Selection Photos!

Stonemark Experience:

Our first appointment occurred at Stonemark's Crofton MD location. This showroom is new and fairly large. I can't say the appointment went very well, the gentleman we worked with was absolutely no help. He sat at his computer as we looked through all the selections and offered no input. I didn't need the help because of my experience with interior materials but I still expect a sales person to try to be helpful and to have knowledge about the materials their selling.  What if we had no clue about all these options? We asked about possibly switching some of tiles and basically told us it couldn't be done to make his job easier. He didn't even bother to show us the different grout option and made the selections himself. If you are sent to this location, we hear that the "woman" is a much better, so request her instead.

After complaining to our sales rep he made an appointment for us at the mount airy location. It was a bit far and a older/smaller location. We worked with Connor who we can't stop singing praise about. He walked us through all the selections and went out of his way to accomendate all of our request. He also provided insightful advice which was valuable. We've also made a number of changes post our appointment and he's been incredibly patient. 

Selections:

So the house comes with standard 3" solid oak hardwood flooring In a honey color. There are a number of Level B option in 4" in oak or maple being offered.  Level C and D are 5" wide and are Handscraped. Engineered flooring is also available for the first floor.

Hardwood Flooring, Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Selections:

Level C - Handscraped 5" wide Oak - Nantucket

 

Level C - Handscraped 5" wide oak - "Brown Bear"

Our selection : Level D - Handscraped 5" wide Hickory - River House

This was our selection for the hardwood flooring. We choose this because it wasn't too dark and we liked the Handscraped look of the hickory. Hickory is also harder then oak which is great for homes with pets.

 

As we mentioned in an earlier post about our cabinet change, we went from a Cherry Java Lausanne kitchen cabinet/cloud white Quartz (pictured above) to a Linen White New Haven cabinet/ Luna Pearl Granite (pictured below)

Master Bathroom Tile and Cabinet Selections:

I'm really picky when it comes to bathroom tile, the home comes with level B as standard. 

Here are a few combinations we considered:

This is a level c tile: a great value for the look

This is a level D: We were really close to getting this one because it had a certain type of sophistication due to it simplicity. I didn't think it should be a level D tile though.

Another level D tile:

Our Selection:

 Lausanne Espresso Cabinets, Burlywood Granite, Composition Gesso 12x24 white porcelain shower surround, Ice white mosaic accent ( we switched out the dark tile in the photo for Santino Grigio flooring)

The tile here is a level D.

Santino Grigio 12x24 porcelain (I'm a big fan of gray toned limestone and this porcelain was a nice replica. I also specified a gray grout to match so it doesn't appear choppy like the photo below with the white grout.)

Front Entry, Garage Entry and first floor  bathroom:

We choose a 12x24 Fabrique Gris linen Porcelain floor tile. The tile in the garage entry flows into the bathroom for consistency. The tub surround was done in a 6x6 included white tile.

Powder Room, 3rd Floor Bathroom (Lausanne Espresso Cabinet, 6x6 white tile) and Laundry Room Selection:

We choose 12x24 Fabrique Blanc Linen Porcelain tile floor in these room

Carpeting: We choose standard "White Fox" carpeting and padding through. We have plans to update the flooring later