Hi everyone!
We have some exciting news to share with you guys. We've been pondering adding some character to our family room wall since we moved into our house several years ago.
We loved the open floor plan, and the staging company did a wonderful job filling the space with furniture, art, and decorative objects; however, the white walls felt massive and overwhelming.
At first, we placed an oversized painting on the wall, but it just didn't flow right with our furniture and flow of the house. The before photo was before we had any furniture, by the way. After years of looking for inspiration, we decided to embark on a small home upgrade - installing porcelain slabs on the wall.
We thought it was going to be a relatively easy and small job because we weren't building any cabinetry - hey, how difficult would it be to plaster some slabs on drywall, right? Let us tell you, though, it took much longer than the projected 2-week timeframe, haha. But in the end, it was so worth it, and we don't regret a thing.
Photo: Luxiomer Stone Gallery
First - shopping for the right stone and installer. We went to a handful of stone galleries and slab yards to look at different materials and get quotes. We ultimately chose Luxiomer Stone Gallery in Thousand Oaks, CA. The gallery had so many beautiful choices! These are some of the contenders we considered.
The stark and natural veins on this Macchia Vecchia porcelain slabs were gorgeous. We passed on this because it had a polished finish, and we wanted matte.
These were good neutrals, but we figured they would be too plain for the walls.
And we found a winner!
Available in 3 continuous sequences, Kian Gold was the ideal blend of visual interest and neutrality. Once we chose the slab, we needed to get a quote for the materials and installation.
The folks at Luxiomer were professional and courteous when they visited our place. Along with the quote, they sent us a rendering, so we could visualize how the wall would look once finished.
We decided to take down the existing fireplace bricks and wrap the fireplace with the slabs. So that called for demolition.
Next, prepping the wall.
We faced a little hiccup because the wall wasn't even, so the crew needed more prep work. But we were excited to come home to see progress every day.
The wall's prep and let's bring in the slabs!
We were so excited to see these slabs against our walls because they looked even better than at the showroom. The crew carefully brought in the labeled slabs, and now the real work began.
Here is the panoramic view of the workspace.
The workers were true artists - they painstakingly measured and cut the slabs precisely so each piece fit in the space perfectly. And at the same time, you need to make sure the patterns align. The workers had to take down one of the slabs because the veins didn't match.
They needed to bring in a scaffold for the top piece.
We wanted this wall to look like a giant piece of stone, so we had them wrap it. It was a painstaking process, but looks more elegant and completed.
Ta-da!
All done! It took close to 2 months from start to finish, but it's made a world of difference, don't you think? The velvet-finish porcelain slabs add a much more modern and contemporary flair, and we couldn't be happier with how the space turned out.
Until next time,
Logan & Chloe
Hi everyone!
We have some exciting news to share with you guys. We've been pondering adding some character to our family room wall since we moved into our house several years ago.
We loved the open floor plan, and the staging company did a wonderful job filling the space with furniture, art, and decorative objects; however, the white walls felt massive and overwhelming.
At first, we placed an oversized painting on the wall, but it just didn't flow right with our furniture and flow of the house. The before photo was before we had any furniture, by the way. After years of looking for inspiration, we decided to embark on a small home upgrade - installing porcelain slabs on the wall.
We thought it was going to be a relatively easy and small job because we weren't building any cabinetry - hey, how difficult would it be to plaster some slabs on drywall, right? Let us tell you, though, it took much longer than the projected 2-week timeframe, haha. But in the end, it was so worth it, and we don't regret a thing.
Photo: Luxiomer Stone Gallery
First - shopping for the right stone and installer. We went to a handful of stone galleries and slab yards to look at different materials and get quotes. We ultimately chose Luxiomer Stone Gallery in Thousand Oaks, CA. The gallery had so many beautiful choices! These are some of the contenders we considered.
The stark and natural veins on this Macchia Vecchia porcelain slabs were gorgeous. We passed on this because it had a polished finish, and we wanted matte.
These were good neutrals, but we figured they would be too plain for the walls.
And we found a winner!
Available in 3 continuous sequences, Kian Gold was the ideal blend of visual interest and neutrality. Once we chose the slab, we needed to get a quote for the materials and installation.
The folks at Luxiomer were professional and courteous when they visited our place. Along with the quote, they sent us a rendering, so we could visualize how the wall would look once finished.
We decided to take down the existing fireplace bricks and wrap the fireplace with the slabs. So that called for demolition.
Next, prepping the wall.
We faced a little hiccup because the wall wasn't even, so the crew needed more prep work. But we were excited to come home to see progress every day.
The wall's prep and let's bring in the slabs!
We were so excited to see these slabs against our walls because they looked even better than at the showroom. The crew carefully brought in the labeled slabs, and now the real work began.
Here is the panoramic view of the workspace.
The workers were true artists - they painstakingly measured and cut the slabs precisely so each piece fit in the space perfectly. And at the same time, you need to make sure the patterns align. The workers had to take down one of the slabs because the veins didn't match.
They needed to bring in a scaffold for the top piece.
We wanted this wall to look like a giant piece of stone, so we had them wrap it. It was a painstaking process, but looks more elegant and completed.
Ta-da!
All done! It took close to 2 months from start to finish, but it's made a world of difference, don't you think? The velvet-finish porcelain slabs add a much more modern and contemporary flair, and we couldn't be happier with how the space turned out.
Until next time,
Logan & Chloe