it? One of my friends has one and she raved about hers.
So, there you have it! Be thinking about me next week as we rough it for a few days. My hubby is not excited about the disruption to his daily life, so I’ll have to pamper him a little. 😉 Say a prayer for me if you think about it, that everything goes smoothly.
I visited the Birmingham Decorators Showhouse on Friday and it was very fun to see. It’s going on for another week in case any of you B’ham girls want to check it out. I’d recommend it for an inspiring afternoon. And no, they didn’t allow pics, darn it, but I took one of the outside of this mansion in Mountain Brook. !
Me and Sandi from Whistlestop Cafe Cooking and a couple of my readers, Kathi and Virginia, met up at the Birmingham Flea Market this a.m., so I’ll let you all know how that went later in the week. I have a few pics to share of that. Let’s just say I won’t be going back to this one, although we all came away with a little something. Sandi and I found a jewelry guy who had some really neat stones that were strung up ready for necklaces, so she and I bought some of that. I’ll show you when they are ready. Glad we checked it out, but it’s not a great flea market. I did get up early and hit a big neighborhood sale at Brook Highlands before we even met at the flea market and I scored some good things there, so it was a very fun day.
I’ll be blogging as usual next week. Thrifty party on Monday, so be here with me as I welcome a very special friend of mine to share her thrifting goodies.
If you’d like some more inspiration from around blogland, check out my Tumblr page, lots of great projects going on out there that just might get you fired up for a new one.
And there’s still time to sign up for the Dayspring giveaway below. Don’t miss out, it closes out Sunday evening!
I LOVE MY PULL DOWN FAUCET!!!!!!
can’t believe i ever lived without it.
Your granite choice is great. Be prepared for dust…I don’t know why but the installation is dusty! Can’t wait to see your pictures and good luck.
Great fun meeting you today! Sandi and Virginia too! Can’t wait to do it again sometime!
I was happy to find the ribbon and trim I’ve been looking for. On the way home I stopped at a yard sale and got a little wooden
table that I’m going to decopauge.
Scored some goodies at TJMaxx too.
Best part of the day was meeting YOU! Can’t wait to see your granite!!
I just love your granite choice. I have about the same faucet only polished steel and I absolutely love it.
Look forward to see your thrifty finds next week.
Have a great weekend!
Love my pull out faucet until it leaked all over and destroyed my counter top.
Not because it was a pull out but because it was defective.
One thing I really loved about it was the we could just pull it out and fill the coffee pot. Not fill the carafe then use that to fill the chamber in the back.
Plus cleaning out the sinks is so easy with the sprayer.
Very much prefer the type of faucet you’re getting.
I just installed new Venetian gold granite!
Add me to the list of pull out faucet fans. I especially like pulling it way out to fill a pitcher on the counter. Ours is very long. We could have water battles with it.
I am sure the install will go smoothly. Can’t wait to see the pictures.
How exciting!!
Rhoda, I have a Moen tap set similar to yours. They must be along the same line with a slightly different profile. The gal at the plumbing place told me once I stepped up to this type, I’d NEVER go back to any others. She was bang on!
Mine has a feature where you can stop the stream of water to water plants on your counters or for whatever reason. I love love LOVE it!
Scroll down this post just abit to take a peek!
http://ourextremehomemakeoverexperience.blogspot.com/2008/12/cody-is-cooking.html
Donna
Your granite choice is beautiful! I can’t wait to see what it looks like all put together! Good luck this week!
I’m soooo excited for you! You really should come up and go to the Nashville Flea Market sometime — so many great things! Next time is a huge one, so it should be a great time.
Yay, I’m thrilled for you regarding your new countertops and faucet. I’m currently working on our house and the little things that will make you do cartwheels when it comes to remodeling; wishing you a happy installation. Can’t wait to see photos!!!
Yay!! How exciting!! I hope you enjoy it!! 🙂
Your granite looks alot like mine. I chose my slab this past week. It is New Venetian Gold (did you see it on my blog?) Mine is being installed in 2 weeks and I’m living with about 2ft of counter space right now. The rest has been demolished.
Oh and are you still having Garage sale Monday? I have some goodies I got today I wanted to share.
Take Care
Darlene
Can’t wait to see your installed granite!
I am jealous of your granite-I still have the counters that came with my house 23 years ago.
I love the faucet, we have the oil rubbed bronze and I would do it all again. . .It has been so handy!
Love your granite choice, oh sigh, lucky you!!!
Yippee!!! I do know how excited you are. I just have granite on my island, but I was so excited the day they came to install I could hardly stand it. Your granite color is gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the finished project. I do have a pull down sprayer and I just love it. I think you will too. Hugs, Marty
Rhoda,
First off…love, love, love your blog. I found it today via Kelly’s Korner blog. I will definitely be back! Also, we had the exact same granite in our old house (just moved last August) and I loved it. Great choice! It’s beautiful! I actually just posted images of our new kitchen today on my blog thanks to Kelly’s kitchen tour. I’ve listed my blog address below for you (top one) if you wish to check it out. I am so happy to have stumbled upon your blog. It’s amazing!
Blessings, Angie Seaman
http://www.angelicagracedesigns.com/blog/ (blog)
http://www.angelicagracedesigns.com (website for girls couture and womens jewelry)
http://www.angieseamanphotography.blogspot.com (photography blog)
I’m a big pull-down faucet fan, too.
Ours came with the ability to stream or spray – and I can’t imagine not having that spray option. SO NICE for cleaning out the sinks.
Now our countertops are a different story. I do NOT love them. They are white subway tile, nice on the eyes, but hard, hard, hard to clean.
Looking forward to seeing your finished project!
Darn! I sure wish they had let you take pictures. I’ve never heard of that before. It seems they like you to take snaps….. It sure is lovely outside though, isn’t it!
Blessings and hugs,
Spencer