Travertine Floor

Eric did the measuring and cutting. I didn't get a picture of his new tile saw. I don't know why the old tile saw wasn't good enough, but now we have two tile saws.

I did all the tile laying. It is a good workout! The difference between laying travertine tile and ceramic tile is that it is dry fit together, or doesn't have grout between the tiles. This actually made the process go much quicker, but it has to be more precise. There is no wiggle room to adjust with a thick or thin grout line. I only broke one tile during the whole job. (Eric broke two by stepping on ones that were not set in place yet.)

The room was pretty straight-forward. The vent was the only thing that need an intricate cut.

We will need to put a sealant on the whole floor and there are some holes and chipped corners than need filled in also.

I've started stocking the shelves. Thanks for the offer, but I think these will fill up pretty quickly just with what we have laying around the house!

The only things left to do are baseboards, window coverings, a chair, rug, and replacing the chandelier with a ceiling mount light to allow for tall people to walk through. We are saving the chandelier to use on the back porch when we expand it (next summer?!?).