Thursday, September 16, 2010

The Sea Meets the Sink

While the gypcrete dries, we busy ourselves researching the items on our  "must decide" list.
   Finish choosing appliances and light fixtures.
   Decide what we want in a structured wiring system.
  Determine whether now is a good time to take advantage of the many             incentives that would make the addition of solar power part
of our project.

But the funnest one of all has been to take the many  pounds of sea glass and shells that Amy has collected over the years, and turn them into a countertop for our guest bathroom!


Believe me,  Amy and Owen  have scavenged many 'nuggets' from Puget Sound beaches.  Then there are the jars full of shells that she and I have brought back from Sanibel Island, Fairfield Beach, the  Cape, Mexico, and Hawaii.



I spent one afternoon last week, cleaning off the sea glass and dumped it into the tub to dry.






Yesterday I assembled a collection of the glass bits, the shells, stones, and worn pottery. The weight of all these nuggets turned out to be 65lbs.!



I took them to Aaron Cohen whose business, Novustone, http://www.novustonellc.com/ makes recycled glass surfaces- countertops, tub surrounds, planters, and they're BEAUTIFUL!

He took the nuggets, arranged them on his worktable, and with a glint in his eye, he put together a color pallette for the counter. He'll have a sample next week for us.

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