DECISION #1: Marble
Can't thank you all enough for your feedback and input into my dilemma yesterday. You all overwhelmingly are in favour of me waiting to get the piece of marble I really want. Great advice - phew! Thanks to all of you who gave tips, advice, recommendations, useful links etc, it was a huge help.
Viera from VT Interiors offered these two links which were very helpful if you're ever considering a marble benchtop.
www.cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-marble-for-kitchen-yes-or-no.html
and
www.thingsthatinspire.net/2011/01/selecting-kitchen-countertops-search.html
I spoke to my kitchen man this morning and he is going to see if we can use another marble wholesaler, and hopefully find the slab I want sooner rather than later ie honed, no veining. At least hopefully I'll have some choice and fingers crossed won't be serving the turkey on Christmas Day off a sheet of plywood!
Watch this space!
Here's how I'm hoping my kitchen will end up.
DECISION #2: Runner
Most of you were in favour of no runner for the moment, just wait and see how the stairs work when we are in. However, some suggested that it will be slippery and show the dirt, so I may have to look for a carpet alternative.
AWARD: Versatile Blogger
Can't thank you all enough for your feedback and input into my dilemma yesterday. You all overwhelmingly are in favour of me waiting to get the piece of marble I really want. Great advice - phew! Thanks to all of you who gave tips, advice, recommendations, useful links etc, it was a huge help.
Viera from VT Interiors offered these two links which were very helpful if you're ever considering a marble benchtop.
www.cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2011/09/white-marble-for-kitchen-yes-or-no.html
and
www.thingsthatinspire.net/2011/01/selecting-kitchen-countertops-search.html
I spoke to my kitchen man this morning and he is going to see if we can use another marble wholesaler, and hopefully find the slab I want sooner rather than later ie honed, no veining. At least hopefully I'll have some choice and fingers crossed won't be serving the turkey on Christmas Day off a sheet of plywood!
Watch this space!
Here's how I'm hoping my kitchen will end up.
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Most of you were in favour of no runner for the moment, just wait and see how the stairs work when we are in. However, some suggested that it will be slippery and show the dirt, so I may have to look for a carpet alternative.
AWARD: Versatile Blogger
On another note, I was delighted to learn that I was awarded a Versatile Blogger Award from the lovely Tina at The Enchanted Home. I have been following Tina's blog for some time and marvelling at the extraordinary house build she is doing in America. It is the most spectacular build with the most incredible attention to detail and the scale of the project is mind-blowing. Tina has always been a very generous and gracious follower and regular commenter on this blog, and her dedication to blogging is astounding. If you haven't checked out her blog you must visit The Enchanted Home.
One of the rules of the Versatile Blogger award is that you must tell 7 things about yourself and pay it forward to 15 more deserving blogs. So firstly, here's the 7 things:
# 1. I used to work as a pianist for Club Med, cruising around New Caledonia. I also had to teach waterskiing and choreography.
# 2. Four years ago I flew to London for 48 hours to audition for the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Cameron Macintosh BBC reality show "I'd Do Anything" which was a competition to find the lead role of Nancy in "Oliver". The winner wins the coveted role and a run in the show on the West End stage. Needless to say I didn't get past the first round!
# 3. My first job out of university, where I studied a Bachelor of Commerce at Bond Uni on the Gold Coast, was working for celebrity agent Harry M. Miller. I fell foul of his infamous client Lindy Chamberlain when I accidentally faxed a 20 page confidential document to her then ex-husband Michael, during their divorce proceedings!
# 4. My last supper would be a bottle of Sauvingon Blanc from Marlborough in NZ, with a dozen Sydney rock oysters (half Mornay, half natural), a fresh fig and prosciutto salad, salt and pepper prawns or calamari and a bowl of hot, crunchy chips. With a delicious cheese platter to finish and a bottle of Noble One.
# 5. When I was 18 and living in London I pretended to be a journalist from Cosmo magazine so I could meet and interview the star of then West End show "Miss Saigon", which I had seen 15 times and had a desperate crush on the male lead. I pretended he was a contender for the Bachelor of the Year contest and got the interview, which was done in his dressing room at the Drury Lane Theatre. Sadly, he turned out to be gay!
# 6. I worked as a freelance TV presenter for years (between styling jobs), starting 8 years ago with Bright Ideas (remember that one) then presented advertorials on GMA, Kerri-Ann and more recently have done ads for Real Insurance. It's the frustrated actress in me.
# 7. My parents, grandparents and uncle/aunt all met and were married in Jamaica in the 60s. My parents were both part-time models, and ended up as extras on the set of the first James Bond movie ever, "Dr No", starring the then unknown Sean Connery. They appear in the airport scene, although to this day we've never spotted them.
So now to my vote for 15 versatile blogs - there are so many I follow and so many I would like to include, but here's my selection in random order. Please stop by and say hello.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS: I'm still getting reports of technical glitches with my feeds and email subscriptions (ie no photos, copy missing etc), so I am trying to work out what's going wrong. If you experience any problems with the posts please let me know.
