I’ve been down with a cold/flu for close to a week and I’m in need of some inspiration to get better, so I thought I’d share some ideas that I’ve gleaned from a variety of design books.
First, let's start at the bottom. My concrete floor is cold. For a while I was going to install recycled rubber flooring throughout, but I've realized that the floor needs a better insulating layer than that.
So, I've decided to install a 2" insulated subfloor, but the catch is that the subfloor will just be my floor. I'm using 1.5" rigid foam insulation, and 0.5" OSB wood. The OSB and insulation will be screwed directly into the concrete, then the floor will be finished with a clear polyurethane coat.
Here's two links to sites where people have use OSB or plywood as the floor.
http://www.braitmandesign.com/home-remodeling/plywood-flooring-attractive-inexpensive-option/
http://hubpages.com/slide/rustic-flooring/3821322
Surprisingly cool results, right?!
In the bathroom, I'm going to indulge in one of the more expensive recycled rubber floor products on the market by ecosurfaces.com. The colour I've chosen is "blue bayou". I don't think the photo does it justice, but it's extremely rich:
In contrast to the house, I'm going with fairly light or white coloured walls. However, I'd like to have splashes of torquoise, and, perhaps, orange:
There are many interesting industrial tile products on the market - I like this one for a steel
back splash:
While my kitchen posts and beam will be made of a wood paralam, I look forward to having an exposed kitchen beam!
Big news: kitchen cabinets don't need to match anymore! I'm hoping to install a variety of cabinets, hopefully compliments of Craigslist!:
What a good way to hide the electrical panel!
Instead of a traditional sliding door to my walk-in closet, I'm hoping to install a modern take on the barn door:
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