The impossibility of choosing materials

As I looked through my photos from June and July, looking for things to post, I mostly found pictures like this:

Dozens and dozens of them. Don’t worry, I’ll only post a tiny fraction, just to give you an idea.

John and I are determined to make sure that we choose materials that we both like. Remodels are so expensive – we want to do it right. It’s much more complicated than choosing a few random things that we like – everything needs to coordinate well or the end result is chaotic.

Also the materials should coordinate with the stye of the house and its occupants. For example, if we went with a lot of bling – glass and other bright and shiny options, it wouldn’t settle well with our burnt adobe brick house and southwest style furnishings. Nor would a modern, severe, or industrial feel work with the muted, natural colors and textures in our home.

Our goal is a home that feels like it belongs in the desert, without ending up as a southwest cliché. We’ve put hours, days…weeks into this. We’re so tired of looking at materials!

Here’s the latest, what do you think? Clockwise from top left: greenish hexagonal kitchen backsplash, greenish-gray cabinet, terracotta floor tile, gray and white countertop.

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