# 6. I worked as a freelance TV presenter for years (between styling jobs), starting 8 years ago with Bright Ideas (remember that one) then presented advertorials on GMA, Kerri-Ann and more recently have done ads for Real Insurance. It's the frustrated actress in me.
# 7. My parents, grandparents and uncle/aunt all met and were married in Jamaica in the 60s. My parents were both part-time models, and ended up as extras on the set of the first James Bond movie ever, "Dr No", starring the then unknown Sean Connery. They appear in the airport scene, although to this day we've never spotted them.
So now to my vote for 15 versatile blogs - there are so many I follow and so many I would like to include, but here's my selection in random order. Please stop by and say hello.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS: I'm still getting reports of technical glitches with my feeds and email subscriptions (ie no photos, copy missing etc), so I am trying to work out what's going wrong. If you experience any problems with the posts please let me know.
I would hurt somebody for one of those kitchens! Thanks so much for your comment! I'm so excited to spend the next few hours perusing your blog. I loved your 7 facts about you! xo
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for passing along this lovely award! And I am so happy to have found your blog through it. Great learning more about you!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed reading about you Melinda, you have a very interesting career background!
ReplyDeleteMelinda, Thank you so much for passing this award on to me. I am very honored.
ReplyDelete(I don't know if this is part of the blogger issue you are having, but the beautiful kitchen that is linked to me is actually Mary Ann's of Casual.Classic.Home)
Congratulations on your award! I loved reading your list, and could only imagine your panic when you realized what you had accidentally done in #3.... :O!!
best,
joan
Those kitchens are fantastic! I cant wait to see the finished product when your done!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award! Oh my gosh Melinda the "7 things about you" make your life sound so exciting!! I love it!
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Thanks for the award sweet.. oh to come up with so many fun things to tell everyone about myself.. I'll get to it... your kitchen will look fab and even if it is plywood for Christmas it will be worth the wait x
ReplyDeleteMelinda, Thank you for visiting my blog and congratulations to you, too! You have shared such fun and amazing facts about yourself and your family that I know I would love to follow you before I have read any other posts...in addition, I love Australian and NZ wine, have a ton of family living in Australia (visited Sydney last yr) and also lived in London for 11 years..so a little in common! Look forward to reading more.
ReplyDeleteWow Melinda, you have had so many cool experiences!! I loved reading more about you and you are most welcome, its sooo well deserved, YOUR sweet and kind personality shines through in each and every post!!
ReplyDeleteI missed the post about the marble..one of my favorite subjects!! Going to go back and see what its all about!
Congrats to you too on most versatile! Thanks for stopping by my blog. Those are some stunning kitchens...marble counters are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the nomination, Melinda - it's so deserved! Those kitchens are so dreamy and I can't believe you tried out for the part of Nancy. My youngest sang "Where is love?" for a school cabaret and had all the moms cooing...
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OK its official. You are hilarious!!! I think you write beautifully and what an interesting and bold person you are. No wonder you asked me out for a coffee.
ReplyDeleteThe one about interviewing the guy in Miss Saigon was very gutsy. I doubt you'd get away with that these days. Amazing what the 18 year old in us will do. I look forward to the book Melinda. You are a best seller in the making.
Thanks for passing on the award.
Hi Melinda. I loved this post. Hillarious! Your blog is always so entertaining and the pictures fantastic. It was interesting to hear that you were able to negotiate your cartage for your US purchases. Did you do this directly with the supplier or did you use a US forwarding service? I think given the size, quantity and weight of your lights the cost was quite reasonable! I paid $300 (MyUS)to get a box of Lego here!
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Hi Melinda, re marble - I agree with waiting but have you thought of sourcing from interstate? I am doing my bathroom in Adelaide and am looking at marble. Seems to be more here than Sydney!!
ReplyDeleteMelinda - Greetings from Boston! Thank you so much for passing along the blogger award - so nice of you! And how fun to find your blog. Best, Kate
ReplyDeleteHi Melinda,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit and thank you to Tina for introducing us!
You seem like quite the girl - you have great taste and a good design eye AND you play the piano, waterski and act! Don't know if I dare to follow you..! (:
Warm hugs to you,
P.S We have EXACTLY the same taste in food. I am also a gourmet salty girl.
Hey gorgeous,
ReplyDeleteThanks for including me on your list - but mostly thanks for the continued 'home porn'. I just LOVE looking at the gorgeous pics you share.
Your last supper sounds divine. We really should catch up over a bottle of sav blanc, some oysters and chips, and I'm keen to hear that infomercial voice!
Cheers! Andrea
These are very elegant design modern simplicity and the color white does make the kitchen a lot lighter and wide...thanks for posting this one I also love the fact that windows are huge as it covers the whole wall on one side.
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