This post is in collaboration with Lowe’s.  Our tenants moved out of the garden apartment around late April, and immediately, we dove in, gathering quotes and meeting with contractors. We needed to come up with a (somewhat loose) schedule in order to plan for what we hoped to be a 2-3 month renovation, and we quickly […]

This post is in collaboration with Lowe’s. 
Our tenants moved out of the garden apartment around late April, and immediately, we dove in, gathering quotes and meeting with contractors. We needed to come up with a (somewhat loose) schedule in order to plan for what we hoped to be a 2-3 month renovation, and we quickly locked in our favorite general contractor and new-to-us tile installers. While the first month of the renovation would be handled by professionals, our plan was/is to swoop in and finish up by building out the kitchen, laundry room and bathroom – and maybe we would treat ourselves by hiring out the fresh paint job (here’s hoping!). Not even one day after we filmed the garden tour, tile installation began! It was exciting and scary, and we overthought every detail leading up to it (who, us"). We considered everything from luxury vinyl planks, wood look tile and polished concrete, and we discussed the possibility of heated flooring, too. To help with our decision, we spoke directly to the source – our former tenants! We asked them if they ever felt that the original tile was too cold, and they let us...