What goes into a kitchen remodel? Normandy Designer Leslie Lee is sharing her personal kitchen renovation to give us a glimpse of what you may experience as your kitchen is remodeled. You can start reading her story from the beginning, just click here.


The new sliding patio door with shades has now replaced the horrible swing patio door that was in the kitchen. I think the dogs are going to love looking out that door at all the squirrels in the backyard.
It feels like a real house now. I can’t wait to find some cool funky window treatments for the four double-hung windows that just went into the family room. 
Stay tuned – cabinets are coming soon – this will be a big day!!!”

I can’t really get a straight answer on whether Super White is considered a granite, quartzite, or marble – which makes me nervous a bit. Carrara marble and Statuary White marble were also stone countertop options I considered, but putting marble in the main working area of a kitchen is a risk. It can stain and scratch more easily than other materials. I know with Super White, as with any natural stone, it will need to be sealed and maintained with care. So everybody – don’t be spillin’ red wine on my new countertops – ok!”