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A Splash of Color and Other Details

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  I'm amazed and excited by how much is happening every day at the house.  But then I realize how much more needs to happen--if I'm really going to be in by the end of the year.  Skip is still saying Christmas, but I'm trying to be realistic and reasonable.  It will be great if I'm actually sleeping there on New Year's Eve.  But if everything isn't completely ready, I'm prepared to wait until it is.  I have some leeway on my rental lease, but I'm keeping that information close to the cuff.  No need to ease the pressure! I've had the tile for the kitchen backsplash and the living room fire surround for a couple years already.  But the five bathrooms have taken my tile decision-making to a new level of obsession.  With wallpaper choices in hand, I made the mistake of heading to handmade tile shops first.  I found some beautiful options, but they had long lead times (handmade) and high prices (handmade).  Riddled by guilt, I tried to ...