Something about me: I abhor trends. Not to say I inoculate myself completely (seems like the only color trainers you can buy these days are white?) but rather that, in general, a big ole crowd of people doing something is enough to put me right off it.

One of my favorite things about designing spaces is the challenge of contending with preexisting elements that I consider, for the most part, sacrosanct.

For the final installment on the subject, here are - as promised - after photos of the kitchen floor.