and this
will become one. You can see that this marble has tons of movement. The dark indigo blue is really vibrant and dynamic. Natural stone is a pretty amazing thing to behold, the colors, layers, veining and depth can be mesmerizing. I walked through the stone slab warehouse, saw this piece and knew it'd be perfect for the fireplace. The owner tagged it for me; check out the handwritten label on the blue tape in the picture below.
It very clearly says "COUNTERTOP LING." Or maybe it's "COUNTERTOP 4NG." Based on the label it's not surprising that when I went back in the other day to make final decisions on the kitchen slabs the stone place didn't have this piece identified as mine. I found out later, through a slip of the tongue, that after I chose it in December they tagged it for someone else and had to do some fancy footwork to get it back for me and rectify the situation. Working with this place was foolio central, they screwed up in lots of ways, but in the end all that really matters is that I love the pieces that end up in the house.
Saturday I'l go out to the fabricator's workroom where they'll lay the templates for the fireplace, kitchen countertops and bathroom marble directly on the slabs.
That's when I'll get to pick out which part to use for the fireplace surround
and which to use for the hearth.
The plan is to keep the stone fairly intact using one piece for the surround, cutting out the middle for the fireplace opening and folding it over at the bottom for the hearth. It kills me that there will be leftover stone that will probably go to waste. I asked to have it all delivered to the house but as much as I might have you fooled I don't know how to cut slabs or make marble chairs or stone ottomans. So let me know if you want any of this before 4NG gets his hands on the leftovers.
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